Spring 2014
New features
School Gateway
& Online Reporting
…is a website for
parents, designed to
inform and engage
them in their child’s
education…
Parents can…
Monitor attendance
View 2-week timetables
Make online payments
Review behaviour
Celebrate achievements
Check and update school
View medical conditions
Check Pupil Premium eligibility
Just a click away
from your school
website, parents can
keep up-to-date…
Grow your parental engagement at a pace
to suit your school.
School Gateway only shows what you want
it to show.
Going cashless?... just show Payments
New timetabling?... just show timetables
Want to encourage Pupil Premium
applications before the Jan deadline?...
…1 additional application could cover your
licence cost and help drive improved
parental engagement school-wide.
Use Schoolcomms to control what your
parents see in School Gateway…
How it works
‘Automatic notification’ sends
to parents phone or app.
Schoolcomms extracts the
data seamlessly from
SIMS…
Behaviour
Management:
Incident type
Points
Action
Comments
Schoolcomms enables you to schedule
SIMS data exports at a time and frequency
to suit you…
…you retain control over what you share and when
you share it.
Simply turn information on and off in an instant –
just tick-and-save the relevant boxes in
Schoolcomms.
And then there’s the smartphone app to
keep parents informed on the move…
…free to download for parents, students & staff
School Gateway is free for staff, students
and parents and comes as part of your
Schoolcomms licence.
Choose
what you use
Schoolcomms offer
Messaging
Payments
Online Reporting (NEW!)
Choose one or more of the above. Introduce them at a time to suit
your school. All are available to trial… for free, for 30 days.
Here are a few of the highlights…
MESSAGING
SIMS integrated
Just Text, Standard or Premium licence options
Free or half price app messaging – save money on texting
Single or multi user options
Bulk email exam and curriculum timetables from SIMS
Bulk email Profile and Assessment Manager reports from SIMS
Manage attendance
Optional write back to SIMS communication log
Monitor messaging send and delivery
PAYMENTS
Collect parent payments by card, cash or cheques
Parents can pay via School Gateway web or app
Integrates with SIMS Dinner Money & cashless caterers
Full range of management reporting options
Flexible payment options including one-offs and instalments
Gain parental consent at the time of payment
Integrates with financial management systems
ONLINE REPORTING
Publish student timetables
Display parent and student contact details – request updates
Provide daily behaviour and achievement reports online
Auto send a text or instant message when new info is published
Actively drive Pupil Premium applications
Show attendance information and unexplained absences
Help parents engage in their child’s time at school
Seamless SIMS integration
A key reason why we’re the first
choice for a growing number of
SIMS schools.
Our approach to
Service and value?
Why Schoolcomms?
Free training
Free ongoing support
Constantly evolving
2,000 happy schools
Innovative technology
Cost efficiency
And no…
Installation fees
Complicated paper/online parent registration
Data transfer/update challenges
Costs?
Schoolcomms is priced based on your number on roll
We take a transparent approach to licences, there are no
hidden costs and we publish our rates online
As part of your free trial we’ll include free text credits – our free
trials truly are free
We offer an attractive transition package for schools who are
tied into a contract with an existing supplier
Online Reporting starts at just £249
For more information or to find out the cost for
your school call our advisors or visit us online
0844 445 7147
www.schoolcomms.com