Parent Pay
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In September 2020, Woodlands School will be going cashless and will be asking parents to sign up to the ParentPay system as our preferred method of accepting payments in school.
WHAT IS PARENTPAY?
Parentpay is an online payment system used by schools to accept payment for school dinners, trips, school activity clubs and much more. Parentpay is a secure website where parents can make online payments using a debit/credit card. Cash payments can also be made at a PayPoint outlet.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS FOR PARENTS?
- ParentPay is easy-to-use and will offer you the freedom to make online payments whenever and wherever you like, 24/7
- The technology used is of the highest internet security available ensuring that your money will reach school safely – offering you peace of mind
- Payments can be made by credit/debit card or also through PayPoint
- Full payment histories, balance alerts and statements are available to you securely online at anytime
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS FOR SCHOOL?
- reduces the administrative time spent on banking procedures
- keeps accurate records of payments made to every service for every student
- payments do not bounce
- reduces paper ‘waste’
- allows for easy and quick refunds to be made back to the payment card
- improves communication between the school and parents concerning payments
- offers a more efficient payment collection process, reducing the amount of money held on school premises
- helps us improve school-home communication with its integrated email/SMS messaging centre.
HOW TO GET STARTED
Step 1– School will send you a letter about ParentPay, including details on how to activate your account.
Step 2 - Activate your account in the Account Login section of the homepage using the codes provided in your letter.
Step 3 - Once activation is complete you can go straight to the items for payment and add the items you want to pay for in the basket before proceeding to payment.
NB. Please remember to choose your own username and password for future reference when activating your account.
For more information, visit www.parentpay.com/parents/ or contact the school office on 01675 463590
