We make things easier for parents, so schools get a better response

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1 Connecting Schools and Parents We make things easier for parents, so schools get a better response

2 We do things differently We know if we make things easy for parents, schools will get a better response. With a range of applications that improve school to home communications, ParentMail is a service that will continue to add value into the future as your school needs change. ParentMail is unique because with a single account parents can receive information, make payments, complete forms and permissions, books parents evening and see events at every school, club or nursery their children attend. For parents there s real value in our system; we make it easy for parents to read and respond to school requests, and this makes it the most effective parental engagement service schools can buy. 1 in 5 UK schools and 4.5 million parents already use ParentMail We also help schools: Save money, on average each year Save administrative time and reduce office workload Increased responses from parents Improve environmental performance Improve Ofsted reports There are many reasons why ParentMail is the number 1 choice for schools and clubs: Free mobile App for parents on ios and Android Single platform, multiple applications One easy service for staff to learn One simple service for parents to log into Training and support from the minute you start Designed to suit all schools: Primary Schools Secondary Schools Nurseries Clubs Children s Centres

3 One system, multiple Apps Use ParentMail your way Our mission is to connect every parent with their children s schools, clubs and community, through the efficient provision of information which reduces time and cost, empowers parents and improves outcomes for students. Text Only & Text Forms, Permissions & Surveys Online Payments Meetings & Events Parents Evening Manager Bookings & Lettings Coming Soon Homework Tracker Coming Soon Communications Our and text messaging App gives schools the best combination of flexibility and functionality, helping to save time, money and improving communications with parents, and with our new parent App, schools can deliver messages straight into the hands of parents with no extra cost. Schools can be sure that important messages won t get lost in a busy inbox; with our clear, easy ParentMail feed schools can send quick, instant messages, add attachments and send reminders for parents to receive instantly on their smartphone, tablet or computer. Absence Reporting: Absence Reporting allows parents to report when their child is absent from school on their mobile. Schools can run reports daily to see which children are absent, saving significant amounts of administration time. Forms, Permissions & Surveys Our Forms, Permissions & Surveys App is a must for all schools, making it easy to collect data, permissions and other information from parents online. Parent/guardian contact details School dinner selections Medical details and contacts Dietary information Permissions: Obtaining, internet, medical or copyright consent Educational visits Sex education Parent Surveys: Ofsted questionnaires Opinions on school meals Views on new school initiatives And, of course, much much more

4 Online Payments +Pay, our online payments App, makes it easy for schools to manage and collect payments from parents for: Tickets and events School trips Fees and subscriptions School shop items Dinner money Over 90% of parents say they would prefer to pay for school items online. Security: +Pay is a safe, secure environment, accredited to PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards) Level 1. Parents Evening Manager Parents Evening is one of the most complicated events of the year to organise, but with Parents Evening Manager, it can become one of the simplest. Designed with the different needs of primary and secondary schools in mind, Parents Evening Manager: Allows parents to book appointments online or using our free mobile App Saves administrative and teaching staff time Varied reports including a list of appointments per teacher Allows you to set up different sessions and appointment durations Accepts manual bookings for parents without internet Meetings and Events Our Meeting and Events App makes life easier for schools that regularly hold school events, meetings or clubs. Here are a few things you can do with our Meetings and Events App: Send parents instant notifications and receive responses in minutes Organise meetings and events based on expected numbers of attendees Save hours of administration time each week by creating events through our easy event building tool Save hundreds of pounds and avoid waste - only ordering the refreshments you need for specific numbers Run reports off ParentMail to find out who is attending, and who isn t Parents can confirm attendance at school events with one click on the free App Keep on top of school meetings and events easier than ever before.

5 We make things easier for parents, so schools get a better response With smartphone technology we can get any kind of message or reminder to a phone in real time replacing expensive text messages with in-app notifications. When schools communicate with parents it s often because they need parents to do something, whether that s attending a meeting, giving consent, providing information or collecting lost property, for example. If parents don t respond, for schools the next course of action is to pick up the phone. At ParentMail we design differently. Today, ParentMail has over 6500 organisations, and 4.5 million parents who receive communications every day. We are the only school communication service who offer a free App for ios and Android so parents can receive all school messages in one place. With our App, parents can: The NEW ParentMail App free for parents Receive school messages instantly perfect for busy parents Complete forms, permissions and surveys wherever they are in the world improving school responses Make online payments or top up dinner money or receive reminders and alerts Book parents evening as soon as they receive it making the process as fair as possible Find all school communications on one easy feed so they can t get lost or mislaid Receive in app notifications so they ll never miss a school message again! Confirm attendance to school events and meetings so you ll know how many people to expect! Inform schools of student absences And so much more! With even easier access to ParentMail, parents are able to read, and respond to school messages quicker than ever before.

6 What our customers say We ve really noticed an increase in the number of forms we re getting back from parents now that they can complete them on their mobile phone. Sarah Collier School Bursar at Quainton CE Primary School Lots of our parents are already familiar with ParentMail through their schools, so they re pleased that we re using it for the club too! Liz Conway Club Secretary at Felpham Colts Football Club Since we joined ParentMail all nursery managers across the group of fifteen have expressed how easy it was to set up and use. Ruth Pimentel Chief Executive, Toad Hall Nursery Group Fast, reliable and efficient. As a working mum of three young kids, it suits me perfectly. Absolutely love it! Michelle Parchment Parent 95% of our parents now pay online with +Pay they love ParentMail and wouldn t want to use anything else. Lesley Whitehead Business Manager at Caldecote Primary School I absolutely love ParentMail and so do the parents, I would recommend it to anybody. Alison Taylor School Secretary at Deepdene School If I were to speak to a school that weren t using +Pay, I would simply tell them how much time I ve saved from using it. The whole package of ParentMail is fantastic. Ann House School Administrator at Beckington First School ParentMail is the most effective way of communicating, a real move forward that benefits so many people thank you! Gary Sparks Parent There is no doubt ParentMail has contributed greatly to the success of Swavesey Village College. Stuart Gent Assistant Principal, Swavesey Village College Within 10 minutes of sending our second online questionnaire I had 20 completed responses! Alison Tanner School Admin Officer at Halterworth Primary School Tel Fax info@parentmail.co.uk Web