An introduction to our parent portal - MCAS - Everything Parents/Carers need, all in one place

MCAS Parent App Setup Guide

"Everything you need, all in one place"

Aylesbury Grammar School uses a communication app for parents and carers called My Child at School (MCAS). This allows us to update you on important news as well as providing a record of your child's attendance, achievements and progress.

Over time, we hope to launch additional features such as:

Parents' evening bookings
Clubs and trips
Payments

Getting Started

STEP 1

Download the app from the relevant app store, and follow the instructions below to activate your account

STEP 2

Open the App and then select the Activate link in the Parent Login screen

Enter the School ID 13933
Select the school from the list in the dropdown
Click Continue
Enter the registered email address (the one you received the link to this communication from)
Click Sign Up

STEP 3

You will be sent an invitation to set a password to your registered email. Please follow the instructions in the email to create your password. Please note this must be greater than 8 characters and include the following:

§ 1 uppercase character

§ 1 lowercase character

§ 1 special character (e.g. ! ? @)

§ 1 number

STEP 4

Login with your email address and password created in step 3. If prompted, create your own unquie 5 digit pin to allow secure access to the app

Key Features of MCAS

When you log in you will first see the My Child central dashboard which contains the following features:

• Settings button – Account Settings, Privacy and Security, Financial Payment Methods, Financial Order History, and School Contact Information.

• Student account dropdown – if you have more than one child in the school you can switch between children.

• Weekly calendar with Attendance information by day.

• You will have access to the following modules:

Attendance
Academic Calendar
Academic Reports
Behaviour
Data Collection
Consents
Home School Agreement - Availabe from September
Exam Timetables

• The banner along the bottom contains the following further options;

• Store – not currently used.

• Announcements – displays announcements from the school.

• Messages – not currently used.

Data Collection / Admissions Form

On the My Child dashboard, go to the Data Collection Form module.
• Please review both the Student Details and your Contact Details.
• Make any amendments necessary, pressing next to go to the next page.
• After all changes have been made, make sure to click Send to School.
• There will be a delay in requested changes showing in the app as these are reviewed by the school.

The Consents we hold

Please ensure that you update consent information in this section.

We capture consent for the following:

Photographic Consent - Printed Media

Photographic Consent - School Website

Photographic Consent - School Displays

Photographic Consent - Social Media

Use of Biometric Data
Your child's thumb print will be scanned which will enable them to quickly purchase items from the canteen

Please contact the Data Protection Lead @ dpo@ags.bucks.sch.uk if you have any concerns.

Attendance & Timetable

Clicking on a date in the calendar, users can see the student’s Attendance information by day and lesson. Clicking on the arrows will display the previous or next day.

Reward & Conduct

Clicking on the Reward and Conduct module will detail any positive and negative behaviour that has been given.

Clicking on > will give further details for the behaviour event.

Help and Support

Bromcom Parent FAQ

If you require help and support with logging into the app, please email office@ags.bucks.sch.uk and we will be in contact with you as soon as possible.

Data Protection
For your peace of mind, all data is securely transferred and processed within the EU and complies with UK Data Protection standards and requirements.

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