Login Forgotten login details? NEWS AND BLOGS Get the latest from ParentPay For press enquiries email: mediaenquiries@parentpay.com THROUGH A PARENT’S EYES: REVIEWING THE SCHOOL MEAL SERVICE November 09, 2021 Take a step back and view the school meal service through a new lens. It's not often that the school meal service gets looked at from the perspective of the parent. There’s been plenty of studies that have aimed to understand the challenges of the caterer and the school, but together with LACA, ParentPay and Cypad (part of the ParentPay [...] Read more PARENTPAY AND BBC CHILDREN IN NEED WELCOME ANOTHER YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP October 04, 2021 After the success of their partnership, which began in 2019, ParentPay Limited and BBC Children in Need are welcoming another year of collaboration for the charity’s 2021 Appeal. The partnership will continue to support the fundraising efforts of thousands of schools and families across the UK by providing a simple and secure platform for [...] Read more PARENTPAY GROUP ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF ESS IN A DEAL THAT CEMENTS ITS POSITION AS THE UK’S LEADING ED-TECH August 09, 2021 CMA-approved deal doubles headcount and enhances ParentPay’s ability to develop its product offering for schools and parents Read more CMA APPROVES THE MERGER OF PARENTPAY AND ESS July 13, 2021 We are delighted to announce that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has unconditionally approved Education Software Solutions’ (ESS) merger with ParentPay. ESS, the leading provider of educational software in the UK whose databases are used in more than 19,000 schools, will become part of the ParentPay Group once the merger is [...] Read more PARENTPAY: THE ULTIMATE SOLUTION FOR YOUR SCHOOL PAYMENTS June 09, 2021 Imagine a market-leading school payment provider with a customer satisfaction rating of over 95%. Now imagine a system that has been built from the ground up with schools in mind. Read more ARE YOU READY TO REINVENT YOUR SCHOOL PAYMENTS? June 02, 2021 Does your school have a good payments system? How about a great one? We know that 83% of UK schools will be cashless in 2 years, so chances are that you’ve migrated your school payments online, or are at least considering it. You’ve done your research, so you know that some cashless payment solutions do much more than just online payments. Read more HOW TO IMPROVE PARENT ACTIVATION May 26, 2021 You’ve signed up to ParentPay, uploaded your pupils, added your bank accounts, set up your trips and payment items, and sent out the activation letters. But what happens when parents aren’t logging in and using the system? You don’t want all of your hard work to go to waste. Read more THINKING OF GOING CASHLESS? HOW TO SECURE THE RIGHT PAYMENT SOLUTION May 24, 2021 Cashless payment systems aren’t a new concept in UK schools. For over 10 years, schools across the country have been converting their payments to online systems in what we call the ‘cashless revolution’. From our recent research, we found that 60% of UK schools already have the facility for cashless payments, with 23% saying they are planning [...] Read more SCHOOL RESEARCH SHOWS 83% OF SCHOOLS TO BE CASHLESS IN 2 YEARS May 18, 2021 A Cashless Revolution The ‘cashless revolution’ is in full force, and there’s no signs of it slowing down. This revolution describes the trend for schools moving away from dealing with physical cash, but instead transferring their payment items online. Whether collecting money for school dinners, trips, clubs, or school uniforms, more and [...] Read more 5 WAYS THAT A CASHLESS SOLUTION CAN BENEFIT CHILDREN May 10, 2021 Thinking about how you can improve the school experience for the children in your school? Children go through a great deal during their time in school, and it may be part of your role to make it as easy for them as possible. Figuring out the best ways to do this can be a challenge, but with many aspects of school life migrating to digital and [...] Read more 1 2 3 4 5 © ParentPay 2021. All rights reserved. Terms and Conditions Use of cookies GDPR Privacy Notice Fair Use Schools For Schools What can ParentPay do? Case Studies Parents For Parents Help Login About ParentPay About Us Our Story Group Partners News and Blogs Careers