In support of West Dunbartonshire’s Council’s ambition to simplify communications between parents/carers, we have been working with national partners to develop a “Parents Portal”.
The portal is designed to hold information you would traditionally find in your child’s school bag, giving parents online access to a range of school-related services. At the heart of the system is a secure online account through mygov.scot which is referred to as a ‘My Account’, which is already used in West Dunbartonshire for accessing benefits, ordering replacement bins, paying council tax.
Initially, this new service will introduce basic information about your child’s school and will allow you to:-
- link to your child
- view school calendar
- view your child’s class timetable (for pupils in secondary school)
- view your child’s attendance
- complete the annual data check process electronically
- update your own and your child’s details at any time
- access online school payments (Parent Pay)
- report an absence
As the product develops we look forward to adding more services including electronic permission slips and consent forms. This is an exciting first phase of a new initiative which enables and creates a digital relationship between parents/carers, pupils and schools. On signing up to the portal, you will be able to link to your child and gain access to the services highlighted. Please note, this service is only available to Primary and Secondary children. The data you provide during the sign up process must match the most up-to-date data that the school holds for your child. You must select the appropriate stage for your child, (i.e. your child is in S2 but has started following their 3rd year timetable- for this you must select S2). Parentsportal.scot and its services will become an integral part of you and your child’s school experience and we would encourage all parents and carers to register. Please see the below video for instructions on how to sign up. https://youtu.be/c9GgNJw5zms