Parents of children who attend Abbey Primary School will be expected to pay for meals, visits and other events via ParentPay. The following link gives access to a guide to help support how this system works. https://www.parentpay.com/blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-cashless-payments/. Further support can be given by contacting the school office.

How to get started with ParentPay?You will need to obtain account activation details, from the school office, once your child starts at school:

• Visit www.parentpay.com 
• Enter your Activation username and password in the Account Login section of the homepage. NB. These are forone-time use only, please choose your own username and password for future access during the activation
  process
• Provide all the necessary information and choose your new username and password for your account –
  registering your email address will enable us to send you receipts and reminders
• Once activation is complete you can go to straight to Items for payment, select which item(s) you want to add to your basket and proceed to complete your payment.

What are the benefits to parents and pupils?

• 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 and statements are available to you securely online at anytime
• Your children will not have to worry about losing money at school
• Parents can choose to be alerted when their balances are low via email and/or SMS text.

What are the benefits to our school?

• You can help us reduce workloads for all staff as no more counting cash, chasing debt and stop cash
  collection services.
• Creates more time to lend to educational support and the smooth running of the school.
• Help to reduce anti-social behaviour
• Using ParentPay also ensures that all financial transactions are safe and secure – helping us to
  remove costs associated with us having to manage cash securely on the school premises.
• The more parents that use ParentPay, the greater the benefit is