This guide details how schools can enable Self Sign Up to allow Parents to access their MyChildAtSchool account using their registered email address.
IMPORTANT: Self Sign up is only available for current students on roll, for future students or preadmissions, the school will need to create accounts for users, they cannot use the self signup process.
Related guides: How to login and use the MCAS App and How to login and use the MCAS Web Parent Portal
For the parent to perform Self Sign Up, the school must action the following three points beforehand:
- Link the parent and the parent’s email address to the child at the school in the Student Details > Contacts.
- Give the parent Parental Responsibility for that child in the Student Details > Contacts.
- Enable Self Sign Up in Config > MyChildAtSchool > General Settings.
For schools to enable Self Sign Up, go to Config > MyChildAtSchool > General Settings.
Self Sign Up enables parents to set up a password for their MyChildAtSchool account directly from the parent login screen, using their registered email address, without having to receive a link from the school to do so.
To allow parents to perform Self Sign Up the school must tick the checkbox labelled Enable Self Sign-Up for Parents in the General Settings page.
Note: This feature will only work if the parent has an email address linked to the child in the school and has been given Parental Responsibility (found in Students > Student Details > Contacts).
