My Child at School
My Child at School (MCAS) has replaced both Insight and WisePay to be our new Parent Portal app.
On this page:
Activating your Account
If you are a primary contact with parental responsibility for one of our students, you should have received an MCAS ‘invitation code’ from BWS.Bromcom@bws-school.org.uk. If you have not received this email, please check your spam folder.
Click on the link in the invitation email to redeem your code. For further information on activating your MCAS account please see here
Please note that your password must be at least 8 characters long and must include:
- 1 lower case character
- 1 upper case character
- 1 numeric character
- 1 special character
After activating your account, please ensure that you verify your email address (by clicking the link in the verification email sent to you by MCAS) as this is the address used when you need to reset your password and is also the address to which any purchase confirmations are sent.
Please also see the important information below about logging into your account using your username (in the format BLOGGS1234), not your email address.
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Logging in to your account
MCAS Home Screen:-
https://www.mychildatschool.com/MCAS/MCSParentLogin?schoolid=12848
BWS Site ID:- 12848
User ID:- Must be in the format BLOGGS1234 not your email address
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Non-working example |
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Web version vs App version
MCAS can either be accessed via your browser or via the MCAS App which can be downloaded from the Apple App Store or Google Play. For further information on both versions, please see the guides at the foot of this page.
Web Version
When using MCAS on a computer, you will see a Dashboard consisting of widgets and a side menu. Some widgets have a ‘More’ button which takes you to that specific page.
The order of the widgets can be changed by dragging and dropping.
You may have to scroll down to see all items on the side menu. The full menu is:
| Data Collection Form |
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| Announcements |
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| Attendance |
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| Behaviour |
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| Detentions |
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| Exam Timetables |
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| Homework |
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| On Report |
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| Reports |
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| Timetable |
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| Term Dates |
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| Online Payments |
Books, clubs, subs etc |
| Clubs |
Paid clubs that your child is enrolled in (e.g. Fencing, Coding) |
| BWS School Trips |
Trips your chid is signed up for and new trips |
| Dinners |
For details of your child’s cashless catering purchases |
| Parental Consent |
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| Outstanding Payments |
Trip instalment payments and special orders |
| School Letters |
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App Version
The MCAS uses a side menu and pages, which are accessed by pressing the three lines in the top left corner.
The side menu contains the following options, all of which will take you to a page for that option:
| Attendance |
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| Data Collection Form |
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| Messages |
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| Behaviour |
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| Exam Timetables |
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| Homework |
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| On Report |
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| Reports |
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| Timetable |
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| Term Dates |
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| Online Payments |
Books, clubs, subs etc |
| Clubs |
Paid clubs that your child is enrolled in (e.g. Fencing, Coding) |
| BWS School Trips |
Trips your chid is signed up for and new trips |
| Parental Consent |
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| Outstanding Payments |
Trip instalment payments and special orders |
| School Letters |
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| Dinners |
For details of your child’s cashless catering purchases |
| Cashless Catering |
For your child’s catering balance and to top up their account |
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Cashless Catering
You may top up your child’s account at any time but, if their balance becomes overdrawn, you will be sent an automatic reminder. Please note that you may still receive a reminder if you have topped up during the previous 24 hours due to the times that MCAS syncs with our catering system.
Web Version
Catering top ups are via the widget on the main screen and cannot be accessed from the side menu.
App Version
Cashless catering is the very last option on the side menu and you may have to scroll down to find it.
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School Trips
The ‘BWS School Trips’ option is only available from the side menu. Selecting this option will display any trips that your child is already signed up for and any new trips that are available. To see new trips on the MCAS App, you must select the ‘Available’ tab.
For a trip with instalment payments, after you have paid the deposit, further payments should be made from ‘Outstanding Payments’ which is available as both a widget and side menu option in MCAS Web and from the side menu only in the MCAS App.
Other Payments
All payment items other than trips can be found under the ‘Online Payments’ option on the side menu of both MCAS Web and the MCAS App.
Order History
A record of your previous payments can be found under your profile menu:
Web version
App version
MCAS User Guides
MCAS Parent App Quick Guide
