MyChildAtSchool 4+

The MyChildAtSchool app is a great way to stay in touch with my child's school. I can see their attendance and achievements. The app is easy to use and has a user-friendly interface. I can also communicate with their teachers and school staff through messages and notifications. I can view and download reports and other documents.

The only improvement I would like is to be able to open PDF files in landscape mode. Sometimes they are too small to read in portrait mode and I have to zoom in and scroll around. It would be easier if I could rotate the screen and view them in landscape mode.

Overall, I think the MyChildAtSchool app is a good app for parents who want to monitor and support their child's learning. It has many useful features and functions that make it convenient and enjoyable to use. I would recommend it to other parents.

This is a very good app which allows me to keep track of my children’s school lives. However, there are a couple of things which make it a little frustrating to use that really could be better. Almost every single time I get a message from school and I read it, the app still shows that it is unread. The unread notification can stay there for days, when it should update itself immediately. I go in and out of the app and the messages and it still doesn’t go away. The other thing that would the make the app more user-friendly and bring it into 2023, is to allow the function to work if you turn your phone horizontally. The communication letters from school (which can be in very small print) would be much easier to read by having this function, instead of me having to zoom in with my fingers and slide the letters back and forth to read. Minor issues I know, as the app is really beneficial and allows us parents to keep track and view a lot of things to do with school in one place, but these points would make it much easier to use and more user-friendly. Thank you :)

Generally the format is good but how do I actually communicate with the teachers and headteacher? There is no option??? Is it because it has been disabled by the school or is it because there is no such option? Currently it has info which is a one way traffic and does encourage interaction which is what apps should do as their primary utility to add value. Also can’t amend my daughter’s photo, these steps should be easy and simple which currently are not sadly. Looks like the app gives a lot of control to school and teachers and less to parents. Just some constructive feedback. Hope this helps