FAQ – Where can I find?

There are several online areas where parents and students can find useful information.

This grid will help you locate a number of key pieces of information.

  Parent Portal MCAS Tucasi

School Website

Attendance data X
Behaviour information (including detentions) & Achievement points X
Bus Times https://www.thamesmead.surrey.sch.uk/transport-to-school/
Careers & Employability Information & Careers Newsletter (fortnightly) https://www.thamesmead.surrey.sch.uk/students/careers/

 

https://www.thamesmead.surrey.sch.uk/students/careers/careers-programme-provision/

Contact details – check your own X
Contact details – School Staff X

 

https://www.thamesmead.surrey.sch.uk/about-us/staff/
Curriculum information https://www.thamesmead.surrey.sch.uk/learning/curriculum-newsletter/
Exam results – General school https://www.thamesmead.surrey.sch.uk/about-us/exam-results/
Exam results – Individual student X
Exam Timetables – General  

 

https://www.thamesmead.surrey.sch.uk/students/exams/
Friends of Thamesmead (PTA) https://www.thamesmead.surrey.sch.uk/parents/fot/
GCSE Exam Timetables – Individual X
Governor Information https://www.thamesmead.surrey.sch.uk/governors/being-a-governor/#
Home Learning x
Lockers (ILS Lockers) https://www.thamesmead.surrey.sch.uk/

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Music lessons https://www.thamesmead.surrey.sch.uk/parents/music-tuition/
Parent Partnership PowerPoint presentations https://www.thamesmead.surrey.sch.uk/learning/parent-partnership-presentations-2024/
Payments for trips & lunch cards X
School reports – Individual X
School Calendar & Term Dates X https://www.thamesmead.surrey.sch.uk/
School Development Fund  https://www.thamesmead.surrey.sch.uk/schooldevelopment/
School Policies  https://www.thamesmead.surrey.sch.uk/about-us/policies/
Thamesmead After School Clubs (TASC) https://www.thamesmead.surrey.sch.uk/

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Thamesmead 10 weekly newsletter & Thamesmead Talk – half termly news X https://www.thamesmead.surrey.sch.uk/

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Timetable – Individual student X

 

How do I log on to:

Parent Portal (My Child At School – MCAS) – for Timetables, reports, behaviour, Home Learning etc.

Parents receive a log on code and password within the first week of joining the school. Siblings joining Thamesmead later are automatically added to your existing account. If you have forgotten your password/log on details you can request a new one via the school office 01932 219400 or info@thamesmead.surrey.sch.uk

Guidance for Parents is available here

MCAS Parent Guide

To enable notificaitons for text messages in the app

If you have an iPhone

  1. In the Settings app, tap Notifications.
  2. Tap the app that you haven’t received notifications from.
  3. Turn on Allow Notifications then choose how and where you want to receive those.

If you have an android phone

  1. On your device, open the Settings app.
  2. Tap Apps.
  3. Tap the app you want to change. If you can’t find it, tap See all apps. …
  4. Tap Permissions. If you allowed or denied any permissions for the app, you’ll find them here.
  5. To change a permission setting, tap it, then choose Allow or Don’t allow.

 

Tucasi/Scopay – School Payment system

Parents receive a log on code and password when they join the school. Siblings joining Thamesmead later are automatically added to your existing account using a link code. If you have forgotten your link code/log on details you can request a new one via the Finance office 01932 219400 or finance@thamesmead.surrey.sch.uk

 

Student Portal (for students) & Home Learning

Secure details are given to students in school via their school email account (accessed through Microsoft Teams). Any queries should be referred to the Learning Centre Manager or Mr Phillips in Room 2B. They can download an app or access via a desktop.   Home learning assignments are set on the Student Portal

 

Website

Access to the website via www.thamesmead.surrey.sch.uk

A link to MCAS, Tucasi and the Student Portal is also available on the top grey bar of the website home page.