• Bromcom: Exam result not importing into assessment template

    https://docs.bromcom.com/knowledge-base/how-to-include-exam-results-in-assessments-sheets/ As outlined in the referenced article, you may find that after completing the routine, the expected results do not appear. If this occurs, please verify that your internal subject names are correctly mapped to the exam name. This can be done by navigating to: Config > Analysis > Exam Options Subjects For detailed guidance,…

  • Bromcom: MCAS menu not showing

    If your MCAS menu is not showing for certain pupils go to Config > Dinner  > Dinner Menus and open the current menu. If any Medical Conditions/Dietary Needs have been added the menu will then only show for students with those Medial Conditions/Dietary Needs. To resolve this remove the links.

  • Bromcom: Taking PM marks in different periods

    Question: Is it possible to have the PM mark taken at different periods through the week? I.E. P5 the majority of the week but P4 on a Wednesday Answer: This can be setup within Config > Attendance > Registration Update Parameters. If you wanted a different period for each day this would have to be…

  • Bromcom: Updating Staff Current Job Title

    To update the staff current job title in bulk go to Staff > Selection > Select All and then Actions > Manual Data Export. From here select “Basic Details” and tick “Include empty records where data does not exist” and click Export Open the spreadsheet that has been downloaded and enter all required information. After…

  • Bromcom: Blank screen in MCAS

    Issue: A parent is logging into MCAS but is being greeted with a blank screen. Resolution: This is likely to be caused by the contact having 2 records within Bromcom. Go to Others > Contact and search for the contacts name Double click on one of the duplicated contact records and remove the student from…

  • School Workforce Census Bulletin 2025

    This FAQ lists the latest information regarding the School Workforce Census. It contains links to relevant documentation for Arbor and Bromcom. School Workforce Census Date: Thursday 6th November 2025 School Workforce Census Deadline Date to DfE: Friday 21st November 2025 (If you are a maintained school please consult your LA) Latest Census Information KNOWN ISSUES…

  • Adding Pupil Premium to your MIS

    Arbor ‘Pupil Premium Eligible’ in Arbor is an indicator of whether a student may be eligible for Pupil Premium based on their background, such as being in receipt of Free School Meals. The Pupil Premium tag may not be a true representation of who actually receives Pupil Premium funding in the school (shown by the…

  • Bromcom: Unable to register SSO

    When trying to Register SSO for a user within Modules > Setup > System Users an error may occur stating “Action Needed: Email address has already been registered”. This happens when an SSO User is deleted prior to the user being removed as SSO. Please ask the users to log into the below link and…

  • MCAS – Dinney money widget is missing to add payments

    Parents are unable to see the “Dinner money” widget to add payments for their children. Please check the following: Please ensure online payments is enabled via Config> MCAS> Online payments – Please also see How do I enable Bromcom Online payments in MCAS – SCHOOLS – Frequently Asked Questions Ensure the Dinner settings are setup …

  • Bromcom Finance: How do I add a Fund code?

    Modules> Finance> Homepage> Maintenance>Fund Codes Click New as shown in the below screen shot to create your chosen fund code Please also see guidance on Fund allocation How to allocate Funds

  • Autumn Post 16 School Census 2025 Guide

    This FAQ lists the latest information regarding the School Census.  For Schools using Bromcom – Click here  to jump to the relevant section. For Schools using Arbor –  Click here  to jump to the relevant section. For all information preparation for the upcoming Census click: Autumn School Census 2025 – Bulletin and Here for the DfE information Complete…

  • Bromcom Finance & Budgeting : How do I enter a Variance reason in Budget Variances

    Modules> Finance> Homepage> Budgeting> Budget Variances In the budget variances you can add a budget variance reason against e.g a Cost centre as shown in this example below: Note: Any Variance reason needs to be added before you sort your columns – see sorting columns FAQ – Bromcom Finance & Budgets: How do I sort…

  • Autumn School Census 2025 – Bulletin

    This FAQ lists the latest information regarding the School Census.  For Schools wanting the latest documentation for Census and using Bromcom – Click here  to jump to the relevant section. For Schools wanting the latest documentation for Census and using Arbor –  Click here  to jump to the relevant section. For Schools wanting the latest documentation for…

  • BROMCOM:Shared Staff in a tutor group

    If you have more than one staff member with scheduled timetabled registers e.g Mr Smith is timetabled for Mon-Wed and Mrs Brown is scheduled Thur- Fri then you might want to remove tick box ten from the Daily Maintenance Settings. The Daily Maintenance Settings are a group of processes that are performed automatically on a…

  • Bromcom: How to see who has received MCAS push notifications

    To see who has received push notifications you can use Modules > Communication > Overview to see who push notifications have been sent to:         You can use Modules > MyChildAtSchool > Overview to review app installations:     Additionally there is an MCAS domain in Quick Reports for the school to…

  • Bromcom: How do I add part time schedules for nursery students

    To add Part Time schedules for Nursery students go to Modules > Attendance > Routines > Bulk Attendance Update. You can then select whether you would like to update attendance for individual Students, Class/Groups or Teachers. Then select the Student/s, Class/Group/s or Teacher/s to update by either typing the name in the box or using the Search option by clicking on the Magnifying Glass icon. The Selection List will then…

  • Bromcom: How do I add a comment to an attendance mark in the register?

    There may be occasions where you need to add a comment to an attendance mark within the register. To do this you will need to go to Modules > Attendance > Manage Attendance. From here you can select the parameters for the register that you would like view. The register will then load. Click into…

  • Bromcom: Why can’t I add a new room to Exams?

    In order for a room to appear within Exams it must first be added in Config > Administration > Rooms Once it has been added here you will then need to go to Config > Examination > Exam Rooms and click New. You will then need to click on the magnifying glass icon which will…

  • Bromcom: Exams Embargo – Formula Visibility in Assessment Sheets

    The Exams Embargo only applies to the Exams Module. However, if formulas are used in Assessment Sheets to reference embargoed results, they can become visible to staff with certain Assessment permissions. To maintain the security of results and uphold the embargo, Bromcom have introduced a toggle setting to disable formulas from exposing embargoed exam results…

  • Bromcom Finance: How do I add an additional allowance?

    If you need to add an additional allowance for a staff member, you will first need to add a new version date for the allowance as follows: Browse to Config>Administration> Additional allowances Click the allowance line E.G  if you want to update TL3 – Teaching and learning responsibilities Under the “Versions” click add new date…

  • Bromcom: Exam Results import errors

    When importing your results files into Bromcom it is possible that you may experience one of two errors. The first error as shown above is “Exam Code not in Candidate entered Exams”. This means that Bromcom cannot find an entry that corresponds with the results Exam Code. To resolve this error move the radio button…

  • Bromcom: Asking for “PIN” when deleting a student record

    You may be trying to delete a pupil and are being asked for your PIN? How do you find out what your user PIN is? Request for a PIN usually means you’re an SSO user logging in with O365 or Google, and you were prompted to set your PIN number the first time you logged…

  • Bromcom: How to update Parental Responsibility

    To update Parental Responsibility click on the pencil icon for the Contact in the Linked Students tab Then you can choose Parental Responsibility If you make any changes, make sure to press Save.    

  • Bromcom: Parent only seeing one child in MCAS

    You may find that you receive queries from Parents as to why they can only see one of their children in MCAS.  This may be because “Grant access to student details on MCAS” is not ticked” within the contact record. Please go to “Others”, Type: “Contact” and open the contact record.  Within “Linked Students”, double…

  • Bromcom Staff Data Collection Report

    This report can be found via Reports – Administration – Staff data check report. You can export, print, and hand-out to teachers to check.  Alternatively you could create a quick report with the information you want to check, include staff email, and then mailmerge it to staff. Also, staff should (permissions allowing) be able to…

  • Bromcom: MCAS User Activity

    You may be starting to roll out MCAS and have been sending links out to parents. In Bromcom, you can run a report that shows you which students parents have not activated their account. You can run the User Accounts Report under Reports>MCAS>Account Report.  Here you will be able to run a report of all…