• 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…

  • Bromcom: Unable to change staff absence end times

    Staff List Page>Choose Staff>Actions>Add Absence (and creating absence via Staff Profile page) How to Record Staff Absence – Bromcom – Documentation Centre You may find, when entering a Staff Absence, whether you select specific time (eg half day, 3/4 day) the time changes to a default time. In order to rectify this, you need to…

  • Key Stage 2 Comparative report- BROMCOM

    The national statistics for the Bromcom Comparative report found under Reports>Assessment>Comparative Report is not currently available Scomis has created a Word web merge template for you to use for KS2 results See the below that Scomis has made for you You can edit the wording, header and footer as well as the columns to suit…

  • Bromcom Finance: Base Pay mapping FAQs

    Please see this guide for commonly asked questions around “Base Pay Mapping” If you need assistance with setting up mapping please see the following FAQ How to add Base Pay Mapping Scenario 1 – I have staff with the role of “Teaching assistants ” that need to be mapped to multiple cost centres In Bromcom…

  • Examination Bulletin 2025

    Key Dates: Restricted release of results to centres only (00:01); – Wednesday 13 August 2025: GCE AS and A-level, FSMQ, Extended Project, Level 3 Vocational and Technical qualifications – Wednesday 20 August 2025: GCSE, ELC, Foundation and Higher Projects, Level 1 and Level 2 Vocational and Technical qualifications Release of results to candidates (08:00); –…

  • Bromcom Finance: Year End Payroll clearance from FC01 ** Local payments – Devon LA**

    Local payments need to carry out a payroll clearance in order to set the Fund Control 01 to zero , prior to preliminary close down. Please see the following steps: Step 1 – Modules > Finance> Homepage>General Ledger>Journals.  Select “Year End journal” if you have already run  preliminary close or standard journal if you have…

  • Bromcom Finance: How to add Base Pay Mapping?

    Please see the following guide on how to map your base pay: Modules> Finance> Homepage> Staff> Base Pay mapping Base Pay Mapping

  • How to raise and vote for ideas within Bromcom

    Schools can raise and vote on Bromcom Development Ideas by accessing the Portal through the MIS. As they don’t have their own Support Portal account, they can instead request a passcode to raise an idea by clicking on Help & Resources next to their profile photo, then click Development Ideas. The passcode will be sent…

  • BROMCOM: DEVON- How to upload CTF’s to Devon Transfer

    How to upload your Phonics and EYFS CTF’s to Devon Transfer. If you are a Devon school you need to upload two CTF’s to the Data and Assessment team at Devon County Council. Once you have created your CTF’s- BROMCOM: How to create a Key Stage DFE assessment CTF – Frequently Asked Questions Log into…

  • BROMCOM: Key Stage reports

    There are a number of reports that can be run for Key Stage. These can be used for analysis or to send to Parents/Guardians You can find all of these reports from Reports>Assessment>Stage Assessment Comparative Report– This report can be used to analyse Test Scores and Outcomes in Percentages to compare against National Figures Pupil…

  • MCAS – What is included and how do I get started?

    My Child at School is a useful communication tool for schools to use with parents which can be configured to give applicable  in the following areas:   Assessment Attendance Behaviour Class Lists Clubs and Trips Dinner Money Online payments Exams and exam timetables Homework On Report Parents Evening Reports Timetable Academic calendar School shop Parental…

  • Bromcom: Pre-Admissions

    Pre-Admissions in Bromcom Attached is a brief guide on how to carry out the following tasks with regards to Pre-Admissions; Creating a Pre-Admission Group Adding Students Manually Adding a student Via CTF/ATF Communication Using MCAS to share/collect information Sending Messages to parents Managing Admissions Finalise Admissions/Admitting Students Bromcom Pre-Admission documentation

  • Bromcom: How to view Year 2’s Phonics results from when they were in Year 1

    If you need to view your current Year 2’s Phonics results from the previous year, you can do so using a report. Go to Reports on the left hand side menu, then Assessment and then Results by Pupil Use the find button to select all of your current Year 2 pupils Now select KS1 from…

  • Configure the Notification Settings for MyChildAtSchool

    In this KB we’ll guide you through the notification settings for MyChildAtSchool (MCAS) Navigating to the Notification Settings Area The Notification Settings area can be located under Config>MyChildAtSchool>Notification Settings Exploring the Notification Settings As you enter the Notification Settings area the first option you’ll see is the setting to give parents/guardians access to contact the…

  • Bromcom: How to show just statutory columns in a Key Stage Assessment marksheet

    If you want your Key Stage marksheet to show only the statutory marks, you can filter this in some marksheets. Go to Modules>Assessment>Assessment Sheets List Browse to your chosen Key Stage marksheet, in this example we’ve chosen the Year 1 Phonics marksheet KS1-2025-01 In the top right of this marksheet click on the cog icon…

  • Recording Club Attendance in Bromcom

    In Bromcom it’s possible to record attendance for Clubs, in this KB we’ll show you how this is done. Navigating to the Clubs Homepage In Bromcom, click the Groups button, this will default either to Tutor or Class. In the top right corner of the screen change the Group Type to Clubs Recording Attendance Select…

  • Configuring Clubs, Trips, and Wraparound Care in MyChildAtSchool

    It’s possible to display details on Clubs, Trips, and Wraparound Care in MyChildAtSchool. In giving parents/guardians access to these areas you’re enabling them to book, and pay for their children to attend these activities. The following KB will details the configuration settings available for these areas. Navigating to the Clubs/Trips Settings Page The Clubs/Trips Settings…

  • Bromcom: Audit Report

    If there are changes to Bromcom data and clarification is needed on who/how or why this has changed you can run a detailed audit report on student and staff data. You can run this report via Reports>Administration>Audit Report This will confirm if this was a system or user change  

  • Bromcom: How to create a Phonics CTF for Year 1 and Year 2

    Please check with your LA for CTF requirements. If you are a Devon school- Upload to Devon Transfer (Please note: For Devon this is a combined CTF with all Year 1’s and Year 2 retake pupils in ONE CTF. ONLY INCLUDE YEAR 2’S WHO HAVE RETAKEN PHONICS THIS YEAR) To create a CTF that includes…

  • Configuring Exam Timetables and Results in MyChildAtSchool

    It’s possible to add both exam timetables and results to MyChildAtSchool (MCAS), the following KB will detail how to activate the areas in MCAS, and how to configure them. Navigating to the Configuration Area To begin with, browse to Config>MyChildAtSchool>Exam.   Activating the Modules Both the results and timetables can be activated separately, this can…

  • Bromcom: Bulk Update Class Memberships

    To bulk update class memberships go to Modules > Curriculum > Bulk Group Assignment The drop-down menu allows you to choose Class, Tutor Group, Band and Block In this example I am setting the Art students in Year 8 Next to the Group Name click the Magnifying glass and choose the required classes. Click Done….

  • Bromcom: Transferring Assessment data to Insight

    To transfer assessment data from Bromcom to Insight, you’ll typically export the data from Bromcom as a CSV file, edit it as needed, and then import it into Insight. ! We would recommend downloading one year group at a time as running by whole school may create some errors ! Steps to Transfer Assessment Data: Export…