Market-leading parent engagement software, IRIS ParentMail
Flexible, all-in-one parent engagement system to bridge the gap between school and home
95% of customers would recommend IRIS ParentMail
to another school
IRIS ParentMail is trusted by thousands of primary schools, secondary schools, clubs, nurseries, and MATs to engage with millions of parents every day.
A flexible approach to parent communications
Our modular approach to parent engagement software enables schools to pick and choose the solutions they need now, and add more as their needs change and the school grows.
- Straightforward messaging, text, and email
- Online form and survey builder
- Parents’ evening and event management
- Online payment collection with IRIS PlusPay
Modern communications for modern schools and families
The days of the old paper newsletter are long gone. We live busy lives; to guarantee a great response to school communications, parents need the right tools for the job.
- Our free mobile app and desktop portal makes it easy for parents to engage with school messages
- It’s socially inclusive, effortlessly accommodating those who don’t use a smartphone or computer or who prefer traditional forms of communication over digital
- IRIS PlusPay, our cashless payments system, enables parents to top up dinner money and pay for school items on the go
Designed with the needs of busy schools in mind
IRIS ParentMail includes a host of features and extras designed to streamline administration, save time, and protect costs.
- Flexible reporting suite to view message performance, collate and report on data
- Integration with leading MIS makes for simple data management, class, group, and parent messaging
- Free low-balance reminders as standard with IRIS PlusPay, helping to reduce parent arrears
Who uses IRIS ParentMail?
IRIS ParentMail is the ideal solution to the challenging needs of a range of schools and institutions, including:
- Academy groups
- Secondary schools
- Primary schools
- Nurseries
- Clubs
Tradition of excellence
With over 20 years’ experience, IRIS ParentMail is recognised for innovative, reliable solutions
Designed for parents
ParentMail makes life easier for parents so schools get a better response
Socially inclusive
Free mobile app and desktop portal enable every parent to engage with school communications
Loved by customers
User-friendly and flexible, thousands of schools and millions of parents love IRIS ParentMail
Expand IRIS ParentMail’s core messaging, email and text functionality
- Send paperless invitations to classes, year groups and individual families
- Parents utilise the free mobile app or desktop portal to book appointments
- Control appointment durations and cancellations with ease
- Automated reminder messages remind parents yet to book
- Schedule video and phone calls
- Save time with easy-build forms and bespoke surveys
- Utilise ready-built forms
- Save regularly used forms
- Collate and report on form performance and responses
- Set deadlines for form completion to guarantee a great response
- Easy for parents to complete and return
- Multiple registers for different payment requirements
- Automated reminders and low-balance notifications for parent arrears
- Advance bookings functionality collects club bookings, menu options, and payments in a single process
- Flexible payment options including credit and debit card, PayPoint, PayPal, cash and cheque
- Dynamic reporting suite to support finance teams
- Integration with leading MIS, IRIS ParentMail, IRIS Engage and cashless catering providers
- Free school meals and pupil premium functionality
