We are pleased to announce that we are installing a new Cashless System for the Cafeteria in the school. Our desire is to continue to provide and improve on the quality of the school meal service, so as from the start of the new school year in September 2008 no cash can be accepted at the food counter ‘till points’.

HOW WILL THIS WORK ?

There are 2 revaluation units installed in the school which will enable students to credit their accounts with cash. Firstly the student will place their finger on a reader which displays a photograph of the student, their name and current cash balance. They may then top up their account by inserting coins or notes. Students will have a limit set on the amount they can spend daily.

There is also the facility for parents to credit their child's account online using the ParentPay secure website - see the links at the bottom of this article for more information.

The system works exactly the same for all students. If your child is on free school meals an amount will be allocated on a daily basis to the value of a free school meal, but they can still top this amount up if they wish.

The digital signature of your child’s finger is turned into a mathematical biometric algorithm. The mathematical biometric algorithm cannot be used to recreate an image of your child’s finger.

If you have any queries or problems please call 0161 336 2743 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it