The Improvement Service has been shortlisted for the ScotlandIS Digital Technology Awards, in the Public Sector Innovation category.
The IS has been recognised for the development of the parentsportal mobile app by the Digital Public Services team together with technical partners TCS.
Launched in 2023, the app version was designed to make it even easier for parents and carers to access parentsportal.scot features and communicate with their child’s school. The app is available to both Android and iOS users and has been downloaded 110,200 times (Android 36,400, iOS 73,800).
Parentsportal.scot was developed to create a digital relationship between parents, pupils, and schools, replacing the traditional school bag run. A parent can sign in using a single sign-in approach (powered by the mygovscot myaccount service), enabling them to view information about their child’s education, pay for school meals, update their own data and, in time, process a school placing request.
Twenty councils have joined parentsportal.scot, with 1,490 schools across Scotland now live. More than 248,000 parents are using the platform for over 354,000 linked children.
The ScotlandIS Digital Technology Awards showcase excellence within the industry rewarding the innovation, expertise and ambition of businesses large and small. The Public Sector Innovation award aims to recognise a company that has worked in partnership with suppliers to create an outcome for public good.
Winners will be announced at the ScotlandIS awards ceremony in Glasgow on 20 March.