--- title: Messenger Payments Intro --- 020 8506 6100 [![](https://support.groupcall.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Groupcall-logo-250-x-131.png?width=214&height=50&name=Groupcall-logo-250-x-131.png "Groupcall-logo-250-x-131.png")](https://support.groupcall.com) [Customer Login](https://www.groupcall.com/login) Menu ** ![](https://www.groupcall.com/hubfs/POS-Mock-up.png) ![](https://www.groupcall.com/hs-fs/hubfs/POS-3.png?width=800&name=POS-3.png) # Pay Our School **The information on this page is for school administrators. If you are a parent using PayOurSchool (or Xpressions) to pay for an activity or top up a cashless balance, visit **[http://parents.groupcall.com/payourschool/](http://parents.groupcall.com/payourschool/)**.** ## Table of Contents ## School Facing Information **PayOurSchool** is provided by **Way2Pay**, a trusted Groupcall partner, and is a simple and easy to use parent payment solution that takes the hassle out of collecting money from parents. From trips to concerts or clubs to lunches, **PayOurSchool** provides a portal for parents to pay for items and activities as well as to top up their cashless catering lunch balance. The system can be used for regular and recurring activities, allowing your school to move to a cashless environment. **PayOurSchool** can also be used for smaller schools or activities where payments are few and far between, for which a traditional subscription model would not make financial sense. Your school data is automatically synced from **Messenger** to **PayOurSchool**. To ensure that **PayOurSchool** works successfully for the school and parents, it is important to maintain contact information in your MIS. Group data will also be pulled across, **including** any **Saved Groups** that you have created in **Messenger**. **PayOurSchool** is completely free to set-up and there are no ongoing subscription fees. Groupcall are only obliged to charge a competitive **1.5% transaction fee** for all online payments. For more information on this, [click here](https://www.groupcall.com/blog/calculating-the-cost-of-a-trip). ***Credit card transactions do not incur any additional costs!*** ## Getting Started You will need to log into **Messenger** to access **PayOurSchool**. The **PayOurSchool** tile should be visible from your **Homepage**. If you don’t see this tile, contact your school administrator to check your permissions. ![PayOurSchool tile](https://www.groupcall.com/hubfs/PayOurSchool_Tile_small-1.png "PayOurSchool tile") Click image to expand. ## Main Features The main features of **PayOurSchool** can be accessed by clicking: **View Activities**, **Create Activity** or **Reports** from the tile. Clicking on any option will take you to the relevant feature within the **PayOurSchool** interface. ### View Activities - **View and search** all existing activities and their details. - **Add students/classes/groups** to an existing activity. - Send an **ad-hoc message to the parents of all students** associated with an activity. - Send a **reminder/notification message** to the **parents of all or individual students** associated with an activity. - **Print a receipt** of payment. - **Refund** payment of a bill. - **View/Attach a file **associated with an activity. - **Delete students** from an activity. - **Delete a draft activity.** ### Create Activities - **Create a new activity.** - **Add students/classes/groups** to a new activity. - **Attach a file **associated with an activity. - **Send a** **message** to the **parents of all students **associated with the new activity. ### Reports - **View various report types:** - Payments detailed - Outstanding by activity - Payments by students - VAT Report - Disbursement Reports - Cashless Catering-related reports - Filter report criteria by date/activity/student name. - Export/download a report. ## Pay Our School Interface Additional features such as **Pay by Cash**, **View Students**, **View Groups**, **View Parents** and **View School Profile** can be accessed via the side menu on the left, or from the **Menu** on the top right corner of every page, within **PayOurSchool**. To go back to **Messenger**, simply click the ![Home_icon.png](https://www.groupcall.com/hubfs/Home_icon.png) **Home** icon from the top of the side menu on the left. ![PayOurSchool menu](https://www.groupcall.com/hubfs/POS_Menu_small.png "PayOurSchool menu") Click image to expand. ## Help and Support A set of user guides have been created for **PayOurSchool**, and can be found by clicking any of the - [FAQs](https://support.groupcall.com/messenger/payourschool/faqs) - [View Activities](https://support.groupcall.com/messenger/payourschool/view-activities) - [Create Activity](https://support.groupcall.com/messenger/payourschool/create-activity) - [Reports](https://support.groupcall.com/messenger/payourschool/reports) - [Menu](https://support.groupcall.com/messenger/payourschool/menu) - [View Students](https://support.groupcall.com/messenger/payourschool/view-students) - [View Parents](https://support.groupcall.com/messenger/payourschool/view-parents) - [View Groups](https://support.groupcall.com/messenger/payourschool/view-groups) - [Payments by Cash](https://support.groupcall.com/messenger/payourschool/payments-by-cash) ** Contact us: [Contact Support](https://support.groupcall.com/contact-support) ** Telephone: 020 7237 8456 ** Let's get social: [**](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Groupcall+Ltd/134802463272409)    [**](https://www.linkedin.com/company/groupcall-ltd)    [**](https://twitter.com/groupcall)    [**](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJJjYSDa0hxNAooVCAFYGuA) ![](https://dc.ads.linkedin.com/collect/?pid=77182&fmt=gif)