Online Payments

Online payments

www.simspay.co.uk

To enable parents to pay for school lunches, class trips, events and other school activities Woodford uses the SIMS Pay payment system to provide a safe, secure and convenient way to pay online.

• SIMS Pay allows you make online payments to the school whenever and wherever you like, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Makes it easy to make payments for school items by debit or credit card.
• Reduces the need for children to carry cash to school.
• Gives peace of mind that payments are made safely and securely to the school.
• Allows you to merge your accounts if you have more than one child at the school, or from other schools that also use SIMS Pay.

Is SIMS Pay safe – are my payments secure?

• Yes - SIMS Pay is safe and secure and tested for the highest security.
• All information on Pay is secure and only accessible by completing several security steps and automated checks.
• Payments are secure - no card details are ever stored on the system or accessed by the school.
• SIMS is PCI DSS Level 1 certified and uses the highest levels of card payment security & 3D fraud protection measures.
• You will receive an email receipt for all payments and you can check at any time what and when you have paid the school through SIMS.

How do I get started with SIMS Agora?

• We will provide you with an activation letter containing a unique reference for your child – you will need this reference to access
  your child’s account.
• You will need your child's date of birth.
• To access SIMS Pay please go to: www.SIMSPay.co.uk
• Follow the few simple steps to activate your account.
• You will receive an email to confirm your account has been activated; once you have clicked the link in the email you will be able to make payments for school items straight away.
• If you have more than one child at the school, you can easily merge their SIMS Pay account into a single combined view – please see the Help section within SIMS Pay on how to do this.
• For more information about SIMS Pay online payments please see the frequently asked questions for parents:
  www.capita-sims.co.uk/agora-parents

I’ve already activated my SIMS Pay account but can’t now get access - what can I do?

If you have already successfully activated your SIMS Pay account, but can’t now get access, and Pay is requesting an activation reference - this may be because the PC/laptop/tablet you are using is already logged in with a different Microsoft account, for example a different account for another member of the family.

1. Please go to http://live.com – if currently logged in as another user, please sign-out by clicking on the name at the top right of the screen and selecting the ‘Sign out’ option
2. Clear the browser history fully
3. Close the browser completely
4. Open a new browser window and login to www.SIMSPay.co.uk, then enter your own Microsoft account details when prompted

Alternatively, try accessing SIMS Pay through a private browser window – this will ignore any other Microsoft accounts used on your PC/laptop

1. If using Internet Explorer: select Ctrl+shift+P
2. If using Google Chrome: select Ctrl+shift+N
3. If using Firefox: select Ctrl+shift+P
4. If using Safari, choose Safari > Private Browsing
5.  In the private browser window, please access SIMS Pay at www.SIMSPay.co.uk and enter your access details

Where can I find out more about SIMS Pay?

For more information about SIMS Pay online payments please see the frequently asked questions for parents:
www.capita-sims.co.uk/agora-parents

Who do I contact with queries relating to my SIMS Pay account?

If you have a question about your child’s SIMS Pay account please either email or visit the school office for advice.