Scoil Barra uses Aladdin and Aladdin Connect as our pupil database, for communication with Parents/Guardians, for issuing End-of-Year Reports and for scheduling Parent/Teacher meetings.
For information for Parents/Guardians on Aladdin Connect visit: https://www.aladdin.ie/parent.html
The information below is taken from: https://www.aladdin.ie/parent.html
What is Aladdin Connect?
Aladdin Connect is used by Irish primary schools to securely communicate and share information with parents/guardians. As well as messages from the school, you can view details that the school shares about your child’s attendance, test results, report cards, homework, and library books. You can also enter reasons for your child’s absences from the Aladdin Connect app.
Aladdin Connect is accessed via a secure login. You sign in securely to Aladdin Connect from your computer, laptop or smartphone. Once your school is using Aladdin Connect, they will send you an access code so you can register with Aladdin Connect. Then you can download the Aladdin Schools Connect app to receive instant notifications from the school and to have convenient and secure access to your child’s information from your mobile device.
Aladdin Connect is a fantastic way to enhance a school’s communication with its parents and helps you to stay connected and informed about your child’s education.
What you need to do:
Read the information letter and let your school know if you have any updates or concerns
Before your school rolls out Aladdin Connect you will receive an information letter telling you all about Aladdin Connect. You will have time to get in touch with the school if you need to update the school with any family information or if you have any concerns. Stepparents, foster parents, blended families, etc. can all be accommodated. Rest assured that you have control over the level of access. Parents only have access to view and edit (and share on the class list if this feature is on) their own personal contact information. Before Connect is released, schools will contact all parents to ensure they have time to contact the school to discuss in confidence any personal or legal provisions that may be in place regarding giving access to Connect to any parent / guardian of your child. If you have any concerns there are options available to reduce or block access as required. For example, if you do not want information such as money information, emergency contact details, text / email messages sent, etc. to be shared with your child’s other parent, you can contact the school and ask for them to remove family sharing from your child’s account. In this case, this information will not be available to either parent via Aladdin Connect.
Receive your unique registration link
After receiving the letter, you will receive a text or an email message containing your unique registration link. There will be one link per parent which will allow each parent to access information for all their children in the school from their individual user account. Registration links are unique to a particular parent and cannot be shared among parents in a family, or other parents in the school / other schools.
Register for Connect and set your password
During registration, you will choose a password that will be used along with your email address to securely access Aladdin Connect.
Download the Aladdin Connect app and verify your mobile phone number
Once you have registered, you will be sent an email with links to download the Aladdin Connect app. The main advantage of using the app is that you will be able to receive immediate alerts for app messages sent by your school and this will help your child’s school to cut down on the cost of text messaging / printing. You will need to verify your mobile phone number in order to receive notifications to your device. You do not have to download the app, however, it is highly recommended to enhance both the parent and the school’s Aladdin Connect experience.