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Keeping your child's account topped up has never been easier.

With ParentPay's Auto Top-Up feature, you can set up automatic payments on a weekly or monthly schedule (or when their meal balance gets low) that works for your household budget. Once set up, your chosen amount will be added automatically, helping to ensure your child always has funds available for school meals.

That means no last-minute top-ups, no unexpected low-balance surprises, and confidence that your child can access school meals daily.  

Why use Auto Top-Up?  

Peace of mind for you: Auto Top-Up helps reduce the risk of low balances and last-minute payments, giving you one less thing to think about during busy weeks.  

Confidence for your child: By keeping meal funds available, Auto Top-Up helps ensure your child can access meals without interruption throughout the school term.  

Set up Auto Top-Up in 3 simple steps  

1. Choose when to top up: Select a weekly or monthly schedule or choose to top up when your balance falls below a set amount.

2. Choose your top-up amount: Decide how much you'd like ParentPay to add to your child's account each time.  

3. Relax – ParentPay will do the rest: Your account will be topped up automatically, helping to ensure funds are available for meals when they're needed.  

To get started, log in to ParentPay and set up an Auto Top-Up schedule today.  

A weekly bulletin for parents/carers of Hodge Hill College is published every Friday with a curation of education news, important dates and advice:

Following the rare red weather warning issued by the MET Office for Wednesday and Thursday, I want to reassure you that our school will remain open, as advised by the Department for Education.

We are doing everything possible to keep pupils comfortable, hydrated and safe, and many of our spaces have air-conditioning. To support this:

• We are moving lessons to cooler areas of the school

• Utilising our air-conditioned classrooms

• Limiting physical exertion in PE

• Allowing frequent hydration breaks

• Encouraging pupils to use indoor areas at break and lunch

• Providing additional water bottle filling stations

• Adapting uniform

Please support us by encouraging your child to apply high-factor sun cream before they come to school and send them with a reusable water bottle.

We will continue to monitor the situation closely and follow UK Health Security Agency guidance on hot weather to ensure we are doing everything we can for our school community.

Thank you for your ongoing support and cooperation.

Recently, members of our Eco Club had the exciting opportunity to attend a Climate Change Symposium hosted by the University of Birmingham School. The event brought together pupils from schools across Birmingham to explore environmental challenges and discuss practical solutions for a more sustainable future.

The symposium aimed to inspire young people to take action on climate change and develop their understanding of sustainability. Throughout the day, pupils listened to expert speakers from a range of environmental and sustainability organisations, including Professor Jeremy Pritchard from the University of Birmingham, the Guild of Students, Felicity from Wharton, and Isla Veolia, who work in partnership with Birmingham City Council.

Following the keynote speeches and panel discussion, pupils had the opportunity to present their own research and ideas. Each school delivered a ten-minute presentation, followed by a question-and-answer session with university lecturers and industry professionals.

Our pupils demonstrated exceptional confidence, teamwork and communication skills throughout the event. A special congratulation goes to AA and MH in Year 10, whose presentation on climate change and fast fashion was praised by all the guest speakers. The symposium lead commented that their presentation was the strongest of the day and shared that, if awards had been given, they would have been the clear winners.

In the afternoon, pupils took part in a range of interactive workshops led by university staff, sixth form students and sustainability experts. Activities included creating wildflower seed bombs, exploring biodiversity through BIFoR activities and a greenhouse tour, learning about recycling with Veolia, and participating in a climate action workshop.

The symposium linked closely to our Geography curriculum by developing pupils’ understanding of climate change, sustainability and environmental management. It also reflected our school values by encouraging leadership, collaboration, curiosity and active citizenship.

The day was an inspiring experience for all involved, and every pupil received a certificate in recognition of their participation and commitment to environmental action. We are incredibly proud of our Eco Club members for representing the school so positively and for demonstrating that young people can play a vital role in creating a more sustainable future.

The Communication and Autism Team at Birmingham City Council would like to invite you to a 25-minute one-to-one advice session with a member of the team. These sessions are for parent carers of children / young people on their CAT caseload, with a diagnosis of autism or who are on the neurodevelopmental pathway for assessment. Please see the linked flyers for more information:

A weekly bulletin for parents/carers of Hodge Hill College is published every Friday with a curation of education news, important dates and advice: