Every school year, thousands of families in the Somme receive a letter or SMS from the school with login credentials. The reflex is often to tuck them away in a drawer, only to frantically search for the paper on the day they need to check a report card.
The ENT Somme, the digital workspace used by schools, colleges, and high schools in the department, centralizes these exchanges. However, one must know how to access it without wasting an hour fumbling around.
EduConnect: the single account that replaces the old ENT credentials
Before EduConnect, each institution provided its own credentials. When a child changed schools or colleges, it was necessary to start from scratch. EduConnect has changed this logic: one single parent account tracks the education of all your children, from primary school to high school.
This account is not limited to the ENT. It also opens access to the Scolarité Services portal, where scholarship applications, online registrations, and the unique school booklet can be found. In other words, activating EduConnect just once is enough to access the majority of the digital services of the National Education.
Teachers, on the other hand, continue to log in with their academic credentials. EduConnect is only for legal guardians and students. To delve into the authentication specifics according to the educational level (school, college, high school), the Slouppi.net website to consult details the variations specific to each case.
Step-by-step activation of the EduConnect parent account
Have you noticed that the registration form asks for a mobile phone number? This is not insignificant. The number provided to the institution serves as an activation key for EduConnect. If it is outdated, the entire process gets blocked.
Here are the concrete steps to activate your account:
- Go to the page educonnect.education.gouv.fr and select the “Student Guardian” profile, then click on “I don’t have an account.”
- Enter your last name, first name, and the mobile number registered with the school or college. An activation code will arrive via SMS, valid for thirty minutes.
- After validating the code, confirm the linking of your children by entering their dates of birth, then choose a personal password that complies with the rules displayed on the screen.
Once the account is activated, keep your identifier. It remains valid from one school year to the next, even if you change institutions within the academy.
Student login: what differs from the parent account
Students in secondary education (college, high school) have their own EduConnect account, separate from their parents’. The institution provides them with a username and a temporary password at the beginning of the year. Upon first login, the student is prompted to personalize this password.
Why this separation? The student profile and the parent profile do not display the same content. A parent accesses report cards, administrative communications, and tracking tools. The student sees their timetable, their homework diary, and the educational resources shared by their teachers.
In primary education, the modalities vary depending on whether the school uses an ENT with EduConnect login or access via a local account. If the school has joined the ENT-School system, parents log in via EduConnect while students often access through a simplified account created by the teacher.
ENT Somme connection issues: the most common blockages
The most common scenario: the activation SMS never arrives. The main cause is an outdated phone number in the ONDE database (the digital tool for managing students). Only the institution can correct this information. Contact the administration to update your details, then restart the activation.
Another frequent situation: forgotten password. On the EduConnect login page, the “Forgot password” link sends a reset code to the registered mobile number. Again, if the number is incorrect, the procedure fails.
Here are a few quick checks to make before contacting support:
- Ensure you are using the correct profile (student guardian or student) on the authentication page.
- Try using a different browser or clear the cache of your current browser, as expired cookies can cause display errors.
- Make sure the ENT site address is correct: some families confuse the regional Hauts-de-France ENT with their institution’s specific portal.
If the problem persists, the academic support platform takes over. For the Amiens academy, an online form allows you to submit a ticket specifying the name of the institution and the nature of the blockage.
FranceConnect as an alternative access to the ENT
Few parents know, but FranceConnect can replace EduConnect credentials to access the ENT. If you already have an account on impots.gouv.fr, ameli.fr, or La Poste’s Digital Identity, you can use it as a means of authentication.
The benefit is twofold. First, it avoids managing an additional identifier. Second, families struggling to activate EduConnect (incorrect mobile number, SMS never received) find an alternative entry point without going through the school administration.
On the EduConnect login page, the FranceConnect button appears below the standard form. A click redirects to the identity provider selection, then automatically returns to the ENT once verification is complete.
The ENT Somme consolidates the essentials of school tracking in one space. The difficulty is almost never technical: it comes down to an expired mobile number or confusion between the different login profiles. Updating your details with the institution at the beginning of the year remains the most effective action to avoid any blockage later on.
