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The school states that personalised learning supports each child’s needs and abilities, and that teachers work with students to develop self-regulation, perseverance, and confidence. It also lists social-emotional small group sessions and counselling among the therapy services provided. The overall approach emphasises an inclusive environment where students feel safe and valued.
Kennedy School uses a multi-tiered system of support and has an inclusion team working in classrooms and dedicated learning spaces. The school offers access to speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, and counselling on a user-pay basis. It provides differentiated instruction and targeted interventions to meet individual needs. Kennedy School is a mainstream primary institution and not a specialist SEN school.
The school does not publicly disclose detailed information specific to an EAL programme for English-as-an-Additional-Language learners.
Kennedy School includes mental well-being as part of its Student Support & Wellbeing provision. The school offers social-emotional small group sessions and counselling as part of its available therapy services. Staff focus on understanding each child’s strengths, needs, and identity to help them develop confidence and emotional resilience.
The school is part of the English Schools Foundation (ESF), which publishes a comprehensive Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy. This policy applies across all ESF schools and outlines that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility, covering physical, sexual, psychological harm, and neglect. Staff complete annual declarations, and there is clear guidance on reporting procedures via designated Child Protection Officers. The policy includes online-safeguarding, confidentiality requirements, and the transfer of records when students change schools.
ESF Kennedy School is a primary school for children aged 5–11 in Pokfulam on Hong Kong Island. It offers the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP) across Years 1–6. The language of instruction is English as part of the English Schools Foundation’s English-medium network. The school enrols around 900 students. Families can use a dedicated bus service operated by Kwoon Chung Motors, with routes across Hong Kong Island and West Kowloon. School hours run with gates open from 8:10 am and dismissal at 2:50 pm for bus users and 2:57 pm for others. The school’s activities programme features staff-run clubs, including sports, robotics, arts, and music, alongside ESF Explore classes and external providers, with offerings that vary each term. Student support includes an inclusion team, a multi-tiered system of support, and access to speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, and social-emotional counselling on a user-pay basis.
