Parents

I wanted to write to you to let you know about the progress we are making with the rollout of ESF Hub.

I am sure you have heard about this, but in case you have not: ESF Hub is our new, 'one-stop-shop' app and desktop platform designed to bring everything related to your child’s ESF journey together into one convenient place.

As well as carrying out important tasks such as reporting absence, reading reports and catching up on all the latest news and events from your school, ESF Hub will, for the first time, allow you to gain real insight into what and how your child is learning at school.

Five ESF schools joined the pilot rollout in August 2025. Having learned from their experience, we are now ready to onboard additional schools for the upcoming academic year. Depending on each school's specific requirements, they will join ESF Hub in either at full capacity or via a phased approach starting this August. The following schools will be joining us for the next stage of the journey:

All ESF Kindergartens

All ESF Primary Schools

ESF Jockey Club Sarah Roe School

ESF King George V School

ESF Renaissance College

ESF West Island School

If you have a child at one of these schools, we will shortly be launching the parent information and training programme. The aim of this work is to make sure that you are ready to master the basics of ESF Hub on the first day of term. Your school will then continue to update you over the course of the school year with all the other, more advanced features of the product.

Crucially, if you are part of this rollout, you will no longer use the current ESF App from August 2026.

If your school is not listed as part of this latest phase, we will be in touch with you again to let you know when you will gain access to ESF Hub.

This means that you will continue to use the current ESF App and other existing systems if your child attends:

ESF Discovery College

ESF South Island School

ESF Sha Tin College

This is one of the biggest programmes of system improvements that we have carried out in a long time. It will bring real benefits to you, to our staff and, most of all, to our students. 

Like all changes, there will be bumps in the road. However, I want to assure you that we will do everything we can to make sure that you will be able to first use the product efficiently for the most important tasks, before opening up all the opportunities to be a bigger part of your child’s education that ESF Hub offers.

I will be in touch with you again soon with more information.

As always, thank you for your support of your school and of ESF.

Rob Shorthouse

Director of Strategy and Communications

Dear Parent,

The ESF Board met last night to approve our budget for the upcoming school year.

Please click here to read a message from our CEO, Belinda Greer. 

Dear Parents,

Keeping your child safe is our top priority at ESF.

I would like to share our Safeguarding and Child Protection Brochure with you. This document explains how we work to protect your children from harm.

You may be aware that Hong Kong has introduced a new law regarding child protection. As of 20 January 2026, our teachers and staff are legally required to report serious safety concerns to the authorities. We view this as a positive step to ensure children's safety, and all our staff have been trained on this new law.

We want to work closely with you to keep your child safe.

If you ever have a worry or concern, no matter how small, please come and speak to us. It doesn't have to be about a major incident; it could simply be a feeling you have or something you are unsure about.

You can speak with your school's Principal, or contact your school's Child Protection Officers directly. Please visit your school's website and go to the "What we stand for" section. You can find their contact details there.

Our doors are always open to you.

Sincerely,

Mark Blackshaw

Director of Education
English Schools Foundation