Safeguarding & Child Protection
At Tung Chung Kindergarten, we take safeguarding responsibilities seriously and will deal with any reported incidents appropriately.
All adults (all staff and parents) are responsible for upholding children’s rights and working together to protect them and promote their welfare. We follow procedures set out in the ESF Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy and work with other agencies as necessary to provide what is best for the child.
For any child protection matters, please contact our school to speak with our Child Protection Officers.
What is Safeguarding?
Safeguarding is what we do as a society to protect individuals (in particular, children and vulnerable adults) from harm such as abuse, neglect, and sexual exploitation. Safeguarding ensures children grow up with the best life chances and that all individuals are given safe and effective care.
Safeguarding is everyone’s business.
What is Child Protection?
Child protection is very similar—however, child protection is what we do as a society to protect children who have already experienced abuse, neglect, sexual exploitation, or have otherwise been harmed.
In short terms, safeguarding is what we do to prevent harm, while child protection is the way in which we respond to harm.
Child Protection Officers’ role is specialised and requires thoughtful and careful interventions.
Reference: Child Protection Company
Inclusion: Student Support
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) includes promoting and valuing differences in people’s backgrounds, cultures, and identities. At Tung Chung Kindergarten, we create inclusive classroom environments where all children feel welcomed, respected and valued, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or ability. We recognise that each child is unique and look for opportunities to celebrate individual differences and cultural diversity.
We want all children to feel safe, supported, and valued in their learning environment, essential for their academic and emotional growth. This can be achieved through experiences celebrating diversity, such as reading books with diverse characters and families, incorporating cultural traditions and holidays into the curriculum, and encouraging children to share their unique experiences and perspectives. Promoting equity can also involve providing resources and support to students who may face barriers to learning, such as children requiring learning support.
Our teaching team works closely with parents to support diverse learners to fully access and benefit from our open-planned, English-speaking inquiry-based programme. This support includes, but is not limited to:
- Classroom Strategies
- Intervention Cycles
- Individual Educational Plan (IEP)
- Onsite Pre-school Rehabilitation Services (OPRS – government subvented)
- Speech and Language Therapy (parent-funded, on-site with SPOT)**
- Occupational Therapy (parent-funded, on-site with OTwithKP)**
**Please note that while Tung Chung Kindergarten has a school-based Student Support Coordinator, we do not have a Learning Support Department with specialist teachers on-site. Therapy services are provided by external organisations and are parent-funded.
