Student Support Team — Introduction

Our Vision & Principles

The Student Support Team of our school is dedicated to implementing the "Whole School Approach" to catering for student diversity advocated by the Education Bureau (EDB). Guided by the five core principles of "Early Identification", "Early Intervention", "Whole School Approach", "Home-School Co-operation", and "Cross-sector Collaboration", we provide appropriate and comprehensive support for students with diverse learning needs.

Through the "Three-tier Support Model", we tailor our teaching to suit students' individual needs based on their learning, social, and emotional development, unleashing their potential and fostering an inclusive and caring school culture.

The "Three-tier Support Model" Framework

Support Tier	Target Students & Support Mode	Concrete Measures
Tier 1 Support	Optimising Daily Classroom Teaching For students with transient or mild learning difficulties	Adopt diversified teaching strategies (e.g., tiered assignments, collaborative learning), adjust learning progress and assessment flexibly to prevent difficulties from worsening.
Tier 2 Support	Additional Intervention & Group Support For students with persistent learning difficulties or Special Educational Needs (SEN)	Arrange pull-out / after-school supplementary remedial groups, social communication and emotion management groups to consolidate learning foundations and enhance motivation.
Tier 3 Support	Individualised & Intensive Support For students with severe learning difficulties or complex needs	Formulate an "Individualised Educational Plan" (IEP) with one-on-one follow-up, in-depth counseling, and multi-disciplinary specialized project support by professional teams.

Key Objectives

Differentiated Teaching & Potential Unleashed: Provide appropriate guidance according to students' abilities and learning needs, helping them build learning confidence and actively unleash their potential.
Consolidating Foundation & Inspiring Interest: Conduct diversified support programs to help students overcome learning barriers, enhancing subject competency and intrinsic learning motivation.
Positive Growth & Holistic Development: Cultivate positive values and resilience in students, guiding them to adopt a positive and optimistic attitude towards life.
Inclusive Culture & Peer Support: Promote an inclusive school environment, encouraging mutual care and support among peers to build a harmonious and warm learning community.

Major Scope of Work

Early Identification & Assessment Accommodations: Establish a standardized referral and assessment mechanism for early identification of students with special educational needs. Meanwhile, based on professional recommendations from Educational Psychologists, appropriate assessment accommodations (e.g., extended examination time, extra-time, pull-out examination room, speech-to-text/reading allowance, or enlarged test papers) are provided to reflect learning performance fairly.
Resource Co-ordination & Utilization: Optimize the use of the EDB's "Learning Support Grant" and various special funding to introduce external professional services and high-quality educational resources.
Multi-Disciplinary Team Collaboration: Convene regular multi-disciplinary case conferences involving Educational Psychologists, Speech Therapists, Social Workers, and subject teachers to formulate support plans and review intervention efficacy.
Professional Teacher Development: Organize school-based professional development seminars and workshops to enhance staff members' professional knowledge and skills in catering for student diversity.
Close Home-School Partnership: Maintain close communication with parents through case conferences, parents' meetings, and regular contact to co-create support strategies and foster home-school synergy.

Dedicated Professional Services & Support Programs

1. School-based Educational Psychology Service

Our school receives funding from the EDB to implement the "Enhanced School-based Educational Psychology Service". Educational Psychologists visit our school regularly to deliver comprehensive "Remedial, Preventive, and Developmental" support:

Student Level: Case assessments, in-depth psychological counseling, and formulation of Individualised Educational Plans (IEP).
Teacher Level: Professional consultations, teaching adjustment recommendations, and case discussions.
School Level: Assisting the school in optimizing support policies and promoting preventive and developmental mental health and learning support initiatives.

2. School-based Speech Therapy Service

Our school appoints a permanent School-based Speech Therapist to provide stable, continuous, and in-depth campus support:

Assessment & Therapy: Provide individual or group speech therapy sessions for students with speech disorders, articulation issues, or social communication difficulties.
Classroom Integration & Parent Support: Conduct classroom observations to advise on language learning adjustments, and host parent workshops to guide home-based speech training.

3. Diversified Group Training

To strengthen students' adaptability and self-management skills, our school offers various targeted pull-out or after-school training groups:

Learning Strategies & Homework Guidance Group: Coach study skills and organizational abilities to support academic tasks.
Social Communication & Emotion Regulation Group: Enhance peer interaction, emotional expression, and self-regulation through role-play and educational games.
Executive Function & Focus Training Group: Build self-management, time management, and concentration capabilities.

4. Comprehensive Support for Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) Students

Our school places great emphasis on the integration and Chinese language learning of NCS students, offering tailored support:

Chinese Academic & Adaptation Remedial Classes: Provide after-school Chinese homework coaching, dictation practice, and assessment preparation to alleviate Chinese learning stress.
Cultural Integration & Inclusion Activities: Organize multicultural experiential activities to promote interaction and friendship between local and NCS students.
Online Self-Directed Learning Resource Bank: Offer diversified online self-learning platforms (including Chinese character recognition/writing, audio storybooks, and graded readers) to encourage autonomous learning outside class. Online Chinese Language Self-learning Resources for Non-Chinese Speaking Students

Useful Resources & Extended Support

To support parents with home-based guidance and facilitate all-round growth for students with SEN, the Student Support Team has curated the following premium digital resources and community support links:

1. Language & Literacy Support (SpLD)

High FIVE, ABC Learning Resource Package: Consolidates English alphabet and phonological awareness for lower primary students.
"Read & Write Literacy Heroes" Mobile App: An educational game app developed by the EDB to strengthen students' Chinese reading and writing skills.
Read & Write Strategy Development Network Resource Package: Offers systematic reading and writing strategy guidelines and downloadable worksheets.
"HOPE Chinese Character Game" Mobile App: Enhances understanding of Chinese character structure and radical breakdown through interactive games.
Teaching & Learning Made Easy — Chinese Literacy Strategy Resource Package: Ideal for parents to complement school instruction with fun language consolidation practice at home.

2. Numeracy & Logical Thinking Support

"Fun with Maths": Supplementary Mathematics Learning Materials for Primary Students: Concrete teaching strategies, visual aids, and exercises designed for students with mathematics learning difficulties.

3. Social, Emotional & Attention Support (ASD / ADHD / Social Communication)

EDB "SENSE" Integrated Special Education Information Website: Features professional support strategies, focus training, and social communication resources across SEN categories.
SAHK — Parent & Child Learning Resources: Offers home-based training guidelines and sensory integration games for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and ADHD.
Heep Hong Society — SEN Parent Resource Bank: Provides expert articles and practical tools covering early childhood transition, emotion management, and executive function training.

4. Parent Support, Mental Health & Community Resources

EDB "Parent-zone" Caring Gateway: Helps parents foster positive parent-child relationships and relieve caregiving stress and anxiety.
HKEdCity "Inclusive Education Resource Center": A one-stop platform for special education news, recorded feature lectures, and parent experience sharing.
"Early Identification and Intervention Programme for Primary One Students with Learning Difficulties" Leaflet: Helps P.1 parents understand early identification mechanisms and support workflows upon admission.
Caregiver Gateway / One SEN Parent Support Network: Consolidates community SEN respite services, counseling, and parent peer-support networks across Hong Kong.