The Way Forward

Seems they have been doing some thinking over at ESF Centre:

31 August 2006

TO : All Principals, Head, Teaching and Support Staff, School Councillors and Parents of of all ESF schools and Kindergartens

Dear Colleague or Friend,

The Way Forward for the English Schools Foundation

Over recent weeks my colleagues in the Senior Management Team and I have been in discussion with the Executive Committee and Principals about a development strategy for ESF. The beginning of a new school year seems to be a good time to share the outcomes of those discussions more widely. The paper we have produced is quite a long one and we have published it on our website in order to avoid clogging your email system. The link is http://www.esf.edu.hk/news/060831-ESF-The-Way-Forward.pdf

I attach a very brief summary of some of the key issues.

If you would like the opportunity to ask questions about or comment on the paper, you are welcome to attend any one of the meetings we have organised on :

1) Wednesday, 6 September 2006, at 6:30 pm
at King George V School, 2 Tin Kwong Road, Homantin, Kowloon;

2) Monday, 11 September 2006, at 6:30 pm
at Renaissance College, 5 Hang Ming Street, Ma On Shan, Kowloon; and

3) Monday, 18 September 2006 at 6:30 pm
at West Island School, 250 Victoria Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.

Alternatively, I shall be very pleased to receive comments by email, fax or post.

I do hope that you find the paper useful and illuminating. I look forward to hearing your views.

Yours sincerely,


Heather Du Quesnay
Chief Executive

My first question is this - when did the English Schools Foundation become a business?