Skye Jeynes
Principal
ESF Bradbury School
skye.jeynes@bradbury.edu.hk

This year the focus for the ESF Hub at Bradbury is to develop consistency in practice and to collate all our assessment data through the Toddle gradebook. Through a series of targeted staff CPD sessions and the use of the 'Change Champions' on staff we are hoping to clarify teacher practices and continue refining the platforms to fit our needs. Please find below a summary of current updates regarding the ESF Hub.

1.Portfolios:

The main purpose of an IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) portfolio is to make your child’s thinking, growth, and learning process visible.

A PYP portfolio acts as a living story of how your child learns. It helps them build student agency—giving them the confidence to choose their own work, talk about what went well, recognise where they made mistakes, and set goals for what to learn next.

Over the past 5 weeks, Teachers have been working hard to clarify processes on the ESF Hub and develop consistency based on a shared understanding and PYP expectations. Through rigorous CPD and constant questioning we feel we are ready to start sharing posts more regularly with our community.

What to Expect as a Parent

• Continuous Updates: You will see smaller, regular posts throughout the year that show what your child is working on right now. This could be through narrated whole class photos, small group pictures, work samples etc

• Student Voices: Expect to hear audio recordings, watch short videos, or read reflections written by your child explaining their work in their own words.

• Focus on Process, Not Perfection: You will see drafts, sketches, and problem-solving steps alongside final products.

• Tagging of Key Skills: Posts will show how learning connects to broader skills like critical thinking, communication, research, and the PYP Learner Profile attributes (such as being courageous or caring) or concepts such as Change, form etc 

ARR Portfolios vs. Everyday Sharing

You will see two complementary types of posts in your child's digital feed:

• Everyday Sharing of Learning: Quick, authentic glimpses into daily classroom life—a short video of a science experiment, a photo of a group maths activity, a class newsletter or a quick voice note.

• ARR Digital Portfolios: Formal, curated entries collected at key points during the year that capture major milestones, deeper self-reflections, and progress against learning targets. This is curated from Year 1-6 and can be downloaded and kept when the child's leaves primary school.

How You Can Support at Home

1. Check the ESF Hub App: Log into the ESF Hub app, select your child's profile, and tap the Toddle Learning / Portfolio tab. Alternative, when you receive a notification of a portfolio post, click on the link included.

2. Leave Positive Feedback: Like posts using the thumbs up emoji.

3. Ask Open Questions: Use the posts to start meaningful conversations at home. Ask: "What was challenging about this activity?" or "Can you explain what you were thinking here?" instead of just "How was school today?"

2. Year Group Parent Page:

Parents will shortly be shared into a landing page that contains relevant documents and links. This page will be shared with parents and act as a base to access key year group/class information like timetables. Teachers are currently crafting these pages.