Dulwich College Suzhou

Dulwich College Suzhou states that SEL is delivered through the Dulwich College International Wellbeing Framework, which the school says is adapted from the IB's Approaches to Learning (ATL) and embeds character strengths and skills across the taught curriculum and co‑curricular programmes. The site describes wellbeing as a “whole school culture” with integrated support systems so all staff contribute to students' social and emotional development. The College also references age‑appropriate PSHE provision coordinated across year groups and a pastoral House system to build community and peer support. These descriptions are published on the school's Wellbeing and School Heritage pages.

The school's admissions and learning‑support information says Dulwich College Suzhou will enrol students with learning challenges only when available information indicates the school can meet the student's needs, and that the admissions team consults parents and reviews previous reports and assessments as part of decisions. The website also lists named AEN/learning‑support staff on its community/teachers pages. The school does not publish a public, detailed list of specific categories of Special Educational Needs it will or will not support, nor does it present itself as a specialist SEN institution. For admissions and learning‑support policy details see the school's Admissions pages and staff listings.

The College publishes an English Acceleration Programme (EAP) for Years 3–5: a 10‑month, mixed‑age programme for academically able students whose English proficiency limits access to lessons; applicants undergo academic and home‑language assessment and a WIDA test. The Admissions pages also note that the school can support a percentage of non‑native English speakers and may assess language ability during entry. Beyond the EAP and general language‑support statement, the school does not set out a wider, detailed EAL curriculum or staffing structure on the public site.

The College names a Director of Counselling and a counselling team and describes university/careers counselling provision on its site, indicating an established counselling function for students. The school runs specific mental‑health initiatives such as “Minding Me Day” and a Mental Health Warriors programme in which students are trained in Mental Health First Aid to recognise and respond to concerns. Pastoral staff and form tutors are described as part of the pastoral support system that contributes to mental wellbeing across year groups. These programmes and team details are described in recent school news and the counselling pages.

Dulwich College Suzhou publishes a full Student Safeguarding Policy (EiM Student Safeguarding Policy, revised May 2025) and a Safeguarding webpage explaining its child‑centred approach, safer‑recruitment procedures, mandatory staff training and annual safeguarding audits. The published policy names key safeguarding roles and contacts (for example the School DSL and deputies) and describes the ‘Speak Out Stay Safe' programme, trusted‑adult arrangements, and an audit/action plan cycle. The school's safeguarding policy PDF and webpage are available from the College site for full procedural detail.