Taipei European School

Taipei European School integrates Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) as a central part of its curriculum across the British, German, and French sections. In the British Primary Section, SEL is supported through PSHE lessons, circle time, role play, guided meditation, breathing exercises, and mindfulness, with Year 3 teachers trained through the Mindfulness in Schools Project to deliver the Paws B program. In the British Secondary and High School, core PSHE lessons are about 80 minutes weekly and are planned by the Pastoral Leadership Team and the Head of Positive Education. The German Section includes SEL as a regular component and embeds mindfulness in preschool, while the French Section weaves SEL into citizenship-focused activities, including philosophical inquiries and mindfulness exercises. Overall, TES's Wellbeing and Social Emotional Learning content emphasizes the whole-student development across sections. [Source: Taipei European School Social Emotional Learning page]

TES provides Special Educational Needs (SEN) support through its Learning Needs Team, including highly trained special education teachers, Learning Needs Assistants, and Social-Emotional Counselors, with connections to Occupational, Speech and Language Therapy. The school supports a range of needs, including dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, dysgraphia, Auditory Processing Disorder (APD), Language Processing Disorder, ADD/ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), and Sensory Integration (SI) Dysfunction. The school follows a wave model of inclusion: universal instruction (Wave 1), targeted small-group interventions (Wave 2), and intensive individualized support (Wave 3). TES describes its Learning Needs and ALN handbooks as part of an inclusive approach rather than a dedicated specialist SEN institution. The Learning Needs Team and wave model are described on TES's language and learning support page. [Source: Taipei European School Language and Learning Support; Learning Needs details]

TES provides English as an Additional Language (EAL) support to help students access the mainstream curriculum and social life. The EAL programme includes intensive sessions and both in-class and withdrawal support, delivered through Early Years Enrichment, Super Intensive EAL, Individual Support, Small Group Support, In-Class Support, and Frontloading. The school also offers in-house resources and handbooks for families to learn more about the EAL programme. EAL support is part of TES's Language and Learning Support offerings, which explicitly outline the types of services and supports available. [Source: Taipei European School Language and Learning Support – English as an Additional Language]

Mental wellbeing at TES is supported through a dedicated Wellbeing program and counselling services. Wellbeing emphasizes holistic development—physically, socially, emotionally, and mentally—across sections, with pastoral care complementing academic support. The school maintains a counselling centre to promote student wellbeing and provide on-site support. SEL is integrated as part of Wellbeing, and there are explicit links to social-emotional learning and health and safety in the Wellbeing section. [Source: Taipei European School Wellbeing page]

TES aligns safeguarding with international and local law, including the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Taiwan's Protection of Children and Youth Welfare and Right Act, and the Gender Equity Education Act. Safeguarding is described as the responsibility of all members of the school community, with applicants and volunteers required to undergo appropriate child protection screening. The safeguarding section lists policies such as Photography Rules on Campus, Safeguard Training for Volunteers, and policies on Continence and Changing. The page also notes that student wellbeing and safeguarding are core concerns within the Wellbeing and Student Life sections. [Source: Taipei European School Safeguarding page]