Thailand, Bangkok
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At St Andrews Bangkok, student wellbeing is supported through a combination of structured programmes and staff roles. The school employs a Health and Wellbeing Coordinator who works alongside the Counselling Team to deliver a PSHE curriculum, aimed at enhancing students' resilience, life skills, and psychological and physical health. Additionally, Heads of Year play an active role in overseeing students’ emotional and academic wellbeing throughout the school year.
The High School campus runs the Embracing Differences (ED) programme, which offers inclusive support to students with additional learning needs. This initiative works alongside the primary-school STARS programme and provides tailored instruction alongside mainstream classes, aiming to build confidence, relationships, resilience, and life skills. Learning support is delivered through a transdisciplinary approach involving teachers, learning support assistants, therapists, families, and outreach professionals.
The school offers a structured EAL support programme for students needing help with English. Incoming students are assessed and given one‑to‑one support outside of class to develop reading, spelling, vocabulary, and grammar until they can access mainstream lessons independently. The Learning Support team collaborates with the EAL department to ensure consistent strategies are in place.
At the High School campus, student wellbeing is supported through dedicated staff roles and integrated programmes. A Health and Wellbeing Coordinator works in partnership with the Counselling Team to deliver the PSHE curriculum, which aims to build resilience, develop life skills, and promote both psychological and physical health. Wellbeing provision also includes structured Physical Education and a range of extracurricular activities designed to support students’ emotional balance alongside their academic studies. Heads of Year play an active role in monitoring and supporting the wellbeing of students across all year levels. These measures are part of the school’s wider commitment to maintaining a safe, supportive, and healthy environment for every student.
St Andrews Bangkok includes safeguarding in its staff recruitment and development policies: internship candidates must undergo enhanced criminal record checks (e.g., DBS for UK applicants) and child protection training is part of school induction for staff in direct contact with students.
St. Andrew's International School Bangkok’s High School campus opened in August 2017 in central Bangkok, at 1020 Sukhumvit Road, close to Ekkamai BTS station and a shopping mall. Students aged 11 to 18 follow the English National Curriculum, taking IGCSEs before progressing to either the full IB Diploma or the IB Career‑Related Programme, with BTEC options also available. Class sizes average 16 students, with about 1,100+ learners currently enrolled on-site. English is the language of instruction, complemented by courses in Thai, French, Spanish, German, Korean, Mandarin, and Japanese, including support for first-language learners. Unique offerings include a STEAM curriculum featuring VEX Robotics with MIT collaborations, a Performing Arts programme tied to Juilliard, and a broad range of IGCSE and IB subject choices. A co-ed day school, bus services are provided, but boarding is not offered.
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