Helping Pupils Settle All parents are sent information about the College prior to their son’s arrival here, including details of:
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Summer Term Visit All the new boys are invited to the College in May to spend an afternoon here, meet the Middle School team, have a tour and take part in an activity, thus allowing them to meet some of the other boys who will be joining the College in September, as well as teachers who may end up teaching them. Induction Afternoon After a talk by Mr Tanna and the Head of Year 9, pupils have lunch with their Form Tutors, visit their Form Rooms and have a tour round the College. Team Building Day and Barbeque All Year 9 pupils take part in a range of activities, helping them get to know the other pupils in their Day House. Social Evening An opportunity for parents to meet their son’s Form Tutor and Head of Year 9, as well as the other parents from their son’s Form.
Structure of Year 9 A key part of Year 9 at Dulwich College is helping pupils to feel settled and confident about being both at the College generally, and specifically in the Middle School. To that end, we: • mix the 100 pupils who join the College in Year 9 with the 140 pupils who come up from our Lower School in order that each Form has a mix of new pupils and Lower School pupils; • timetable the pupils so that most subjects are taught by Form. The pupils will get to know each other well, and, through following a common timetable, travel round the school together. This helps pupils foster a sense of identity as soon as they arrive, as well as develop friendships quickly.
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“I have really enjoyed the experience of the Middle School and the transition period has been smooth and trouble free.”
Pastoral Care Form Tutors are there to support, guide, engage with and encourage their tutees, and will often be in close contact with a pupil’s parents. Pupils will have one Form Tutor in Year 9. In Years 10 and 11 pupils stay in the same form, and benefit from the continuity of the same Form Tutor for two years. Each Form has approximately 22 pupils, and the Tutor will usually teach the pupils one of their subjects. There is also a Head of Year who is in overall charge of all the pupils in any one year group.
“I have really settled in well at the College, thanks to friends and teachers alike. The level of care is superb.”
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