WELLBEING
Educating for wellbeing
Wellbeing is an integral part of Dulwich College life – across the entire community. Sarah Griffiths , Head of Wellbeing and Jack Kurtulus (Year 13) reflect on all that is going on at the College and preparation for life beyond Dulwich
A t the College, we recognise the crucial role that individual wellbeing plays in allowing our pupils to thrive and succeed. Great pastoral care and academic success are interrelated – and complementary – and we aspire for all our pupils to be emotionally, physically and spiritually healthy with the ability to make sound life choices, to engage positively with the community and be well prepared for life beyond Dulwich. The whole school approach to wellbeing is designed to prevent crisis occurring and to support pupils to cope well with life’s ups and downs. Educating for wellbeing is an approach to pastoral care that is proactive, positive, universal, informed and community-wide. Between joining the College at Year 7 and leaving at the end of Sixth Form, a DC boy will have approximately 100 hours of timetabled time specifically focused on supporting and improving his wellbeing. Our programme covers an extensive range of topics including friendships, bullying, mindfulness, resilience, financial literacy, campaigning, sexting, pornography, mental health, domestic survival, sexual health and careers. Our younger pupils follow their own wellbeing programmes according to their age and needs. We use data to help design our courses: our Upper School Wellbeing programme was designed after conducting a survey amongst Old Alleynians asking what they wished they had known when in the Upper School and how they could best be prepared for life beyond school.
Educating for wellbeing is an approach to pastoral care that is proactive, positive, universal, informed and community-wide
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