ACADEMIC SUPPORT
WELLBEING
Wellbeing at Wellington is made up of six
strands and every lesson, session, workshop
or talk in some way contributes to one or
more of these six aspects of what we believe
Wellbeing to be:
– Physical Health: the foundations of
Wellbeing: keeping ourselves physically
healthy.
– Positive Relationships: exploring what
is arguably the most important aspect of
Wellbeing, our relationships with other
people.
– Perspective: building a ‘psychological immune
system’, or grit and resilience. It aims to help
develop the thinking skills that enable us to
overcome adversity.
– Engagement: recognising that humans are
set up to be curious about and investigate the
world around us. Looking at ways of staying
engaged in the things we choose to do, and
the things we have to do.
– The world: looking at ways of living
sustainably in a conspicuous consumer society
and considering our place in the world and
what our relationship to it might be.
– Meaning and Purpose: exploring meaning-
making, which is a central aspect of working
out our responses to the questions life
asks of us.
Wellbeing lessons are taught to pupils from
year 1 and above, they sit alongside the formal
curriculum, the CCAs and pastoral care and
aim to create the conditions for an engaging
life at the College. It is hoped that members
of the community experience Wellbeing as
a result of doing things well (such as learning
and playing sport or music) and being
excellent, but also have the opportunity to
find out about ways to achieve Wellbeing and
have time to reflect on how we might bring
about our own Wellbeing and the Wellbeing
of those around us.
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UNIVERSITY
AND CAREER
GUIDANCE
The Senior School has a dedicated Director
of Higher Education whose primary role is to
provide support to pupils and their parents
in all matters relating to careers and higher
education, including detailed support and
guidance on their university applications.
This support starts in year 9 and continues
through advice and guidance on IB options in
year 11 and then through the IB years, up
until the final IB results are issued and
university places are confirmed. Pupils will
need to plan their university applications
carefully and some may need to start this
planning as early as year 11, depending upon
where and what they intend to study.
The College organises regular visits by
representatives of a global range of
universities every year, providing pupils and
parents the opportunity to get to know what
particular universities have to offer. They
will also have access to university fairs and
visits at Wellington Tianjin and other schools
in Shanghai. Wellington College Shanghai is
a registered centre for ACT and SAT tests
as well as Oxford and Cambridge entrance
examinations and the BMAT test for
medical students.