tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11460414Mon, 20 May 2013 10:29:37 +0000http://news.steinerwaldorf.org/noreply@blogger.com (Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship)Blogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11460414.post-5410002649386208100Mon, 20 May 2013 10:27:00 +00002013-05-20T11:29:37.041+01:00 Brighton Steiner School joined almost 80 other local schools for the annual Children's Parade through the streets of Brighton to mark the beginning of the May Festival. The children enjoyed a real sense of pride as their hard work turned into a vibrant procession of dance, drama and fun for the whole city to watch. Around 10,000 people came along to see the parade and be part of the largest http://news.steinerwaldorf.org/2013_05_01_archive.html#5410002649386208100noreply@blogger.com (Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11460414.post-7963335375064105129Mon, 20 May 2013 10:24:00 +00002013-05-20T11:24:20.918+01:00Earlier this year we entered some national awards for the first time. Many of you might think it is perfectly natural to put our school forward for awards. Others might question the decision, thinking that awards are not very ‘Steiner’. However, the reason we decided to enter this year is quite simple: outside of the ‘Steiner-Waldorf’ world, most people do not yet recognize how good the teaching http://news.steinerwaldorf.org/2013_05_01_archive.html#7963335375064105129noreply@blogger.com (Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11460414.post-6574955314126263080Thu, 09 May 2013 07:03:00 +00002013-05-09T08:03:57.614+01:00 Scottish-themed fancy-dress day at York Steiner School 8:07am Wednesday 8th May 2013 in Education YOUNGSTERS at York Steiner School, in Fulford, took part in a Scottish-themed fancy-dress day. The children and teachers came dressed in tartan and there was even a Loch Ness monster. The York Steiner School is part of a network of 34 Steiner schools in the UK and the fun Scottish day was http://news.steinerwaldorf.org/2013_05_01_archive.html#6574955314126263080noreply@blogger.com (Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11460414.post-8166045301986743433Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:13:00 +00002013-04-23T09:13:29.571+01:00 An independent school in Glasgow has re-opened in temporary premises - almost four weeks after fire destroyed its main building in the Yorkhill area. Up to 60 pupils were led to safety after the blaze broke out at the Glasgow Steiner School on 26 March. The school is now operating out of West George College, formerly Kelvinhaugh Primary School, in Sandyford Street. Lower school pupils http://news.steinerwaldorf.org/2013_04_01_archive.html#8166045301986743433noreply@blogger.com (Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11460414.post-7838385252641722462Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:24:00 +00002013-04-19T11:30:34.277+01:00Kings Langley woman Sarine Sofair to star on big screen in The Look of Love 5:30pm Thursday 18th April 2013 in News By Rebecca Perring, Reporter Sarine Sofair caught the acting bug in Kings Langley and now is preparing to see herself on the big screen alongside Steve Coogan and Stephen Fry. The young actress attended the Rudolf Steiner School between the ages of four and 18, where she says http://news.steinerwaldorf.org/2013_04_01_archive.html#7838385252641722462noreply@blogger.com (Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11460414.post-6136262253890438822Wed, 27 Mar 2013 07:50:00 +00002013-03-27T07:55:19.405Z Our thoughts are with the children, parents and staff of the Glasgow Steiner School after a devastating fire swept through their building on Tuesday 26th. Fire crews were called to the building at 11.30 am and by the time of their arrival the fire was well developed. Around 60 children had to be evacuated to a nearby community centre. No injuries were reported. School manager Kathryn Turner http://news.steinerwaldorf.org/2013_03_01_archive.html#6136262253890438822noreply@blogger.com (MA Steiner Education)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11460414.post-5288708939789858454Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:56:00 +00002013-02-06T14:56:59.915Z Our schools gain exemptions from EYFS From Nursery world: Catherine Gaunt, 28 January 2013, 12:00am Steiner kindergartens have been successful in achieving exemptions from those aspects of the Early Learning Goals in the EYFS that do not fit with the Steiner educational philosophy and ethos. The ruling applies to all Steiner settings. Beechtree Steiner Kindergartens in Leeds http://news.steinerwaldorf.org/2013_02_01_archive.html#5288708939789858454noreply@blogger.com (Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11460414.post-6085937907519725093Tue, 29 Jan 2013 09:55:00 +00002013-02-06T12:33:00.200Z Prize-winning school warms to green future  Energy experts lit up the faces of staff and children at a school when they came to plan a whopping six-figure makeover.Cambridge Steiner School won a competition run by the News with British Gas to transform a lucky school into one of the most energy efficient in the country.They were visited by the company yesterday to see how the http://news.steinerwaldorf.org/2013_01_01_archive.html#6085937907519725093noreply@blogger.com (MA Steiner Education)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11460414.post-4111849675630573Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:44:00 +00002013-01-22T17:44:51.052Z EYFS EXEMPTIONS AND MODIFICATIONS GRANTED TO STEINER SCHOOLS AND SETTINGS Steiner Waldorf kindergartens have been granted permanent exemptions or modifications from those aspects of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Learning and Development Requirements which relate to the formal introduction of Literacy, Numeracy as well as Technology and in some cases the Assessment http://news.steinerwaldorf.org/2013_01_01_archive.html#4111849675630573noreply@blogger.com (MA Steiner Education)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11460414.post-377451106340456415Fri, 14 Dec 2012 09:06:00 +00002012-12-14T09:06:27.633Z When judges announced the winners of a national Latin American dance competition, Kings Langley school pupil, Grace Silliton, was blown away by the result. Grace, 20, who has just completed her A-Levels at the Rudolf Steiner School, danced her way to the top after it was announced she was the winner of the BachataStars UK Championships, alongside her dance partner Gus Mensah. Afterhttp://news.steinerwaldorf.org/2012_12_01_archive.html#377451106340456415noreply@blogger.com (MA Steiner Education)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11460414.post-4773506390624921478Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:05:00 +00002012-12-03T11:05:17.700Z RAISING THE BAR TO VICTORY!    Steiner Academy Hereford won the regional final of the national Bar Mock Trial competition on Saturday 10th November at Birmingham Crown Court. Each team was made up of barristers for the defence and prosecution, witnesses, defendants, a court clerk, an usher and jurors. Sixteen schools competed from all over the West Midlands region. Following threehttp://news.steinerwaldorf.org/2012_12_01_archive.html#4773506390624921478noreply@blogger.com (Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11460414.post-20740192834215005Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:39:00 +00002012-11-06T15:39:59.284Z Our schools and settings are aware of the historical responsibility that attaches to all organisations working with children or vulnerable individuals. In addition to being fully compliant with current legislation and constantly attentive to the needs of the children in their care, we believe that schools should be open to the honest appraisal of past practice that may have fallen short of http://news.steinerwaldorf.org/2012_11_01_archive.html#20740192834215005noreply@blogger.com (Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11460414.post-2326983473193916959Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:04:00 +00002012-11-05T21:07:59.928Z Come and see us at the Battersea Independent Schools' Show THIS WEEKEND, Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th November. Eleven of our schools have joined forces in order to represent themselves and the education to the wider public at this major national event. Make it an enjoyable day out for the whole family. See you there...http://www.schoolsshow.com/index.php http://news.steinerwaldorf.org/2012_11_01_archive.html#2326983473193916959noreply@blogger.com (Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11460414.post-537664045918776032Sun, 07 Oct 2012 19:51:00 +00002012-10-07T20:52:14.008+01:00  As we explain on our Ten Distinctive Features web page, activity is central to Steiner education. Here is a glimpse from the Edinburgh Steiner School into Learning through Doing. http://news.steinerwaldorf.org/2012_10_01_archive.html#537664045918776032noreply@blogger.com (Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11460414.post-7764350182913278050Tue, 02 Oct 2012 08:51:00 +00002012-10-17T09:57:04.217+01:00 New research shows that Steiner students learn with more enthusiasm and interest, feel more supported, and know their strengths better than students in mainstream schools. The survey of educational experiences of Steiner pupils was done by three experts: scientific co-worker Sylvia Liebenwein, Professor Heiner Barz, both of the University of Düsseldorf, and Dirk Randoll, http://news.steinerwaldorf.org/2012_10_01_archive.html#7764350182913278050noreply@blogger.com (Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11460414.post-1762125028903176881Sat, 15 Sep 2012 05:59:00 +00002012-09-15T06:59:11.979+01:00 Our response to an article in the Times Educational Supplement about science teaching in Steiner schools:  Sirs, The misconceptions conveyed in the article about Steiner Free Schools need correcting. The suggestion that Steiner schools `dismiss` Darwin is absurd. The best way to celebrate the genius of Darwin or any other scientific thinker is to engage with his ideas and to place them in http://news.steinerwaldorf.org/2012_09_01_archive.html#1762125028903176881noreply@blogger.com (Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11460414.post-5629831510340576977Thu, 13 Sep 2012 10:49:00 +00002012-12-14T13:29:46.003Z Elmfield students achieved the best results of any school in the area (correct at time of writing), and it is well worth comparing their outcomes with the national averages: A staggering 95% achieved 5 or more A* to C grade GCSEs, including English and Maths (the national average is 59%) An incredible 56% of all GCSEs were A or A* (the national average is 17%) http://news.steinerwaldorf.org/2012_09_01_archive.html#5629831510340576977noreply@blogger.com (Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11460414.post-8022813785226709350Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:19:00 +00002012-12-14T13:30:03.496Z Picture: Action Images Congratulations to Bethany Woodward who represented Great Britain in the Paralympics and won bronze in the women’s 4x100m T35/T38 before taking silver in the T37 200m – a race for athletes with cerebral palsy. Bethany's lap of honour was in front of a crowd of 80,000 including her former PE teacher at the Kings Langley Rudolf Steiner school, Geert Alkema. http://news.steinerwaldorf.org/2012_09_01_archive.html#8022813785226709350noreply@blogger.com (Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11460414.post-4980222376110582279Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:43:00 +00002012-07-24T11:51:53.381+01:00 `We are now enrolling students!` Plans for the new Steiner Waldorf training course to start this autumn are going well. It is parallel to the London course with the same validation route, a similar three year structure, weight of assignments and cost. It will provide a full training course for work in Steiner Waldorf early childhood settings, complying with the IASWECE benchmarks and http://news.steinerwaldorf.org/2012_07_01_archive.html#4980222376110582279noreply@blogger.com (Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11460414.post-7568842989765988357Fri, 13 Jul 2012 13:05:00 +00002012-07-13T15:11:59.234+01:00 The government has announced that the Exeter bid for a Steiner Academy (Free School) has been successful. The initiative now advances to the `pre-opening stage`. The new Steiner Academy Exeter will open in September 2013, eventually offering double stream entry through to age 16 for up to 644 children. The announcement is a tribute to the huge amount of effort and http://news.steinerwaldorf.org/2012_07_01_archive.html#7568842989765988357noreply@blogger.com (Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11460414.post-6231924454344370918Mon, 02 Jul 2012 09:03:00 +00002012-07-02T10:05:56.328+01:00 Both the Daily Telegraph and the The Daily Mail  reported this week on the plight of children and childhood in the UK as the Save Childhood Movement  was launched.  The movement's development director, Wendy Ellyatt, who is also an author and consultant in early education, said the launch reflected growing concerns over the state of modern childhood. The movement will campaign on a rangehttp://news.steinerwaldorf.org/2012_07_01_archive.html#6231924454344370918noreply@blogger.com (Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11460414.post-4107237473056956268Sat, 23 Jun 2012 06:26:00 +00002012-06-23T18:54:44.343+01:00 The Steiner Academy Hereford: `One of the best schools in the country`. The Steiner Academy Hereford (SAH) has received national recognition for the proportion of top grades achieved by its pupils in the 2011 GCSE examinations. SAH qualified as one of the top 10% of non-selective schools in England where at least 19% of students gained 5A*-A grades including English and Maths in http://news.steinerwaldorf.org/2012_06_01_archive.html#4107237473056956268noreply@blogger.com (Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11460414.post-8729632128200960859Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:22:00 +00002012-06-07T13:22:51.927+01:00 Congratulations to Charlie Mole, former pupil of Elmfield Steiner School in Stourbridge. Charlie's work for the Bureau of Investigative Journalism on the production of `Deaths in Custody: a Case to Answer` won the Amnesty International Digital Media Award: http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/bureau-of-investigative-journalism-wins-amnesty-digital-media-award/s2/a549440/ http://news.steinerwaldorf.org/2012_06_01_archive.html#8729632128200960859noreply@blogger.com (Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11460414.post-7240380669136859223Thu, 17 May 2012 13:40:00 +00002012-05-17T15:42:16.062+01:00 The SWSF supports the call from Dr Richard House, education campaigner and child psychologist, for a new approach to early childhood education in the light of current research. Dr. House, in a speech to the Westminster Education Forum, claims that there is now sufficient evidence that an early school starting age is bad for children. He is calling on the Prime Minister to intervene and http://news.steinerwaldorf.org/2012_05_01_archive.html#7240380669136859223noreply@blogger.com (Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11460414.post-2547038222779203905Mon, 14 May 2012 17:10:00 +00002012-05-15T10:45:06.210+01:00 The SWSF response to the letter in the Observer, Sunday May 13th, re. `pseudoscience`. Sirs, The letter invoking fear of `pseudoscience` in proposed Free Schools (Observer Sunday 13 May) suggests that Steiner education poses a `grave threat to science education`, whilst offering no evidence to support the statement. Is an evidence-based approach not central to all good science? In Steiner http://news.steinerwaldorf.org/2012_05_01_archive.html#2547038222779203905noreply@blogger.com (Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship)