Press Area – Online Articles & Newspaper Cuttings

Press Area – Online Articles & Newspaper Cuttings

In this section of the website you will find articles relating to Steiner education from the press in the form of Newspaper Cuttings and Online Articles. There is also a government research report into Steiner education in England, carried out on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families by an academic team from the University of the West of England.

Online Articles

"Waldorf Education for All" DVD
By Eugene Schwartz. Filmed: Spring 2010
For more information and to buy this DVD please see the Millennial Child website.

"The Big Question: Who was Rudolf Steiner and what were his revolutionary teaching ideas?"
By Richard Garner. Published: 24 January 2007, The Independent
Please see http://snipurl.com/3fpgf

"Teacher Talk"
Interview by Emily Elias. Published: 8 September 2005, The Independent
Please see http://snipurl.com/3fpm5

"Steiner Schools in England"
By Philip Woods, Martin Ashley and Glenys Woods. Published: 2005, University of West of England, Bristol
Please see www.dcsf.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/RR645.pdf (1.02mb / 208 pages)

"Teacher Talk"
Interview by Emily Elias. Published: 8 September 2005, The Independent
Please see http://snipurl.com/3fpm5

"Steiner schools: Learning from experience"
Published: 7 July 2005, The Independent
Please see http://snipurl.com/3fphd

"Steiner schools 'could help all'"
Published: 5 July 2005, By Branwen Jeffreys, BBC News
Please see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4633601.stm

"Why aren't those kids in class?"
Published: 18 May 2005, by Lucy Mangan, The Guardian
Please see www.guardian.co.uk/education/2005/may/18/schools.uk2

"Making room for Rudolf"
By Harvey McGavin. Published: 28 November 2003, Times Educational Supplement
Please see www.tes.co.uk/search/story/?story_id=387461

"Anita Roddick: Why we must educate the whole person"
Published: 19 June 2003, The Independent
Please see http://snipurl.com/3fpow

Press Cuttings

"Waldorf One World 2009-2010"
Information and updates about Waldorf One World and it's participating schools. December 2009
Please see WOW_20092010.pdf [1,446Kb]

"Learning: it is a wonder" by William Little, Telegraph Weekend
Telegraph Weekend article about the success of Steiner schools. February 2009
Please see TelegraphWeekend070209.jpg [284Kb]

"Waldorf One World 2008-2009"
Information and updates about Waldorf One World and it's participating schools. September 2008
Please see WOW_20082009.pdf [3,873Kb]

"Robotic Children"
Interview by Nick Kettles with several educationalists (including Christopher Clouder of SWSF) concerned about stress and unhappiness in today's children. Published in The Ecologist, September 2008
Please see ecologist_roboticchildren_sept2008.pdf [754Kb]