PRESS RELEASE A TIME FOR CHILDHOOD! The recent push from both Ofsted's Sir Michael Wilshaw regarding early formal education is misguided! Research and experience across the world shows that allowing time for children to develop skills for life instead of 'readiness for school', is what is needed. Steiner early childhood education and care provides a holistic [...]
Press release The announced closure of Aberdeen Waldorf School The Steiner Waldorf Schools’ Fellowship regrets to hear of the announced planned closure for financial reasons of Aberdeen Waldorf School. We believe that AWS brought a much-valued diversity to schooling in the Aberdeen area & in Scotland generally alongside our other Scottish members. The SWSF has [...]
Article Published in the Guardian 15th December 2013: “Free Schools: why the fight goes on” by Zoe Williams In an unashamedly partisan article, attacking free schools in general, the writer has chosen to repeat unfounded allegations made in a brief BBC South West news report on the opening of the Steiner Academy Frome. The writer [...]