Everyone’s Invited

It has been disturbing to read the testimonies on the Everyone’s Invited website www.everyonesinvited.uk and in the recent Ofsted report about peer on peer abuse in and around schools throughout the UK. Steiner Waldorf Schools have not so far been included in the list of schools published by Everyone’s Invited but we do not assume that the children in our schools have been exempt from such experiences. It is something that touches the whole of society. We are discussing with our colleagues in schools what steps can be taken to create an open dialogue about issues around sexual harassment, rape culture and bullying and to create better awareness and safe spaces for children to report issues of abuse in their lives and to be believed. Developing the ability to treat others with respect and empathy is a central aim of Waldorf Education and is something we strive for in our school communities. The testimonies found in Everyone’s Invited have held up a mirror to society to which we all have a responsibility to respond and work together to find solutions to end these experiences for all