Lancaster Steiner School Explained
Lancaster Steiner School |
Coordinates: | 54.0515°N -2.8135°W |
Motto: | Education is a journey, not a race[1] |
Type: | Private primary school |
Head Label: | Teacher Co-ordinator |
Head: | Mrs Louise Duirwyn[2] [3] |
Address: | Lune Road |
City: | Lancaster |
County: | Lancashire |
Country: | England |
Postcode: | LA1 5QU |
Local Authority: | Lancashire |
Urn: | 132095 |
Gender: | Coeducational |
Lower Age: | 3 |
Upper Age: | 11 |
Website: | http://www.lancastersteinerschool.org |
Lancaster Steiner School is an independent coeducational school in Lancaster, England, with classes for nursery, kindergarten and grades 1–5.[4] The curriculum is based on the principles of Waldorf education established by Rudolf Steiner. In a 2010 report from Ofsted, the teaching at Lancaster Steiner School was described by inspectors as "frequently outstanding".[4] [5]
Lancaster Steiner School is a member of the Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship and follows the Waldorf school curriculum.[6] The school applied to become a state-funded Steiner Primary School in 2014.[7] The school had earlier applied for free school status in 2010.[8]
Notes and References
- Web site: Lancaster Steiner School . Lancaster Steiner School . 2017-02-15.
- Web site: Lancaster Steiner School - GOV.UK . Compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk . 2014-08-31 . 2017-02-15.
- Web site: Staff . Lancaster Steiner School . 2016-12-16 . 2017-02-15.
- Web site: School Inspection Report . Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) . 2010 . 2012-11-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120729195712/http://www.lancastersteiner.org.uk/parent_info/pdf-files/ofsted2010.pdf . 29 July 2012 . dead .
- News: Lancaster Steiner School receives 'outstanding' inspection . . Kate Proctor . 17 May 2010 . 2012-11-14.
- Web site: Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship Directory . Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship . 2012-11-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140104211009/http://www.steinerwaldorf.org/_listofsteinerschools.html#Northern%20England . 4 January 2014 . dead .
- Web site: Lancaster Steiner Free School Project . 2012-11-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100507215334/http://www.lancastersteiner.org.uk/index.htm . 7 May 2010 . dead .
- News: Lancaster Steiner school's Free School status bid . BBC News Lancashire . 29 October 2010 . 2012-11-14.