Bristol Steiner School - Where education is a journey, not a race
Upper school officially opened
Saturday 27th September our new Upper School was officially opened by the Lord Mayor of Bristol. On this warm autumn day we also celebrated our school's 35th anniversary
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We are very pleased with the recent Ofsted inspection report,
and would encourage you to make up your own mind by reading the report yourself.
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to download the Ofsted inspection report
From the report:
- "The quality of teaching is good overall and at times outstanding, resulting in pupils' making good progress."
- "Pupils become confident and articulate speakers, able to ask questions, to clarify their thinking through discussion and to contribute to each other's understanding."
- "Pupils are very well known to all staff and feel safe in their care"
- "Attendance is consistently high"
- "Provision for pupil's safety, health and welfare is outstanding."
- "Parents ... overwhelming satisfaction with the school, which they consider is well run. They believe their children like coming to school, are taught effectively and make good progress"
At Bristol Steiner School we believe that:
- Education is a journey, not a race
- Play is the serious work of early childhood
- Learning takes place with hands, heart and head
- By protecting the right to childhood we are creating abilities for life
School facts
- The school has developmental provision for a range of ages.
- In the main school, children are aged from 6 to 14 years old. Plans are
in progress to open an upper school for older children, starting September 2008.
- We have a kindergarten in Cotham which focuses on developing social, imaginative
play based learning for children from 0 to 7 years old.
- There is a focus on the social wellbeing of classes. When children look
forward to going to school, have a love of learning and enjoy a social life,
discipline problems tend to be less frequent and less serious.
- Children of different ages mix and play together and there is a peer support
system in place.
- The Bristol Steiner school is for mainstream pupils; it is not a special
needs school. There are nearly 900 Steiner schools worldwide. It is the largest
and fastest growing independent school system in the world.
The Bristol Steiner school uses a curriculum which is structured to respond
to the developmental needs of children, and to provide them with the skills
they need to become balanced, well-rounded individuals. As well as academic
skills, the children acquire a sensitive and caring interest in the cultural
and natural worlds.
For all enquiries about the Bristol Steiner School please
see the contact details page
