https://humanism.org.uk/2012/09/14/news-1115/ The DfE have told the BHA that they have gained assurances from the three schools that they won’t teach anthroposophy. However, this misunderstands the purpose of anthroposophy, which is never taught directly to students and parents even in private schools, most of whom will never have heard of it: instead, anthroposophy informs what the teachers teach. Furthermore, the assurances the DfE have received are irreconcilable with the national body, the Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship’s membership criteria for schools, which demands that amongst staff there should have been ‘adequate preparation, including Anthroposophical study’ and states that ‘an Anthroposophical impulse lies at the heart of planning for the school, including the Waldorf curriculum’. All three schools have signed up to these criteria, and the impact of Anthroposophy elsewhere is evident. In addition, the staff application form for the Hereford Academy asks applicants to provide, as ‘additional information to support your application’, details of ‘Your awareness of Anthroposophy’.
Posted on: Sun, 04 Aug 2013 14:39:02 +0000
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