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'''Lancaster Steiner School''' is an independent coeducational school in [[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]], England, with classes for nursery, kindergarten and grades 1-5.<ref name=ofsted>{{cite web |url=http://www.lancastersteiner.org.uk/parent_info/pdf-files/ofsted2010.pdf |title=School Inspection Report |author=Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) |date=2010 |accessdate=2012-11-14}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/8169032.Lancaster_Steiner_School_receives__outstanding__inspection/ |title=Lancaster Steiner School receives 'outstanding' inspection |publisher=[[The Westmorland Gazette]] |author=Kate Proctor |date=17 May 2010 |accessdate=2012-11-14}}</ref><ref name=ofsted/>
'''Lancaster Steiner School''' is an independent coeducational school in [[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]], England, with classes for nursery, kindergarten and grades 1-5.<ref name=ofsted>{{cite web |url=http://www.lancastersteiner.org.uk/parent_info/pdf-files/ofsted2010.pdf |title=School Inspection Report |author=Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) |date=2010 |accessdate=2012-11-14}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/8169032.Lancaster_Steiner_School_receives__outstanding__inspection/ |title=Lancaster Steiner School receives 'outstanding' inspection |publisher=[[The Westmorland Gazette]] |author=Kate Proctor |date=17 May 2010 |accessdate=2012-11-14}}</ref><ref name=ofsted/>


Lancaster Steiner School is a member of Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship and follows the [[Curriculum of the Waldorf schools|Waldorf school curriculum]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.steinerwaldorf.org/_listofsteinerschools.html#Northern%20England |title=Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship Directory |author=Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship |accessdate=2012-11-14}}</ref> The school is planning to apply to become a [[Free school (England)|state-funded]] Steiner Primary School in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lancastersteiner.org.uk/index.htm |title=Lancaster Steiner Free School Project |accessdate=2012-11-14}}</ref>
Lancaster Steiner School is a member of Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship and follows the [[Curriculum of the Waldorf schools|Waldorf school curriculum]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.steinerwaldorf.org/_listofsteinerschools.html#Northern%20England |title=Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship Directory |author=Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship |accessdate=2012-11-14}}</ref> The school is planning to apply to become a [[Free school (England)|state-funded]] Steiner Primary School in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lancastersteiner.org.uk/index.htm |title=Lancaster Steiner Free School Project |accessdate=2012-11-14}}</ref> The school had earlier applied for free school status in 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-11652979 |title=Lancaster Steiner school's Free School status bid |publisher=[[BBC News]] Lancashire |date=29 October 2010 |accessdate=2012-11-14}}</ref>


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Lancaster Steiner School
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TypeWaldorf
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GenderCoeducational

Lancaster Steiner School is an independent coeducational school in Lancaster, England, with classes for nursery, kindergarten and grades 1-5.[1] 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".[2][1]

Lancaster Steiner School is a member of Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship and follows the Waldorf school curriculum.[3] The school is planning to apply to become a state-funded Steiner Primary School in 2014.[4] The school had earlier applied for free school status in 2010.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) (2010). "School Inspection Report" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  2. ^ Kate Proctor (17 May 2010). "Lancaster Steiner School receives 'outstanding' inspection". The Westmorland Gazette. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  3. ^ Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship. "Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship Directory". Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  4. ^ "Lancaster Steiner Free School Project". Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  5. ^ "Lancaster Steiner school's Free School status bid". BBC News Lancashire. 29 October 2010. Retrieved 2012-11-14.