Tel:

01454 412 194

Address:

Sheiling School
Park Road
Thornbury
Bristol BS35 1HP

Email:

mail@sheilingschool.org.uk

  

 

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Pupils are grouped in classes according to age rather than ability and receive a broad and balanced education based on the Waldorf Curriculum.

Crafts in the education programme

The Waldorf Movement derives its inspiration from indications given to educators by Dr Rudolf Steiner.  Since its inception in 1919 it has grown to over 800 schools worldwide and increasingly attracts interest and approval for its effective methods and progressive ethos.  

 

The educational approach for children with special needs that we use is called Curative Education.  This is also derived from Steiner’s work and includes many aspects of the Waldorf curriculum.  This approach forms the basis for all Camphill Schools.

There are six Camphill Communities for young people with special educational needs in England and Wales, of which two are schools and four are Further Education Colleges.
Ofsted inspectors have confirmed that the curriculum satisfactorily covers all National Curriculum subjects. 

An experienced Teaching Co-ordinator supervises and monitors all aspects of educational provision.

At the Sheiling School classes are small and teachers remain with their class for some years.  This continuity leads to a strong bond of trust and a detailed knowledge of each pupil’s needs.

The teacher who knows the pupils this well can really get to grips with the unique individuality and potential of each pupil.
The children also get to know one another very well, with their different strengths and weaknesses, and can be of real mutual help and support.

The 'Main Lesson' is the first lesson of the day and takes the form of whole-class teaching.  Subjects such as history, geography, physics, chemistry, nature study and human science are presented in block periods of up to four weeks, based on the Rudolf Steiner Curriculum and adapted according to the needs of the pupils.  Activities such as recitation, singing, drawing, painting, modelling and movement help the children's understanding to come alive and are integral parts of the lessons.  For example, a geology main lesson will often be followed up in a painting lesson which takes soil profiles or a volcanic eruption as its subject.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



In the second lesson of the day the children receive individual tuition in literacy and numeracy.   Classroom assistants provide a 1:1 staff ratio during most of these periods.  

A number of therapies are offered.  (Please see the Therapies and Medical section.)  Therapy sessions are interspersed throughout the school day, according to need.

1x1.gifIn the late morning and afternoon classes and groups take part in artistic and craft lessons such as painting, woodwork, handwork, weaving, pottery and baking, and activities such as swimming, sport, games, folk dancing and eurythmy (a form of dance-like movement with educational, social and therapeutic benefits). The school has its own gymnasium, craft centre and indoor heated swimming pool.

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