The London Waldorf Seminar was established at Rudolf Steiner House in London in September 1983 by Dr Brien Masters. Directorship passed to Josie Alwyn and Amanda Bell in 2010.
JOSIE ALWYN Josie Alwyn earned her Masters degree in English Renaissance Literature and Drama from the University of Sussex. She has been teaching since 1975, has taught all ages from Kindergarten to Class 12, and has considerable experience in teacher training. A graduate of the London Waldorf Seminar, she became its co-director in 2010 and is also a trustee of the London Waldorf Trust.
AMANDA BELLAmanda Bell is a graduate of Middlesex University, Birkbeck College, University of London, and of the London Waldorf Seminar. She has been teaching in Waldorf schools since 1996, both as a Class Teacher and in the High School. She is a co-founder of The St Michael Steiner School in Hounslow, London, where she currently teaches History, Social Sciences and Art in the High School. She has been involved in teacher training since 2000 and became a co-director of the London Waldorf Seminar in 2010.
Teaching staff
The Seminar has a body of regular tutors and also calls on practising, experienced teachers to bring a fresh taste of what they are doing in their classrooms. This combination of familiar and new faces means that students are able to build up relationships with tutors they meet regularly while, at the same time, getting a glimpse into many of the different ways in which the Steiner Waldorf curriculum has been interpreted.
JOSIE ALWYNThe Evolution of Consciousness through Literature & Upper School Curriculum (English)
AMANDA BELLObservation, Child Development & Curriculum Development (Lower School and Upper School Social Sciences)
PATRICK MCMAHONStudy, Child Development & Lower School Curriculum Development
CHRISTINE FYNES CLINTONRecorder playing
GEORGIE HOWLETTEurythmy
CLAUDIO DI MEOSinging
SARAH KANESpeech & Drama
JULIA WALLACEHandwork & Lower School Curriculum (Crafts)
ROB STRAFFORDClay Modelling & Painting
CALLUM ALWYN BOTTINGGames
DOROTHEA VAN BREDALower School Curriculum & Language teaching
MARTYN RAWSONCurriculum Research & Development
ANN SWAINLearning Support
MARTIN BAKER, ROB SIM AND SUSAN KELLY (Bothmer Movement International): Bothmer Gymnastics
ROY ALLENUpper School Curriculum (Maths & Physics)
ALEX MURRELLUpper School Curriculum (Science)
JUDYTH SASSOONUpper School Curriculum (Science)
Our status
The London Waldorf Seminar is recognised by the Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship and is supported by The London Waldorf Trust, a registered charity no. 801842.