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Issues in the News		News
"Anthroposophic Lifestyle Reduces Risk of Youth Allergies" Survey in US "Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology (JACI)"		The School's 2007 - 08 Travel Plan is now available. Please click here to see and print the plan!
		The Parents, Carers and Teachers Association (PTA) For further information, contact Mute Brownlee (0131) 447 5314. Please click below to download: Short Constitution PTA Letter PTA Questionnaire
		Let boys start school later KEVIN SCHOFIELD EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT BOYS should start school a year later than girls in an attempt to close the gender gap on attainment, according to a leading educational psychologist. Alan McLean, who works at Glasgow City Council, said girls should enter primary one aged five, while boys should not start school until they are six. Click here for the rest of the article!
School that should be a lesson to us all ONE of the great attractions of living and raising a family in Edinburgh has to be its schools. Sure, the beautiful architecture oozes history while the city's cultural wealth, its verdant parks and quiet villages, the quaint shops and cobbled streets, its charming pubs and vibrant restaurants - I could go on - all add to an attractive recipe rich in character and romance. Rudolf Steiner Schools		STEINER DEBATE IN PARLIAMENT On Wednesday (14th December) at 5pm Mike Pringle MSP will be leading a private members debate in the Scottish Parliament on the subject of funding Steiner Schools in Scotland. There is no voting in this kind of debate, but it will be a very important chance to raise the issue and attempt to gather support. Please email your MSP (name.msp@scottish.parliament.uk) and ask them to take part in the debate. The public are allowed into the debating chamber so you may like to go and listen (58 tickets are allocated for each session: turn up or book in advance Tel: 348 5000) Official Report of the Debate
Despite events in England still no progress on State Funding in Scotland. History of discussions.		Great exam results
The Edinburgh Rudolf Steiner School has always allowed its teacher to teach. The Scotsman article. --- The School sent the following to The Scotsman in reply.		On video games and internet chat rooms, etc. Below are links to various research papers talked about at the Forum. Games Studies Video Games Myths & Facts Games & Learning Video Games Literature Be Safe online Internet Hazards
At our school we have had the same concerns as Jamie Oliver about the food our children eat. We feel from long years of experience that having the right diet not only improves educational performance but also behaviour. 95% of the food used for lunches at the School is organic.		Svetlana Broz, cardiologist and author of "Good People in an Evil Time, Portraits of Complicity and Resistance in the Bosnian War" and granddaughter of former Yugoslav head of state, Marshal Tito took part in a number of events in and around the School in March, 2006.

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