Qualifications/Training

  • Teaching Certificate of Steiner Education, Michael Hall Waldorf Teacher Training Course
  • Training in delivery and-assessment for the Certificate of Steiner Education, SEDT
  • Waldorf Upper School professional development, Kassel, Germany

Ian Powell – Upper School Coordinator & Humanities/Arts

Ian has had a full career as a Steiner Teacher. He was a founding Class Teacher and Upper School Teacher at South Devon Steiner School for over twenty five years, before joining us at Cardiff Steiner School in 2017 to help found our Upper School.

Ian teaches Humanities Main Lesson Blocks and electives, in our Upper School, and has a passion for History, English and Art History. He is a great believer in the importance of experiential project work, independent learning, and in encouraging children’s resilience and critical-thinking.

Ian helped introduce the Certificate of Steiner Education (NZCSE) to the UK and to South Devon Steiner School, and he currently works as UK Manager of the NZCSE for the Steiner Education Development Trust (SEDT), the providers of the NZCSE.

Ian acts as our Upper School advisor, in addition to visiting teaching at the School, helping strengthen the School’s relationship with other UK NZCSE schools.