New dates announced for weekend courses in mantle of the expert at Ringsfield Hall for 2011 and 2012.

These courses are suitable for both beginners and experienced users of the approach and provide a comprehensive introduction and consolidation in the drama and inquiry processes that make moe work effectively in the classroom.

Delegates will be involved in a series of practical workshops from Friday night ’til Sunday lunchtime led by internationally renowned drama teacher Luke Abbott.

For information on the details of the course and the online booking form please visit the mantle of the expert at Ringsifield Hall webpage.

This summer mantle of the expert.com in partnership with the Qattan Foundation will organising a teacher exchange programme for a group of Palestine teachers with the aim of establishing new practices in mantle of the expert. Working alongside teacher-coaches, trained by Dr Dorothy Heathcote and Luke Abbott, each teacher will meet a teacher-coach in Palestine during April. They will team-teach for a time in their own classrooms and then return in June for a weeklong placement in a partnership school in the UK.

Bealings School is a small village primary school in Suffolk who have been on the leading edge of curriculum and pedagogical innovation for many years. Trained by Luke Abbott in the use of the moe approach, Bealings has been described by Ofsted in recent inspections as an outstanding and unique school.

The Bealings study days are an opportunity to visit the school, watch mantle of the expert in action and to talk to the staff and children about the excitement and challenges of using the approach.

This year’s dates are 31st January 2011 and 15th June 2011.

You may know that Theatr Powys has had it’s funding withdrawn by the Arts Council of Wales threatening its 38 year excitence. Friends of TP have set up a petition with our Wales National Assembly Government.

Friday April 8th 2011 – At Pound Hill Infant School, Crawley
A one day conference to inspire Primary Headteachers, Leadership Teams, Class Teachers, Governors and other professionals interested in developing creative, innovative practice in their school.
Keynote speakers:
Robin Hammerton, HMI for Personalisation. Robin will be talking about the findings of the 2010 OFSTED Survey ‘Creative Approaches that Raise Standards’.
Luke Abbott, National Director for Mantle of the Expert – Luke has a wealth of experience, inspiring schools, nursery to secondary, to use creative, ‘experiential’ learning at the heart of their curriculum.

Drama Schemes by Mark Wheeller is the first book to look at the teaching practices of this internationally-renowned playwright. Mark also reflects on his ongoing career as a secondary school drama teacher after 30 years in the profession. He refers to his many influences: the famous (Dorothy Heathcote and Andy Kempe to name but two) and those not so well-known.

We are please to announce our latest programme of activities and events…
16th October, 2010 – Teaching Willy Russell’s ‘Our Day Out’
27th November, 2010 – Dorothy Heathcote Day: Introduction to Chamber Theatre
13th January, 2010 – Using Mantle of the Expert in Secondary Schools
9th March, 2010 – Sharing Practical Steps in Planning Mantle of the Expert
Working Group – first meeting 14th October, 2010

Gavin Bolton – Essential Writings

For over 40 years, Gavin Bolton has been a leading figure in Drama in Education. His publications cover all aspects of young people’s educational drama and this selection of his key writings provides insight into the major areas of his theory and practice.

This attachement is the 2010 HMI Survey on Curriculum used in the most successful schools inspected by ofsted – “Curriculum design, personalisation and raising standards” Evidence from ofsted, Robin Hammerton HMI, National Adviser – Personalisation
Robin Hammerton HMI (author and leader of the team of Her Majesties Inspectorate for Schools in England and Wales) outlines the findings of the impact survey of primary schools in the past 3 years with a focus on finding out how the most successful schools teach the curriculum.

During the Spring Term, 2011 the staff and children of Grimley and Holt CE Primary School will be holding further Study Days for Mantle of the Expert.
These days will give visitors the opportunity to:
• Learn to engage children for maximum pupil progress
• innovative ways to apply maths and literacy skills