Mantle of the Expert

Mantle of the Expert at our school

Mantle of the Expert is  a  dramatic-inquiry based method of teaching and learning invented and developed by Professor Dorothy Heathcote. Developing it as our pedagogy at Priory School has challenged all of our pupils and staff to greater levels of thinking, questioning and creativity. For our  school  it has proven to  be an  inclusive, respectful and successful vehicle in which  to teach and learn together. Mantle of the Expert has enabled us to create a  learning environment where staff and children  have mutual trust and respect  for one another.   MoE provides the children with the skills, confidence and knowledge   to participate  in  learning activities that take them out of their 'comfort zone'  enabling the whole class to   come together and work alongside all of their peers as a cohesive team. 

We are thrilled that through our  continuued commitment to developing staff expertise in Mantle of the Expert   in the Summer Term 2015 all of our teaching staff gained the Quality Mark status of Lead Practitioner in MoE. During the Autumn Term 2015 we were  awarded the Mantle of the Expert Quality Mark, qualifying us  as the first registered MoE Training School in Wales. During the Summer term 2018 our Learning Support Assistants were also awarded Quality mark status.