DOROTHY HEATHCOTE "LIVING HISTORY" PROJECT
Dorothy Heathcote undertook a number of history projects in schools, and also projects with heritage sites such as Clarke Hall, Wakefield, and Higher Mill Textile Museum.
Now, the Mantle Network has been awarded a grant by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, to research her work in this field. Our aim is to explore the strategies she used, and to create new local history projects inspired by her work.
We will be collaborating with a number of schools, and also working closely with the Black Country Living Museum. Our first project is looking at the story of Sister Dora, a pioneering nurse in Walsall in the nineteenth century. The image (above) shows drama students from Birmingham Newman University, in role as Sister Dora and people from her time, at the Black Country Living Museum. More details soon!
DOROTHY HEATHCOTE NOW - ANNUAL
INTERNATIONAL DRAMA CONFERENCE
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The latest Dorothy Heathcote Now conference took place from 7-10 November at Goldsmiths, University of London
“The best conference on drama in education in the world!”
There were four days of workshops and presentations with an international line-up of presenters including Cecily O’Neill, Brian Edmiston, Stig A. Eriksson, Tim Taylor, Bob Selderslaghs, Iona Towler Evans, Richard Kieran and many more.
Watch out for news of Dorothy Heathcote Now 2025!
The first day was an online day, with talks and discussions. Here are videos of the sessions, featuring:
Cecily O'Neill - Drama and Text Masterclass; Raja Farah & Maggie Hulson - The "Grit" Project;
Tim Taylor & Iona Towler Evans - Developing Mantle in Schools; Sukhesh Arora & Isha Verma - Counter Imaginaries: Towards a New Cartography of Agency; and Paul Sutton, Vaishali Chakravarty, Vishakha Chakravarty, David Allen & Gill Adamson - Digital Resources for Drama Work
Dorothy Heathcote Now International Drama Conference 2024 was presented by Midland Actors Theatre and Goldsmiths, University of London, with the Mantle Network. Images from DH Now 2023.
Dorothy Heathcote was ahead of her time. Her work continues to provide models, inspiration, and challenges. Her vision of a revolution in the way we think about education seems even more urgent now than ever.
MANTLE NETWORK SEMINAR GROUP
We have formed a new monthly online Mantle Network Seminar Group, to offer guidance and training in Mantle of the Expert, and other aspects of Dorothy Heathcote’s work; and provide a support network to teachers and practitioners. The group is now fully booked; but we will be offering more opportunities for training, mentoring and support in future - watch this space!
This is a recording of a Network event, in which we discussed the benefits and challenges of working through Mantle. Contributors include Brian Edmiston, Iona Towler Evans, Cecily O’Neill, Vaishali Chakravarty, Richard Kieran, Lisa Hinton, David Allen, and more.
PREVIOUS ONLINE EVENTS
Here are some videos of online sessions from the 2023 "Dorothy Heathcote Now" conference.
The first featured David Montgomery, who shared his memories of working with Dorothy at New York University (see video).
The second session featured Brian Edmiston and Iona Towler-Evans, talking about "Humanizing Teaching with Dramatic Inquiry," and sharing examples from their recent practice.
In the third session, Viv Aitken and Tim Taylor discussed the realities of Mantle of the Expert around the world.
More videos from the series to follow shortly!
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MANTLE NETWORK – O STRONIE
Dorothy Heathcote opisała cztery „konteksty” lub „modele” aktywnego uczenia się z pomocą metod wywodzących się z teatru. Ich celem jest tworzenie silniejszych powiązań pomiędzy systemem edukacji a funkcjonowaniem w społeczeństwie. Są one następujące:
Model 1: Teatr jako narzędzie eksploracji – poznawania ludzi, kontekstów i wydarzeń.
Model 2: Płaszcz eksperta (Mantle of the Expert) – w tym modelu zadaniem uczniów / studentów jest myślenie o sobie jako o zespole specjalistów.
Model 3: Rotacja ról (Rolling Role) – grupa nauczycieli opracowuje wspólny program pracy, oparty na fikcyjnym kontekście.
Model 4: Zlecenie (Commission Model) – pracownicy placówki i uczniowie/studenci wspólnie pracują nad odpowiedzią na potrzeby lokalnej społeczności.
Nasza strona internetowa jest poświęcona powyższym modelom. Mamy nadzieję, że nauczyciele, edukatorzy i wykładowcy znajdą tu wiedzę i praktyczne narzędzia pozwalające korzystać z tych modeli w pracy dydaktycznej.
Jesteś na stronie internetowej Mantle Network – sieci zainteresowanych, która powstała, by wspierać nauczycieli i edukatorów. Organizujemy specjalne wydarzenia, pomagamy planować projekty w szkołach, prowadzimy szkolenia.
Kliknij tutaj, aby dowiedzieć się więcej o Mantle Network i projektach, które zrealizowaliśmy w szkołach. Jeśli chcesz się z nami skontaktować, kliknij tutaj.
Przekład: Marta Malina Moraczewska
