DOROTHY HEATCOTE was a drama teacher and academic who used the method of “teacher in role” as an approach to teaching across the curriculum in schools and later in the other settings Mantle of Expert Mantle of the Expert is an education approach that uses imaginary contexts to generate purposeful and engaging activities for learning. Mantle of Expert Mantle of the Expert is an education approach that uses imaginary contexts to generate purposeful and engaging activities for learning. is rather an approach to be used selectively by the teacher along with a range of other methods. For example, a class of students are cast (within the fiction) as a team of archaeologists excavating an Egyptian tomb for the Cairo Museum. To complete the commission they research ancient Egyptian history – learning about tombs, artefacts, and rituals – and in the process study history, geography, art, design and other subjects, as well as develop their skills in reading, writing, problem solving, and inquiry.