Circus Skills Workshops for Schools
"Just a quick email to say a huge thank-you for the fantastic day provided by Circus Sensible. Quite simply, in the 2 weeks of various agencies providing activities at our summer school, your company has provided the gold standard by which all other agencies should be judged! " - Roger Boulton, University Academy, Birkenhead
Circus Sensible for UNFORGETTABLE Circus days in Schools WITH or WITHOUT our Beautiful 'baby' Big Tops. Whether you have just one of us running a circus workshop in the School hall, or Shows and workshops in our Big Top, our Circus Days are an Inspiring, Motivating and Fun experience for the whole school and a unique way to engage students and enrich their learning experience. Fun for teachers too! INSET days available.
With our Big Tops
Days with our Beautiful Big Tops are an experience the children will never forget. Everyone sees a Fantastic Show in the Big Top, everyone has a go at a Circus Skills workshop. From as little as £3 per child!
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Days with our Beautiful Big Tops are an experience the children will never forget. Everyone sees a Fantastic Show in the Big Top, everyone has a go at a Circus Skills workshop. From as little as £3 per child!
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OR... in the School Hall
Alternatively, Circus Skills Workshops WITHOUT our Circus tent include a show/demonstration of Circus skills, plus workshops for each class (up to 35 children at a time). For Nursery upwards and for up to 320 children per day. £275+travel+VAT.
Circus Sensible have worked all over the UK and Ireland and internationally, with schools, community groups, charities, corporate events and at festivals for over 25 years, during which time we have been lucky enough to develop close working relationships with some of the very best tutors and performers in the industry. As a result we have a highly experienced team, who bring a wealth of cultural, performance and social experience to every aspect of engaging with young people, and teaching them core skills in a safe and encouraging, and above all, fun environment. We can teach not just Circus skills, but we also run Percussion workshops, Dance workshops, Arts and Caricature workshops and lots more Schools workshops in a variety of skills.
Just a quick email to say a huge thank-you for the fantastic day provided by Circus Sensible. Quite simply, in the two weeks of various agencies providing activities at our summer school, your company has provided the gold standard by which all other agencies that work in school should be judged!
From the start of the booking to the finish today the service has been nothing short of exemplary and I am already looking for the opportunity to book this again. - Roger Boulton, University Academy, Birkenhead
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- Circus skills reinforce positive learning
- Circus skills encourage creative thinking
- Circus skills promote cross curricular education
- Circus skills instill enthusiasm in the learning process
- Circus skills boost Self Confidence
- Circus skills aid Social & Personal Development
- Circus skills enhance kinaesthetic skills
- Circus skills provide a fun gateway into physical education
- Learning Circus skills develops language skills
- Circus skills increase Self-esteem and self-awareness
- Circus skills make everyone smile, Teachers included!
Recent Scientific research has shown the value of Circus Skills and other physical skills in an educational environment. It has been recognised that the core skills which are utilised and developed when we learn and practice a challenging and creative activity such as Circus skills, can then be carried over into the more academic areas of education.
"Complex tasks such as juggling produce significant changes to the structure of the brain, according to scientists at Oxford University.
In the journal, Nature Neuroscience, the scientists say they saw a 5% increase in white matter - the cabling network of the brain." BBC News
Activities such as Circus skills have been used with great success as an educational tool, as an aid to learning as well as therapeutically with children at risk and with children with special needs. Autistic children have been observed to respond particularly well to physical performance skills in schools.
Circus workshops are an opportunity for children and adults to discover and develop skills such as Concentration, Information retention, Concept visualisation, hand eye co-ordination and self awareness. These skills can then be used in many other settings including social situations and in conventional educational settings whilst learning the core subjects.
"Complex tasks such as juggling produce significant changes to the structure of the brain, according to scientists at Oxford University.
In the journal, Nature Neuroscience, the scientists say they saw a 5% increase in white matter - the cabling network of the brain." BBC News
Activities such as Circus skills have been used with great success as an educational tool, as an aid to learning as well as therapeutically with children at risk and with children with special needs. Autistic children have been observed to respond particularly well to physical performance skills in schools.
Circus workshops are an opportunity for children and adults to discover and develop skills such as Concentration, Information retention, Concept visualisation, hand eye co-ordination and self awareness. These skills can then be used in many other settings including social situations and in conventional educational settings whilst learning the core subjects.
"A day without laughter is a day wasted." Charlie Chaplin
Here are a few of the Schools we have visited in the past 12 months:
- Dale Grove Primary Centre, Hyde, Tameside - Circus Skills workshops
- Portal House School, Dover, Kent Circus skills workshops
- Kew out of School Club, London Circus skills workshops
- Dawley CE Primary School, Telford Circus skills workshops
- Dane Grove School, Barnet Circus skills workshops
- St Stephens CE Primary School, Shepherds Bush Circus Skills workshops
- St Cuthbert’s RC Primary, North Shields Circus skills workshops
- Ben Jonson Primary School, London Circus skills workshops
- The Beacon Centre, Albion High School, Manchester Circus skills workshops, Drum workshops
- Gatten & Lake Primary, Isle of Man, Circus skills workshops
- St Joseph’s School, Upton, Circus skills workshops
- Holy Trinity School, Gravesend, Circus skills workshops
- Sacred Heart Primary, Wigan, Circus skills workshops
- Raglan School, Enfield, Middlesex, Circus skills workshops
- Davyhulme Primary School, Manchester Circus skills workshops
- Burnley Brow School, Oldham, Circus Skills workshops, Circus Shows with our Circus Tents.
- Dovery Down School, Leighton Buzzard A Day with our Circus Tent including Circus skills and shows.
- Hill House School, Bath, Avon.
- Coworth Flexlands School, Chobham, Surrey.
- Fetcham Village Infant School, Surrey.
- Bengeo Primary School, Hertford, Hertfordshire
- Parkwood Academy, Sheffield, Yorkshire.
- St Stephen’s School, Audenshaw, Tameside.
- Hook Primary School, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire.
- Swindon Academy, Wiltshire.
- Skinner Street Primary, Gillingham, Kent.
- St Peter’s Primary, Bromyard, Herefordshire.
- Weydon Secondary School, Farnham, Surrey.
- Westminster School, Bradford, West Yorkshire.
- St. Mary’s Primary School, Consett, County Durham.
- Haberdashers Askes Crayford Academy, Elstree, Hertfordshire.
- Dulverton Primary School, New Eltham, Greater London.
- Cubitt Town Infants School, Isle of Dogs, London.
- Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary, Worcester.
- Robin Hood Primary School, London.
- Wigton Moor Primary School, Leeds, Yorkshire.
- Dolphin School Summer Fayre, Hurst, Berkshire.
- St Mary’s CE School, Oldham, Lancashire.
- Rendcomb College Junior School, Cirencester, Gloucestershire.
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary, Ilkley, Yorkshire.
- Bishop Heber School, Chester, Cheshire.
- Our Lady of Lincoln Primary, Lincolnshire.
- Delph Primary School, Oldham, Lancashire.
- Oldfield Brow Primary School, Altrincham, Cheshire.
- Newhall Park School, Bradford, Yorkshire.
- Osmaston Primary School, Derbys.
- St Wystan’s School, Repton, Derbyshire.
- Gayton Primary School, Heswall, Wirral, Cheshire.
- Whitehall School, Somersham, Cambridgeshire.
- Butlers Court School Summer Fair, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire.
- St Bernards School, Burnage, Manchester.
- Thistley Hough High School, Stoke, Staffordshire.
- Thorpe Primary, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.
- Sibford School, Banbury, Oxon.
- Norfolk Lodge Montessori School, Barnet, Hertfordshire.
- Hyde Clarendon College, Tameside.
- Heathrow Primary School, Slough, Berkshire.
- Pictor School, Sale, Manchester.
- Oakhurst First School, Dorset.
- Radcliffe Riverside, Bury, Lancashire.
- Oakhurst Primary School, Swindon, Wiltshire.
- Worthington Primary School, Leicester.
- St Agnes RC Primary, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear.
- St. Paul's CE Primary School, Salford.
- Moorside Primary School, Swinton, Manchester.
- Trinity School, Nottingham - Circus skills workshops.
- Greenfield School, Oldham, Lancashire - Circus skills workshops.
- Bradley Nursery School, Burnley, Lancashire.
- Attleborough Junior School, Norfolk - Circus skills workshops.
- Riders Infant School, Havant, Hampshire.
- Our Lady and Saint Benedict Catholic School, Stoke, Staffordshire.
- Ladbrooke JMI School, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire.
- St. Anne's School, Caversham, Reading, Berkshire.
- Carrington Junior School, Manchester - Circus skills workshops.
- St Thomas Primary, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.
- Rose Hill School, Marple, Cheshire.
- Leigh Primary School, Manchester - Circus skills workshops.
- Woodham Burn Junior School, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham.
- Oakwood Park School, Maidstone, Kent - Circus skills in School.
- Great Bedwyn Primary School, Wiltshire.
- Sutton Valence Preparatory School, Maidstone, Kent.
- St. Bedes School, Redhill, Surrey.
- Forefield Infants School, Liverpool, Lancashire.
- Christ the Saviour Primary School, Ealing, London.
- Eastover School, Bridgewater, Somerset.
- Birchensale Middle School, Redditch, Worcestershire.
- Christ Church C Of E Primary School, Colne, Lancashire.
- Alder Community High School, Hyde, Tameside - Circus skills workshops.
- Town Farm Primary School, Stanwell, Middlesex.
- Dedworth Green School, Windsor, Berkshire - Circus skills workshops.
- St. Edwards School, Lees, Oldham, Lancashire - Circus skills workshops.
- St. Mary's Primary, Tunstall, Staffordshire - Circus skills workshops.
- Heron Park Community Primary, Eastbourne, East Sussex.
- Smithy Street School, Stepney, London - Circus workshops in schools.
- Adlington Primary School, Cheshire - Circus workshops in school.
- Diggle School, Oldham, Lancashire - Circus skills workshops.
- St. Joseph's College, Trent Vale, Staffordshire - Circus skills workshops.
- Longford Park Primary School, Coventry, West Midlands.
- Janet Duke Primary School, Basildon, Essex.
- Broom Valley Community School, Rotherham, Yorkshire.
- Burnley Brow School, Oldham, Lancashire.
- Wellsway School, Bristol, Avon.
- Ashlands Primary School, Ilkley, Yorkshire - A Day with our Circus Tent.
- Ditton Primary School, Widnes, Lancashire - Circus workshops.
- Birkdale Primary School, Formby, Lancashire.
- Pilsley Primary School, Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
- Merridale School, Wolverhampton
- Primrose Hill School, Salford
- Kings Heath Primary School, Northampton.
- St. Michael's Primary School, Birmingham.
- Rodbourne Cheney Primary, Swindon.
- Rosehill School, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire.
- Upton Priory School, Macclesfield, Cheshire.
- Wallerscote School, Weaverham, Cheshire.
- St David's School, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
- Craigbank Primary School, Sauchie, Scotland.
- Kingshurst School, Birmingham.
- St Mary's College, Durham University.
- Graham School, Scarborough.
- The Hayfield School, Doncaster, Yorkshire.
- Orchard Meadow Primary School, Oxford.
- Broadwater Manor School, Worthing, West Sussex.
- St John the Baptist School, Andover.
- Littleport Community Primary School.
- The Alun School, Mold.
- Ewing School, Didsbury, Manchester.
- Earlsmead Primary School, South Harrow, Middlesex.
- Codnor Primary School, Derbyshire.
- Sibford School, Banbury.
- The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School, Greenford.
- Tubbenden Primary School, Orpington, Kent.
- Lancaster University.
- St Bernard’s Prep School, Slough
- Moat Community College, Leicester.
- Stepping Stones School, Marlborough.
- Market Harborough C of E Primary School, Leicestershire.
- Gwladys Street Primary School, Liverpool.
- Charlton School, Telford, Shropshire.
- Delce Infant School, Rochester, Kent.
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Above are just a few examples of venues and events from the last year. We have run Circus skills workshops in well over two thousand Schools over the years, in the UK, Ireland and abroad, and days with our Big Tops at almost as many. Our Circus tents are also available for hire, and we can provide many other types of workshops for schools including Drum workshops, Dance workshops and Art workshops.
If you need more information about our Circus workshops for schools or any other aspect of our schools workshops, please contact us.
If you need more information about our Circus workshops for schools or any other aspect of our schools workshops, please contact us.
Circus Skills workshops in Schools are suitable for Nursery, Primary, Secondary Schools and Colleges and can be integrated into many areas of the School curriculum. All our staff are very experienced, have a wide range of Circus and performance skills and have CRB certificates. We have full Public Liability Insurance and can supply Risk Assessments on request. Circus Sensible also run many other workshops in schools, such as Percussion workshops, African Dance workshops, Caricature workshops and Magic workshops. For details of all our Schools workshops please explore our website or send us a message.
Circus skills workshops in schools offer a huge range of benefits to children and adults of all ages and abilities. Often a Circus workshop in school is the only chance a child will have to have a go at these skills.
Perhaps the greatest benefit of having a go at Circus skills is that almost anyone can achieve so much in such a short time, giving the participant a great sense of achievement and immediate positive feedback from those around them. This leads to a more positive self image and an increase in self confidence in many children. Many of our circus skills workshops also include time for the participants to demonstrate the circus skills they have been learning.
Circus skills also help develop and improve concentration skills. This is particularly evident in those children with shorter attention spans. When we run Circus skills workshops in schools the teachers are often amazed that one or more children who usually have a problem concentrating are doing better than anyone else in the class!
Learning Circus skills also offers great benefits in terms of physical co-ordination and physical fitness. Circus workshops fit very well into the school curriculum under PE and co-ordination development. In fact there are many areas where Circus workshops offer great opportunities for curriculum enrichment.
These are just some of the benefits to be gained from Circus skills workshops. We encourage all these and more whilst always remembering..... CIRCUS SKILLS ARE FUN!
Circus skills workshops in schools offer a huge range of benefits to children and adults of all ages and abilities. Often a Circus workshop in school is the only chance a child will have to have a go at these skills.
Perhaps the greatest benefit of having a go at Circus skills is that almost anyone can achieve so much in such a short time, giving the participant a great sense of achievement and immediate positive feedback from those around them. This leads to a more positive self image and an increase in self confidence in many children. Many of our circus skills workshops also include time for the participants to demonstrate the circus skills they have been learning.
Circus skills also help develop and improve concentration skills. This is particularly evident in those children with shorter attention spans. When we run Circus skills workshops in schools the teachers are often amazed that one or more children who usually have a problem concentrating are doing better than anyone else in the class!
Learning Circus skills also offers great benefits in terms of physical co-ordination and physical fitness. Circus workshops fit very well into the school curriculum under PE and co-ordination development. In fact there are many areas where Circus workshops offer great opportunities for curriculum enrichment.
These are just some of the benefits to be gained from Circus skills workshops. We encourage all these and more whilst always remembering..... CIRCUS SKILLS ARE FUN!
Circus Sensible have been teaching and performing circus skills in schools and at all sorts of venues all over the UK and Ireland for over 25 years. We have a huge amount of experience in working with many different groups of all ages and abilities.
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Mr Sensible was fantastic. The children were captivated and found his show amazing and hilarious! His methods of teaching the basics of scarf juggling and feather balacing ensured that all children succeeded and were engaged. The variety of equipment he brought was vast and the children really enjoyed the opportuinity to try so many different skills. A brilliant morning - thank you! - Jamie Chadwick, Boarshaw Primary School, Rochdale, Lancashire.
Hi Clive, thank you so much for yesterday. The children all had a fantastic time. It was lovely to see even the quietest of pupils become so animated and involved in your sessions. Also it was interesting to watch the 'cool' Year 6's drop their guards and throw themselves into the activities with such gusto! - Helen Courtney, Aldford Primary School, Chester.
Dear Clive,
I would like to thank both Juan and yourself for a fantastic circus experience at our school. Despite appalling weather, Juan arrived and gave us an awesome demonstration to the school, before engaging in workshops all day. The sessions were well resourced and matched to all children's ability and confidence levels. His instructions and demonstrations made it really easy for everyone to understand and it was great to hear many children shout "Miss, I did it!" Thank you for a great experience, our school wouldn't hesitate to book you in the future and recommend you to other local schools.
- Lyndsey Thomas, Hardwick Community Primary School, Banbury, Oxon
Just a quick email to say a huge thank-you for the fantastic day provided by Circus Sensible. Quite simply, in the two weeks of various agencies providing activities at our summer school, your company has provided the gold standard by which all other agencies that work in school should be judged!
- Roger Boulton, University Academy, Birkenhead
Just a brief letter to say thank you for the input of your team into Activity Week at Bishop Heber. Could you please pass on our sincere thanks to Neil, who did an absolutely amazing job of both entertaining and instructing the pupils (and Staff!!) with his Circus Skills workshops on Monday.
The Year 9 pupils involved in the workshops really enjoyed themselves and took away some great memories of the day. They learnt some valuable and useful lessons and can hopefully put these to productive use in the future. There were very many positive feedback comments about the day, both from pupils and staff, who also enjoyed the activities.
Once again, thank you to you and Neil for your time and enthusiasm and we hope that you can be involved again in future years.
- Mrs G Gauterin, Bishop Heber High School, Malpas, Cheshire
Thank you so very much for a wonderful day and evening at St Paul's Primary School in Hereford. The children had a truly wonderful day and have been buzzing about it ever since. Please do pass our sincere thanks to the rest of your team; it was a real pleasure to have you all here for the day. I hope we will be in touch in the future for another booking.
- Rachel Read, Friends of St Paul's Primary School, Hereford
Just a short note to say just how much the children in my class have enjoyed the event. Many of the children overcame difficulties such as balance and co-ordination to achieve success. Your manner with the children was excellent, being funny, amusing and making the children strive for excellence. This has been one of the best days that the children have ever had (according to them- I can’t understand why they prefer your lessons rather than the literacy or maths lessons that I teach) Anyway, I have to say i have never laughed so much or been so proud of my bunch of children. They cannot stop talking about it.
Thank you again it was a wonderful day.
- Debbie Aldread Assistant Headteacher, Pilsley Primary
Circus Sensible ran a day of circus skills workshops at our Primary school.Clive was wonderful and engaged the children in all key stages. The children really enjoyed the day and gained a lot from their activities, remaining focussed and on task whilst having fun. We would recommend 'Circus Sensible' to anyone thinking of a curriculum enrichment day.
- Milton St. John's School, Tameside.
We invited Circus Sensible (and their big top) for a group of 11-18 year olds and the day was throroughly enjoyed - including by some teenaged circus sceptics! The company was very flexible with what was offered (we had a juggling workshop, african drums, and two multi-activity sessions), were great with the kids (and the teachers - we were used to demonstrate some activities) and I would certainly invite them back again. - Jenna Farthing, Oakwood School, Kent.
Hi Clive! You came to my school yesterday (Holy family) I just wanted to say thanks for such a fun time! If you saw me i was the girl with the pink nose and navy and spotty dress! It was really fun! Thanks again Circus Sensible! - Aleksandra, aged 10
Circus Sensible provide Circus skills workshops and Circus days in schools with our beautiful Circus Tents. Our Big Top days include shows in the tent for the whole school and circus workshops for the children, class by class in a wide range of Circus skills. Suitable for Nursery upwards. Up to 450 children can have a go at the circus skills over the course of a day. Shows last about an hour and are equally entertaining for the teachers, which is important! Circus skills workshops cost £275+travel+VAT, days with our Big Tops start at £1275+VAT. We can also come for longer, anything up to week long residencies ending with a performance by the children.
Call us for more information about Circus skills workshops, Circus tent hire, or any other aspect of Circus in schools.
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