School Workshops

Workshops for School Children

School Workshops

Workshops for nursery, infant, primary and secondary schools

Circus skills are a great way to improve all aspects of physical education while learning something fun and different. Circus skills are challenging and rewarding; allow for individual and shared achievement and engender cooperation and competition

Our circus skills workshops fulfil many of the aims of early years and key stage physical education

Key Stages Skills Workshop Types Workshop Tutors Other Workshops

Nursery

Circus skills are a fun way for nursery age children to be active and interactive; to develop co-ordination, control and movement.
The wide variety of skills available in circus workshops enables nursery age children to improve hand to eye co-ordination, engage with physical movement, balance and agility challenges and to try activities that are mostly importantly fun to do.
Nursery age children can try most of the circus skills we teach with appropriate assistance. Some require one to one help
Circus skills have multiple levels of achievement which allows everyone to improve their level of physical capability and development. This is done through solo, buddy and group activities. Most of all circus skills making learning fun!

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Circus Skills Workshops for Infant and Primary Schools

Key Stage 1

Circus skills are a fun way for key stage one age children to improve and expand being active and interactive; further develop co-ordination, control and movement.
The wide variety of skills available in circus workshops enables key stage one age children to improve hand to eye co-ordination, engage with physical movement, balance and agility challenges and to try activities that are mostly importantly fun to do.
Key stage one age children can try most of the circus skills we teach with appropriate assistance.
Circus skills have multiple levels of achievement which allows everyone to improve their level of physical capability and development. This is done through solo, buddy and group activities

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Key Stage 2

Circus skills are a fun way for key stage two age children to develop and broaden their range of physical skills. Circus skills have multiple levels of difficulty between and within skill sets. This enables circus skills participants to develop co-ordination, agility, control and movement. Circus skills require an understanding of technique to allow the skill to be learnt and improved. As circus skills have multiple levels of difficulty participants learn how to assess their achievements and how to improve those skills enabling personal best assessment
Circus skills allow development of skills as a solo activity or collobratively with other pupils. The practice of the skills can be co-operative or competitive depending on the challenge

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Key Stage 3

Circus skills are great for key stage 3 pupils to enable them expand and extend physical and intellectual skills. The flexibility and grades of achievement mean that pupils can build on skills already learnt in other activities or in earlier circus workshops. Circus skills include both the learning of technique and performance and enable pupils to understand the difference and how to improve both. Circus skills cross over between sports and entertainment and combine learning from both disciplines. Circus skills allow pupils to engage with a range of disciplines which are different to other physical skills and therefore compliment sports, dance and other physical education. Many techniques in circus skills cross over and agility, dexterity, movement and co-ordination are all key features of learning one or more circus skills and performance. Circus skill acievements can be analysed and improved techniques and approaches to both skill and performance can be achieved

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Key Stage 4

Circus skills are great for key stage 4 pupils because they contain ongoing complex and demanding physical and dexterity challenges
Circus skill acievements can be analysed and improved techniques and approaches to both skill and performance can be achieved
Circus skills cross over between sports and entertainment and combine learning from both disciplines. Circus skills allow pupils to engage with a range of disciplines which are different to other physical skills and therefore compliment sports, dance and other physical education. Many techniques in circus skills cross over and agility, dexterity, movement and co-ordination are all key features of learning one or more circus skills and performance.
Circus skills can be practised as a solo, paired or group activity allowing participants to share and compete with others. Personal and team achievements can be monitored and improved practising a fun activity

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Circus skills workshops for street events

School Events

Circus skills workshops are great for any school event whether a Christmas party or a summer fun day. All the benefits detailed in the previous key stage descriptions apply to workshops at events although the emphasis will always be in fun! Pupils parents often engage with circus skills and enjoy sharing the experience
We can also provide a wide range of other acts for school events such as jugglers, fire performers, balloon modellers, face painters, stilt walkers and many more.
Performances at events can be ambient, roaming or show entertainment
We can provide a package of entertainment for your event or we can provide multi-skilled performers that can provide a range of skills and performances if your budget is more limited
Many acts can be themed in a range of brilliant costumes
Please contact us for more information about all these different acts

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Skills Taught in Workshops

What circus skills do you teach?

Juggling

Juggling is a brilliant activity to develop throwing and catching - a key activity in physical education. Nursery and key stage pupils can engage in different juggling challenges which may involve one, two or three objects - usually scarves or beanbags. Co-ordinated body movement is required for all tricks. Juggling activities can be practised solo, as part of a buddy activity or in groups.

Plate Spinning

Plate spinning is a great activity to develop dexterity and co-ordination. Spinning plates can be started in various ways allowing nursery and all key stages to try and achieve the challenge. A range of tricks means that the challenge and achievement in the activity can be extended. Some tricks require co-ordinated body movement. Solo, buddy and team tricks and games are possible

Diabolo

Diabolo is a brilliant prop to teach co-ordination, dexterity and also basic physics! Diabolo use encourages careful control for success. Multiple tricks means the challenge and achievement can be extended. Many tricks require co-ordinated body movement. Solo and buddy tricks are possible and encouraged. Diabolos can be used by all key stages but not usually by nursery age

Flower and Devil stick teaching in a circus skills workshop

Flower & Devil Sticks

Flower sticks and devils sticks are a fantastic props for hand to eye co-ordination. A different skill in the throwing and catching category these props offer a varied and fun challenge. The flower stick and be thrown caught and spun and improves dexterity and fine motor skills. Solo, buddy and group activity is possible. Some tricks require co-ordinated body movement

Poi Spinning and Ribbon Twirling for circus skills workshops

Poi & Ribbons

Poi (invented by New Zealand Maori women) is a prop with a strap handle, long chain or string which is swung around the users body and the other poi in the opposite hand. Child friendly poi use socks with beanbags. Poi manipulation is great at improving co-ordination and body movement. The circus skill most closely associated with dance poi is a unique challenge

Hula Hoop

Everyone knows what a hula hoop is. Don't they? Fantastic for improving body movement, co-ordination, flexibility and core strength. Hula hooping is one of the circus skills that encourage dance like movement and development of choreographed technique and practice. Single or multiple hoop use and solo and sychronised performance in pairs or groups is possible

Object Balancing

Object balancing features in a number of circus skills such as flower sticks and club juggling but it can also be done as a specific skill. Great for hand to eye co-ordination and understanding fine control and movement. Object balancing can be performed on the hand, arm, foot, chin and nose!.The most popular version is peacok feather balancing. This version is suitable for all ages

Stilt walking in a Circus Skills Workshop

Stilts

Stilt walking is great challenge and allows the development of co-ordination, balance and agility. The use of bucket stilts is great for nursery age groups; the use of hand held stilts is great for all key stages and the most challenging stilts - strap on - is great for key stage 3 and 4. Not all workshops can offer the last type of stilts for large groups. Please contact us for more details

Unicycling & Pedal Racers

Wheeled circus skills are brilliant fun and are brilliant for improving co-ordination, balance and core strength. The main wheeled props are pedal racers (four wheels), fun wheels (two wheels) and unicycles. All wheeled props can be attempted solo but shared practice is great to enhance co-operation in learning the skills. Not all workshops offer all the wheeled skills. Please contact us for more details

Tightwire

Tight wire walking is a challenging skill that will improve balance, co-ordination and core strength. The tightwires used are low level ones. This activity is one that must be supervised by the tutor or other adult assistant. A signicant challenge the clear goal of walking across the wire gives a great sense of accomplishment. Available as an option in workshops. Please contact us

Aerial trapeze teaching for a circus skills workshop

Aerial & Acrobatics

Aerial and acrobatic skills are specialist ones and do not feature in standard workshops. However they are offered as an option. Acrobatic skills can be performed with suitable matting. Aerial skills require the trapeze to be rigged somewhere suitable. These skills improve co-ordination, balance and core strength. They can be performed solo, in pairs or as a group. Please contact us

Wide range of circus skills for workshops

Other Skills

There are so many different circus skills that only the most common have been listed. Others include: rola bola (balance or teeter board), hat manipulation, contact juggling, cigar box manipulation, shaker cups and more. All skills offer different benefits for co-ordination, balance, agility and strength improvement. If there is a specific skil you want included in your workshop please contact us

Workshop Types

So what do participants do in the workshops?

What This Is

The Mini or Mobile workshop is one that fits inside a suitcase. It provides a good selection of props but not any large ones like hand held stilts, unicycles or similar props. Exact content of workshop may vary between tutors. If there is a specific skill you want please make sure you specify this to us when you contact us

Skills

Skills in a Mini or Mobile workshop are those for props that fit in a suitcase: juggling (scarves and beanbags) diabolo, poi, and flowers sticks. Special options may include pot stilts, a pedal racer and juggling clubs

Suitability

Mini or Mobile workshops are great for a range of events where there is limited space or where the tutor is required to run the workshop in different places during a limited time frame. Please contact us for more information

What This Is

The 'Popular' workshop is one which includes most of the popular circus skills but at events where space or time is limited. This means some skills such as unicycling or low tightwire are not included. The exact content may vary between tutors. If there is a specific skill you want please make sure you specify this to us when you contact us

Skills

Skills in a 'Popular' workshop include all those in a 'Mini' workshop - juggling, plate spinning, poi, flower sticks and also hand held stilts, pot stilts, hula hoops, club juggling, and pedal racers. Special options may include hat juggling, rola bola, and cigar boxes if requested

Suitability

'Popular' workshops are suitable for most events and age groups. A suitable space that is safely demarcated will be required. Many tutors can provide bunting and poles to do this. Please contact us for more information

What This Is

The 'Premier' workshop is one that includes most skills and space and time allow participants to try out the more challenging ones. Skills such as unicycling and low tightwire are included in this workshop but not aerial skills nor some of the less popular skills unless specifically requested. Exact content of workshop may vary slightly depending on tutor

Skills

Skills in a 'Premier' workshop include all those in a 'Mini' and 'Popular' workshop - juggling, plate spinning, poi, flower sticks, hand held stilts, pot stilts, hula hoops, club juggling, and pedal racers. Included 'Premier' skills include unicycling and low tightwire. Special options may include hat juggling, rola bola, and cigar boxes if requested

Suitability

'Premier' workshops are suitable for many events and age groups. A large suitable space that is safely demarcated will be required. Many tutors can provide bunting and poles to do this. Please contact us for more information

What This Is

The 'Ultimate' circus workshop includes a bespoke choice of circus skills and also has the option of an aerial rig for participants to try swinging (not flying) trapeze.

Skills

The 'Ultimate' workshop includes all the skills in the 'Premier' workshop and a choice of the on or all of the skills of cigar boxes, hat juggling, and rola bola and has the option for an aerial rig for swinging (not flying) trapeze

Suitability

The 'Ultimate' workshop is suitable for any event as long as the space and suitable surface is available to accommodate the skill. Please contact us for more advice

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Workshop Structure

How the skills are taught

Solo

One to one teaching of circus skills is possible but for children is often not cost effective. However one to one teaching can be great as a gift or if a specific difficult skill needs to be taught. If you would like more information please contact us

Groups

Most circus skills workshops are taught in groups. The ratio of tutor to participants is usually of the order of 1:20-30. If larger numbers are involved additional tutors will be required or the workshops spread over a longer time period

Large Groups

Circus skills workshops for large groups such as whole schools, girl guide summer camps or community fun days is possible. If the teaching is to be structured then multiple tutors may be required. If the worksho is a drop in one, as is the case at fun days and fairs then a single tutor may suffice

What It Is

Drop in workshops are workshops where the participants come to try any skill offered for as long as they want. Participants are shown how to do the skills but teaching time is often limited by the nature of the sturcture of the workshop

Skills

Drop in workshops include a wide range of skills but by necessity may have to exclude time intensive skills or skills that require one to one supervision by the tutor. These include unicycling, low tightwire, aerial trapeze and event stilt walking

Suitability

Drop in workshops are hugely popular because of their flexibility. Participants can try skills at their leisure. Therefore events that have multiple activities running at the same are usually best having a drop in workshop

What It Is

A structured workshop is one where each skill is taught in turn and participants then try the skill. The workshop can be run by one or more tutors and skills can be taught in a round robin way with each skill taught at a skill station

Skills

Skills in a structured workshop can be any of the ones shown on this page including popular ones such as plate spinning, diabolo and hand held stilts as well as challenging ones such as unicycling and low tightwire

Suitability

Structured workshops are most suited to events where a group or groups are able to be taught in a class situation. These include schools, guide and scout groups, youth groups and similar

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Workshop Tutors

We offer workshops run by professional tutors

How Many?

We have great tutors based across the UK that provide professional circus skills workshops. How many tutors you require for your event will depend on the skills taught and the number of participants. Please contact us for further advice

Location

We provide circus skills tutors and workshops to all parts of the UK and internationally. We often have tutors available locally but they may have to travel from other regions subject to availability of locally based tutors

Availability

Circus skills workshops are very popular. We have a large number of tutors able to offer this service from across the UK. However locally based tutors may not be available for your event date but we can always offer tutors from other regions

Experience

All our tutors are either circus school trained or very experienced workshop leaders. The teaching level for workshops is of a high standard. However if you want a specific level of, for example, juggling skill to be taught please let us know so we can offer the appropriate tutor

Insurance & Risk Assessments

All our tutors have public liability insurance (PLI). Cover is at £5-10 million. All tutors can provide risk assessments prior to the event for the activities they teach and also method statements if required. On site risk assessments can be undertaken prior to the event at extra cost

Child Safety & DBS

All our tutors teaching children can provide a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if required. Our policy is to require that a responsible and authorised adult is, in addition to the tutor, always present during the workshop (teacher, parent etc)

Local

We have an extensive network of circus workshop tutors so it is likely we have one located near to you. Of course it all depends on availability and therefore we may have to access tutors further afield

Areas Covered

We provide tutors to the following areas
London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Bristol, Southampton, Cambridge, Sheffield, Newcastle, Bourenmouth, Plymouth, Oxford, Nottingham, Derby, Norwich, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Cardiff, Swansea and all towns and cities between

National

Our national network of circus workshop tutors means we can provide tutors to England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. We can also provide tutors to Ireland, Isle of Man, the Channel Islands and further afield to Europe and other countries

Circus Shows

Many of our circus workshop tutors can perform a circus / juggling show. This option can be a great addition to a school circus day or a birthday party workshop. Please contact us

Other Workshops

Some of our circus workshop tutors can also provide other workshops. Most commonly this is a balloon modelling workshop but can include other workshop skills as noted below

Other Entertainment

Some of our circus workshop tutors can provide other entertainment such as stilt walking, fire performance, balloon modelling or other skills. Please contact us

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Other Workshops

Craft, Balloon Modelling, Medieval, Magic and more

Craft

We can provide various craft workshops for your event. From mask and crown making to shield making and colouring. Lots more options available

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Balloon Modelling

Balloon modelling workshops are great fun for children and adults. Participants can make their own models or make a magnificent model in a team

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Medieval

Medieval workshops are great fun and can include jester & knight schools, have a go archery and jousting and more. Great for a themed event

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There are more types of workshops to engage, be interactive and have fun with. Please see the options at the page link below or contact us for options

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Other Acts For Children

We supply a wide range of other entertainment

Stilt Walkers

Fabulous stilt walking acts that are larger than life to animate your event. Wide range of themed costumes and also multi-skill options. Meet & greet and roaming entertainment at its best to entertain everyone at your event

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Jugglers

Fantastic juggling acts that will amaze you. Brilliant skills and a range themed costume options. Juggling shows, roaming jugglers, fire jugglers, glow LED jugglers, comedy jugglers and more

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Clowns

Clowns are brilliant fun for children's events. We have a great range of quality clown acts that will keep you kids laughing. They perform roaming, ambient or show entertainment using an array of skills and comedy

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Magicians

Marvellous magic acts for children. Our kid's magicians can entertain as roaming or show magicians. Quality interactive children's magic acts that will keep kids laughing and entranced. Contact us for more details

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Face Painters

Face painting for your family event. High quality face, arm and hand painters who create amazing body art. Favourites such as tigers, fairies and flowers to - almost anything you can think of!

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Punch and Judy acts for children's events

Punch & Judy

Ever popular punch and judy acts. Acts based across the country. Various options from traditional to themed. Other puppet acts available including roving puppet acts and show acts. Themed act options

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Balloon Modellers

Brilliant balloon modellers creating fabulous balloon art for your event. A vast array of balloon models for kids and adults to take away. Fun and crazy hats, animals, flowers, and more. Themed costume options

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Puppets

Fantastic puppet acts for your event. Puppet shows, puppets as part of a roaming act, giant puppet acts. We provide an extensive range of interactive and fun puppet acts. Themed acts are available

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Would you like to know more?

All our acts are professional performers. They are trained, experienced artists who have public liability insurance, can provide risk assessments and method statements and if necessary have DBS checks. Please contact us for more details about our professional artist

We supply acts nationally across the UK and internationally. Acts are based across the UK. We may have an act local to you but these specialist acts are in high demand so the act available may be based anywhere in the UK. We provide acts to England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland and all the regions including North, North East, North West, Midlands, South East, South West, and East Anglia. We have acts in the major cities and towns of the UK including London, Manchester, Birmingham, Sheffield, Liverpool, Bristol, Southampton, Nottingham, Bouremouth, Brighton, Leeds, Norwich, Plymouth, Cardiff, Swansea, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, and Belfast

If you would like to enquire about the acts we supply go to our contact page. We will need the date, times, and location of the event. We will also need to know which act/s and what style of performance you want. We are happy to advise about the most appropriate acts and performances

Booking an act through us is easy. We check act availability, send you options for your specific requested entertainment and then send you a quote. If you want to proceed we send you an online contract. A deposit for the booking is usually required. Payment can be made by bank transfer or online via card payment. Further terms are applicable. Please contact us for details

About Us

We are an entertainment company creating and supplying acts to exceed expectations.
We supply any type of act for any event. All our acts are professional performers. We provide a level of service second to none and are happy to advise on the best entertainment for your event

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