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Big Top Days

Days with our Beautiful Big Tops are an experience the children will never forget. Everyone sees a Comedy Circus Show in the tent, everyone has a go at a huge range of Circus Skills.
A Big Top day includes Shows in the Big Top for up to 300, plus structured or drop in Circus Skills Workshops. Our tents need level, well drained grass with no underground pipes or cables and with access for our van right up to the site.

Circus Skills Days

Circus Skills Workshop Days include a Show/Demonstration, plus Circus Skills Workshops in groups or as a drop in activity. For Schools, Festivals, Fairs, Corporate events and more. From £390+VAT.
Skills vary but can include Juggling with balls, scarves and clubs, Plate spinning, Poi, Devilstick, Chinese Diabolo, beginners Stilts, Feather balancing, Cigar boxes, Chinese ribbons etc. Unicycle and Tightrope can be included on request.

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- East Rainton School, Sunderland

“Just want to say a big thank you for the amazing day your team provide for us. The children (and staff) have had an absolutely fantastic time. Thank you also for the patience, understanding and help from the team when we had a medical issue at the end of the day. It was greatly appreciated. We have uploaded photos to our school Facebook page and there will be more to follow over the next few days! “

St Bede's RCVA Primary, Sacriston

" Professional, flexible, funny and extremely talented they engaged children and adults alike and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the day as well as learned to do something new. I will be highly recommending Circus Sensible to colleagues."

West View Primary, Hartlepool

" I just wanted to let you know that the circus skills training that Pete did with our Year One classes yesterday was absolutely fantastic! The children really enjoyed themselves and other teachers have been telling me today how well our demonstrators did in the assembly. Please pass our thanks and enthusiasm onto Pete :) "

Barnard Castle School, County Durham

“ I cannot thank you enough for the amazing day provided. The children were enthralled; from our Reception class to Year 6, they loved the show and participating in the workshops. This was the best way that we could have ended our year, bringing the whole school together for fun and happiness. Jon, Poppy and Andy were outstanding and could not have been more helpful or encouraging to the children. The Big Top experience was phenomenal and so many children told me that it was, ‘the best day ever!’ The humour and engagement of the team with our pupils and staff was fantastic and nothing we asked for was too much. We would certainly like to see you at Barney again.
Many thanks for all of your advice and support during the booking process and the safety procedures you had in place to make us all feel safe “

Leadgate Primary, Consett

“Fantastic day for all!!! Everyone loved the shows, talent and acts. Lessons were very well thought about and included all age ranges from Nursery - Year 2.”

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Circus in Schools

Circus Skills workshops in Schools are suitable for Nursery, Primary, Secondary Schools and Colleges in Durham 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 Durham schools, such as Percussion workshops, African Dance workshops and Magic workshops. For details of all our Schools workshops in Durham or anywhere in the UK please explore our website or send us a message.

The Science of Circus

"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." In brief, learning a new skill such as Juggling can hard wire our brains to work better and faster! Circus skills 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.

Recent Venues in Durham

The Hermitage Academy, Chester-le-Street - Circus Workshops
Evergreen Primary School, Bishop Auckland - Big Top Days
St Bede's RCVA Primary School, County Durham - Circus Workshops
Barnard Castle Prep School - Circus Skills Workshops
Ferryhill Business and Enterprise College - Big Top Days in School
St William's RC VA Primary, Trimdon Village - Circus Skills
Bullion Lane Primary School, Chester-le-Street - Big Top Days
Durham University Freshers Week - Big Top Days and Entertainment
Ravenswood Primary School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne - Big Top Days
Framwellgate Moor Primary, Durham - Circus Skills Workshops
St Johns Primary School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne - Circus Workshops
Fellside Community School, Wickham - Circus Skills Workshops
St Johns Primary School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne - Circus Workshops
Catchgate Primary School, Stanley, Durham - Big Top Days.
Sedgefield Hardwick Primary School, Durham - Circus Skills Workshops.
Thorney Close Primary School, Sunderland - Big Top Days.
Venerable Bede, Sunderland - Circus Skills Workshops.
Thornley Primary School, Durham - Circus Skills Workshops.
Berwick Holiday Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland - Big Top Day.
Education Village, Darlington - Circus Skills Workshops.
Cleves Cross Primary School, Durham - Big Top Days.
Byerley Park Primary School, Newton Aycliffe - Big Top Days.
Belmont Community School, Durham - Circus Skills Workshops.
Middlestone Moor Primary School, County Durham - Circus Workshops.
Plus Corporate Events, Team Building Days, Parties, Festivals and Fundraisers in Durham and all over the UK

Benefits of Circus Skills

Circus Skills encourage creative thinking
Circus Skills reinforce positive learning
Circus Skills enhance kinaesthetic skills
Circus Skills instil enthusiasm in the learning process
Circus Skills boost self confidence
Circus Skills aid social & personal development
Circus skills promote cross curricular education
Circus Skills aid the formation of grey matter in the brain
Circus Skills are a fun gateway into physical education
Learning Circus Skills develops language skills
Circus Skills increases self esteem &self awareness
Circus Skills are fun, for children AND adults!

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 Circus skills in schools. Circus skills 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.