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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 £295+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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Mallard School, Doncaster, Yorkshire

"Just wanted to email to say thank you so much for today - the children and staff have had a wonderful day! The gentlemen who came were amazing and the children have left wanting to run away to the circus!! The children have been gone an hour and we have already had this message- 'Hi I'd just like to pop a message across to you and your team at Mallard for a fantastic first day back after the holidays. The boys loved every minute of the day and you all did a super amazing job to organise this event for them and the whole school we hope you all have a lovely weekend’ Thank you again, we would thoroughly recommend you to everyone!"

Shelley Community Association, Huddersfield

“ I just wanted to say a huge thank-you to Circus Sensible and particularly Gary, our entertainer, for keeping the children amused all afternoon from 2pm to 5pm at our cold and windy Platinum Jubilee village picnic in Shelley! He was brilliant – and allowed any number of children to join each of his workshops – and he kept up the pace and the banter all afternoon! The event was a great success for those that braved the weather – and it was all down to Gary who turned the afternoon into pure sunshine! Please pass on our grateful thanks to him, and to your company for seamless booking and support! We wouldn’t hesitate to book you again!"

The Calder Learning Trust, Huddersfield

“ I'd just like to e mail to say what an amazing job your team did over the last few days. The lads were superb and all our staff were so impressed by their enthusiasm and teaching skills. Even our more reluctant students thoroughly enjoyed themselves and made great progress.
Thanks again and we are really looking forward to seeing you again in August, this time with the big top on the field. Please do use me as a reference should you need to on any publicity.”

Emmaus Primary, Sheffield

“ I just wanted to say an absolutely massive thank you for helping to organise today and tell you how amazing the performers were. Every single adult and child in school had the most amazing day with memories that will last them forever. The performers were so good with the children and extremely polite and professional"

Greenhill School PTA, Sheffield, Yorkshire

We have received some lovely feedback about you and the team and wanted to share. Most teaching staff who passed me by on the day commented on how friendly and polite your team were, and how much the children loved the shows and workshops. One local resident said she could hear some much laughter and shouting throughout the day which in her words ‘was so lovely to hear and what it’s all about’, adding she ‘wished she could bottle it up’. Another teacher has just messaged to say how impressed she was at how fab the circus team were with the SEN children. They spent time familiarising them with the tent, allowing them to look around and behind things, talking to them one on one to ensure they felt more comfortable with them. It’s just so lovely to know that when you put on big events like this you still take the time to ensure you are being inclusive for every child. And personally from me, I was impressed about how hardworking and energetic you all are. You were at the school from 6:30am, and you didn’t leave until after 6pm. The team spent all day entertaining and never once dipped in energy and enthusiasm despite how tired you must have been. We worked you hard and was worth every single penny."

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Circus in Schools

Circus Skills workshops in Schools are suitable for Nursery, Primary, Secondary Schools and Colleges in Ilkley 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 Ilkley schools, such as Percussion workshops, African Dance workshops and Magic workshops. For details of all our Schools workshops in Ilkley 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 Ilkley

Ashlands Primary School, lilley - Big Top Days
Curly Hill Scout Campsite, Ilkley - Circus Skills Workshops
Ilkley Carnival, Yorkshire - Circus Entertainment
Heathfield School, Rishworth - Circus Workshops.
St Thomas’ School, Huddersfield - Circus Skills Workshops.
Huddersfield Rugby Union FC, West Yorkshire - Big Top Days.
Crow Lane School, Huddersfield - Circus Skills Workshops.
The Piazza Huddersfield, West Yorkshire - Circus Entertainment.
Field Lane Primary School, Huddersfield - Circus Workshops.
Marsden Infant and Nursery School, Marsden, Huddersfield - Circus Skills.
Wellholme Park, Brighouse, Huddersfield - Circus Entertainment.
Heritage Event, Ashton-under-Lyne - Circus Entertainment.
St Johns Primary School, Dukinfield, Tameside - Circus Workshops.
Greswell Primary School, Denton, Tameside - Circus Workshops.
St Margaret's C.E. Primary School, Hollywood - Circus Workshops.
Saddleworth Show, Saddleworth, Oldham - Big Top Days
North Chadderton School, Oldham - Circus Skills Workshops.
Millbrook Primary School, Staybridge, Tameside - Big Top Day.
Stalyhill Junior School, Staybridge, Tameside - Circus Skills Workshops.
Parkwood Academy, Sheffield - Three days of Circus Workshops
Broom Valley Community School, Rotherham - A Circus Day with our Big Top
The Holgate Academy, Hucknall - Circus Skills Workshops
The Megacentre, Sheffield - Circus Skills Workshops
Meadowhall Shopping Centre, Sheffield - Walkabout Entertainment
HBH Academy, Sheffield - Circus Skills Workshops
Valley Park Primary School, Sheffield - Circus Workshops
Shaw Cross I & N School, Dewsbury - Circus Skills Workshops
Carlton Primary School, Wakefield - Circus Skills Workshops
Crowlees J&I School, Mirfield - Circus Workshops
Simpsons Lane Academy, Knottingley - Circus Skills
Ravensthorpe Infant School, Ravensthorpe
Redhill Junior School, Airedale - Big Top Days
Manygates Park, Wakefield - Circus Entertainment
Upton Primary School, Upton - Circus Skills
Thorpe Primary School - Circus Workshops
Holy Trinity School, Ossett - Big Top day
All Saints, Featherstone - Circus Skills
Thornhill Junior & Infant School - Circus Skills Workshops
Havercroft Academy , Wakefield - Circus Skills
Newlands Primary School, Wakefield - Circus Workshops
Boothroyd Academy, Dewsbury - Circus Entertainment
St Paulinus Parochial Hall, Dewsbury - Big Top Day

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.