Circus Sensible
Big Top Days & Circus Skills Swindon

Circus Days in Swindon

Circus days for Schools & Events in Swindon. Circus Skills Workshop Days & Big Top Days for Festivals, Fairs, Schools, Fundraisers, Corporate events, Parties etc. CALL NOW for Circus Skills Workshops, Big Top days etc. in Swindon and all over the UK

Big Top Days Swindon

Days with our Beautiful Big Tops in Swindon 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. For Swindon and all over the UK.

Circus Skills Days Swindon

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.
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. For Swindon & the whole of the UK
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St. Catherine’s School, Swindon
"Just wanted you to know what an amazing day both children and adults had on Wednesday, even with their embarrassments! The children came back to class animated and there was a definite buzz about circuses, from both boys and girls.  The peacock feathers are definitely a hit.  The adults enjoyed the difference of the activity and the obvious exhilaration the children experienced. Check out our website for photos www.st-catherines.org Thank you again for your time and the lovely rapport you developed with the children.“
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Orchid Vale Primary, Swindon
" We would like to take this opportunity to say how much we thoroughly enjoyed your visit last week. The children had a wonderful experience. It was a shear joy to see the children so engaged and enthusiastic about the event. They developed some new skills and the workshops fitted in beautifully with our themed circus week and value of the month, co-operation. The children will doubtless remember their experience for many a year to come. We look forward to working with you again”
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Malmesbury School, Chippenham,
" Tom from circus sensible spent two days in our school. The circus skills session was their favorite part of summer school. The students not only learnt new skills and talents, they learnt about perseverance, resilience and had fun. The staff even got stuck in and enjoyed themselves. Booking and communication has been excellent. Very reasonably priced. Highly recommend."
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Royal Wootton Bassett Academy, Wiltshire
" Thank you for your email, both students and staff agreed that your circus workshop was a highlight of our summer school. We cannot thank you enough for coming to our school it was a brilliant day. Please thank your performers for their professionalism, enthusiasm and for the joy they brought to everyone on Monday"
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Alison Horn, Swindon School
I've just about recovered from the organising of the Fair and Circus. I wanted to let you know how fantastic the Circus was received by children and adults. We really enjoyed having John and Ollie and they made the day very special indeed. We also raised more money than we have ever done before and would dearly love to book you again for a future event."- Alison Horn,
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Willowbrook Farm, Kidlington, Oxon
" Circus Sensible are hired for 2 days of circus workshops and shows at our annual WAM Festival. Every year they are our biggest hit, with everyone learning new skills and feeling entertained. They engage really well with the crowd and are a pleasure to work with. We look forward to having you again next year! "

Circus in Schools

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

Seven Fields Primary School, Penhill - Circus Skills Workshops
Colebrook Infant Academy, Swindon - Big Top Day
Oaktree Primary School, Swindon - Big Top Days
Red Oaks Primary School, Swindon - Circus Workshops
Orchid Vale Primary School, Swindon - Circus Workshops
Crowdys Hill School, Swindon - Circus Skills Workshops
Penhill Carnival, Swindon - Circus Entertainment
Purton House, Swindon - Circus Skills Workshops
Millbrook Primary School, Swindon - Big Top Fundraiser
St Mary’s School, Swindon - Circus Workshops for Schools
Legge House, Wroughton - Circus Workshops
Stratton Festival, Swindon - Big Top Days
West Kidlington Primary School - Circus Workshops
Lydiard Park Academy, Swindon - Circus Skills Workshops
Shrivenham Fete, Swindon - Circus Skills Workshops
Oakhurst Community Primary School - A day with one of our Big Tops
Mountford Manor Primary School, Swindon - Circus Workshops
Peter’s CofE Primary, Bristol - Three days with our Big Top
Priory Community School, Weston-super-Mare - Circus Workshops
Frampton Cotterell CE Primary, Bristol - Big Top Day
Wraxall CofE VA Primary School, North Somerset - Circus Skills Workshops
Worlebury St Paul's Primary School, Weston-super-Mare - Circus Workshops
Bournville Primary, Weston-super-Mare - Big Top Day
Marksbury CE Primary School, Bath - Circus Workshops
St John’s Catholic School, Bath - Circus Workshops

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.
Circus Sensible have been providing Circus Skills Workshops in Schools, and Circus Days in Schools, Big top hire, Corporate entertainment etc. in Swindon and the whole of the UK including Big top Days in schools since 1987!