Circus Sensible
Skills Workshops for all Events

Circus Skills Workshops

Circus Skills Workshops can be structured for Schools etc or more casual, drop in workshops for festivals and fairs. Circus Workshops in Schools include a 30 minute Show/Demonstrations plus workshops through the day group by group. For Festivals etc our circus workshops are usually run on a more relaxed basis where people can drop in and out as they please. Circus Skills covered in the workshops can include Juggling with balls and scarves, Chinese Diabolo, Devilstick, Poi, beginners Stilts, Plate spinning and lots more. Unicycle, tightrope or static trapeze can be included on request. CALL NOW for Circus skills Workshops for your event! Starting from £390+VAT.
Circus Skills Workshops include 30 minute Show/Demonstrations plus drop in workshops through the day. For school days we run structured circus workshops class by class all day. Circus Skills covered in the workshops can include Juggling with balls and scarves, Chinese Diabolo, Devilstick, Poi, beginners Stilts, Plate spinning and lots more. Unicycle, tightrope or static trapeze can be included on request. CALL NOW for Circus skills Workshops for your event!
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Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Trust
“ I wanted to send a really BIG THANK YOU to you and specifically to John, Stu and Steve….. they helped make all our events a huge success by being professional, engaging, personable, skilful and above all entertaining. We had great feedback at the festivals and staff attending certainly enjoyed the down time and the fun! And I am sure together we made good memories. Thank you again!”
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Allenton Primary, Derby
“ It was a great day for the children and they really enjoyed it! Really enjoyed Zoe's energy and please thank her for coming, she was great!”
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St James Girls School, Malvern
“ Pupils at Malvern St James Girls School, from those in Nursery, to pupils in the Sixth Form, loved their circus skills sessions with Tom from Circus Sensible! The sessions were a part of the programme for Children's Mental Health Week and were fantastic for our wellbeing - thank you Tom!”
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Emma Aitken, Scholar Primary School, Congleton
" I just wanted to inform you of how much the children and staff loved having Dani come to our setting over the holidays, each child built up more confidence and learnt new skills over the day. They all left happy and excited to tell their parents what they could now do. Dani was brilliant and couldn’t do enough for us throughout the day especially in the heat as it was such a hot day. She showed such a love for her job and took time to encourage each child to try new techniques and activities which build up their confidence and challenged them to the next levels."
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Lady Barn School, Cheadle, Cheshire
“ As always your team member gave us a fantastic day, he was amazing, and the children absolutely loved it. His energy and enthusiasm was captivating a clear passion for what he does.”
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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! “
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St Julian’s Primary, Newport
“ The children absolutely loved being taught circus skills and they were buzzing afterwards. It was a surprise - so they weren’t informed until the morning of the workshops and they were thrilled and so excited. There were a variety of skills for them to practise and the children were engaged throughout the day.”
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St Mary’s School, Henley-on-Thames
“A great company to work with from the efficient and friendly admin to the super performer who came to work with children from 3-11 leaving every child with a new skill and a huge smile on their face! We enjoyed a Circus theme all day and would highly recommend Circus Sensible.”

Circus in Schools

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 schools, such as Percussion workshops, African Dance workshops and Magic workshops. For details of all our Schools workshops anywhere in the UK please explore our website or send us a message.
What does a Circus Skills workshop include? Our workshops are tailored to the event and age group and can include:

- Juggling with balls, scarves and clubs
- Chinese diabolo (spinny thing on a string!)
- Devilstick or flower stick.
- Poi and Chinese ribbon
- Beginners stilts and bucket stilts
- Lolo balls
- Hula hoop
- Plate spinning
- Feather balancing
- Cigar boxes, fun wheels
- unicycle, tightrope and static trapeze (on request)

Learn how to spin a plate by clicking here!

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.

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.