Circus Sensible
Circus Skills Workshops in Schools

Circus in Schools

Circus Workshop days in Schools

We are now taking bookings for Circus Skills Workshop days for Schools for the autumn term, Christmas and beyond. Circus Skills Workshop Days generally start with a 30 minute Show/Demonstration for the whole school followed by workshops class by class through the day. If there's time at the end we can all get together again so that some of the students can perform a new skill. Circus Skills covered in the workshops can include Juggling with balls and scarves, Chinese Diabolo, Devilstick, Poi, beginners Stilts, Plate spinning and lots more. From £360+VAT.

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. From £360+VAT.
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Maltman's Green School, Gerrard’s Cross
“ We wanted to pass on our thanks to you and your performer for providing such a fantastic experience yesterday. The performer was absolutely lovely and created the perfect atmosphere, engaging all the girls and boys (and some keen grown ups!) in a well-chosen range of activities and skills. She arrived on time, kept the area safe and tidy at all times and worked so beautifully with the children that she made a real impression on us with her professionalism and friendliness. Thank you for such smooth administrative support. We are sure that we will use your services again.”
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Great Doddington Primary School
" I just wanted to email to say a huge thank you for our circus workshop on Wednesday. Our children really enjoyed all the activities and it was great to see their confidence grow through the day. Tom was fab, interacted really well with the children and was a great coach. We hope to book again next year."
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Belbroughton CE Primary School, Bromsgrove
“ I wanted to say a big thank you on behalf of the school. We had an amazing day with Stu, who entertained and supported us through learning the different skills. It was a real talking point throughout the day and I loved walking through the corridors hearing the chatter about what each class had done during the day. Again - thank you for all your help in organising the day and talking with the school council. I hope we might be able to repeat the day again some time soon.” Belbroughton CE Primary School, Bromsgrove
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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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Fairfield School, Buxton

“ Thank you for your email, we had a truly wonderful day with Circus Sensible. I feel very bad as I can't remember the leaders name, possible Stewart but he was FANTASTIC. He did a wonderful whole school assembly which was enjoyed by all, followed by the class workshops. He really understood our children and saw the important relevance of providing them with a fun but inspirational event. He allowed them to have lots of fun but also had great behaviour management which is key in our school. He was extremely friendly to the children and staff and a pleasure to have in all day. He even chose to work through some of his break to allow the children to have longer in the assembly”
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Ingram Bank Primary, Sheffield
“ I just wanted to say a huge thank you from us all here at Angram Bank for Jay today!
It was amazing and we all loved it! The kids were mesmerised and had so much fun. Will definitely be in touch in the future.”
What does a Circus Skills workshop in school include? Our workshops are tailored to the event and age group and can include:

A Demonstration of the skills to get the day started with a bang! That's followed by the hands on sessions which 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)

To end the day we can all get together in the school hall again so that some of the children can show off their new skills.

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.