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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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Liz Marshallsay, Renfrewshire, Scotland

" I just wanted to say thanks so much! Cat was wonderful and everyone raved about her. She was fantastic in the parade and worked so hard throughout the whole day (despite it being roasting!). She was a real credit to your company. I hope that she enjoyed it and we'll definitely be booking again for next year! "

Dunblane Fling, Scotland

Circus Sensible are a wonderful addition to any event! We have been lucky enough to have booked them for the Dunblane Fling for a few years now and they are a brilliant draw. The children love them and the skills they teach and they are easy and helpful to deal with. Don't hesitate to use them, you won't regret it!

Glencryan School, Cumbernauld, Scotland

" I just wanted to write and say thanks so much for the excellent day Circus Sensible put on for us, the whole school loved it and I have already had pupils asking me when I am getting you back! The performers were great with all of our pupils and staff, all the activities were targeted and suitable for the needs of each group and they accommodated any changes we needed to make throughout the day too. I would highly recommend Circus Sensible as a great day to any school and look forward to working with you again in the future. Please pass on my thanks to the four performers again for the excellent day they gave the kids "

Rosneath Castle Caravan Park, Helensburgh, Argyll

“ I just wanted to drop you a wee message to say a massive thanks to Cat and Ian for today. It was a massive hit with all the kids and some were deliberately hiding to try and extend the day further as they didn't want to go home.! But it was a great day and everyone seemed to enjoy it. Hopefully we will be able to welcome you back again in future and we can perhaps host the big top with you! “

Glendale Primary School, Glasgow, Scotland

" A big thank you to Circus Sensible's Ian for a wonderful day yesterday at Glendale Primary. The kids had a ball and it was lovely to see their smiling faces.... a little happy normality in what has been a very restricted school year."

Royal Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland

"Thank you so much for arranging things for yesterday. The day went really well - a huge thanks to Jon and Kyle who were brilliant with the children and 'big kids' too! As you said they really worked round us and enabled the day to be relaxed and fun. These days are always hard on the parents - really mixed emotions, but the two guys kept things moving along for the children and got everyone involved. I think it was a really positive day. You may have new recruit to help with your annual festival in Scotland. Shuna, one of our play therapists does circus skills too and was chatting to Jon and Kyle. Great how these days pan out....... Thanks again”

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Circus in Schools

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

The Hill House, Helensburgh - Big Top Days
Muirhouse Primary, Motherwell - Circus Skills Workshops
Newhailes House and Gardens, East Lothian - Big Top Days
St Thomas’ Church, Edinburgh - Circus Skills Workshops
Let's Rock Scotland, Scone Palace - Big Top Days
Rewind Scotland, Scone Palace, Perth - Big Top Days
New Laigh Kirk Halls, Kilmarnock - Circus Skills Workshops
Burns Festival, Ayr - Days with our ‘baby’ Big Tops.
Rio Community Centre, Newport-on-Tay - Circus Skills Workshops
Seton Sands Holiday Village, East Lothian, Scotland - Big Top Days
Berwick Holiday Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed - Big Top Days
Stanley Primary School, Stanley, Perth - Circus Workshops
Perth Racecourse, Scotland - Circus Workshops
Eyemouth Herring Queen Festival - Circus Workshops
Crieff Hydro Hotel, Perth, Scotland - Circus Entertainment
Milnathort Guides & Scouts, Scotland - Circus Workshops
AK Bell Library, Perth - Circus Skills Workshops
Castle Fraser, Aberdeen & Grampian - Big Top Days
The Corinthian Club, Glasgow - Circus Entertainment
Lagganlia Centre, Kingussie, Scotland - Big Top Day
Macrobert Arts Centre, University of Stirling - Big Top Day
Garden Scotland, Glasgow - Big Top Days
Pride Glasgow, Glasgow Green - Big Top Days
Storehouse gala, Motherwell - Big Top Days
Aberdeen University Freshers Week - Big Top and Entertainment.

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.