Circus Sensible
Big Top Days & Circus Skills Matlock

Circus Days in Matlock

Circus days for Schools & Events in Matlock. 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 Matlock and all over the UK

Big Top Days

Days with our Beautiful Big Tops in Matlock 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 Matlock & the North West.

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. For Matlock & the whole of the UK
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Kadampa Primary School, Derbyshire
" Thanks for giving the children and teachers a great morning. Jon was fantastic he was able to hold the attention of even the youngest children the whole time, and teachers were able to relax and enjoy the show and workshop. There were activities that all ages of children could try "
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St Benedict School, Derby, Derbyshire
" On behalf of the year 7 team may I say a huge thank you for your input via Pete and Obby   into our Summer  School. Each session resulted in very happy pupils .  I wish to praise bother Pete’s and Obby’s  approach and attitude towards our pupils who ended up leaning plenty of new skills."
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Zaytouna Primary School, Derby
" I know I spoke to each of you on the day that you spent with us at Zaytouna this week, but I would like to express my sincere thanks again as our children have had such a brilliant week! We had assembly this morning and they were still elated at what they have taken part in over the last few days.
We will definitely be in touch again to continue our relationship. Again, thanks you for helping us get off to a great ACTIVE start to the school year "
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Pilsley Primary, Chesterfield
" Just a short note to say just how much the children in my class have enjoyed the event.  Many of the children overcame difficulties such as balance and co-ordination to achieve success.  Your manner with the children was excellent, being funny, amusing and making the children strive for excellence.  This has been one of the best days that the children have ever had (according to them- I can’t understand why they prefer your lessons rather than the literacy or maths lessons that I teach) Anyway, I have to say i have never laughed so much or been so proud of my bunch of children.  They cannot stop talking about it "
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Brassington Primary School, Derbyshire
" I just wanted to say that the children had a wonderful day on Monday and please pass on a big thank you to Pete for making it so enjoyable!
It was a great start to their topic for this term which is The Circus and a lovely surprise for their first day back at school. "
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Merrill Academy, Derby
" Just wanted to say a massive thank you for coming to provide the circus skills workshops for our summer school. Once again, it has gone down a treat and we will certainly be booking again next year if we get the funding.
Obviously, I will promote you guys as and when I can to others that I come into contact with "

Circus in Schools

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

Y Not Festival, Matlock - Big Top Hire and Circus Workshops
Ashbourne Primary School, Derbyshire - Circus Workshops
Repton Primary School, Derbyshire - Circus Skills Workshops
Derby County Show - Entertainment with our Big Tops
Hurst Farm Social Club, Matlock - Circus Skills Workshops
Scientia Academy, Burton-upon-Trent - Circus Workshops
Arboretum Primary School, Derby - Big Top Days
Wren Park Primary School, Derby - Circus Skills Workshops
Kingfisher Academy, Burton-upon-Trent - Big Top Days
Snarestone CE Aided Primary School, Swadlincote - Circus Skills
Loscoe Primary School, Derbyshire - Circus Skills Workshops
Cavendish Close Junior School, Chaddesden - Circus Skills
Kadampa Primary School, Derbyshire - Circus Skills Workshops
Homefields Primary School, Chellaston - Circus Workshops
Aston-on-Trent Primary School, Derbyshire - Big Top Days
St Albans Catholic Primary School, Derby - Circus Skills Workshops
Newton Solney School, Derby - Circus Workshops
Yew Tree Lodge, Derby - Circus Skills Workshops
Melbourne Fete and Carnival, Melbourne, Derbyshire - Circus Skills
Springfield Junior School, Derbyshire - Circus Skills Workshops
Merrill Academy, Derby - Big Top Days
Aston-on-Trent Primary School, Derbyshire - Big Top Days
Derby Moor Academy, Derbyshire - Circus Skills Workshops
Zaytouna Primary School, Derby - Circus Workshops
Cherry Tree Hill Primary School, Chaddesden - Circus Skills
Sale and Davys Church of England Primary School - 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.