Frequently asked questions
How do you recruit, check and train your staff?
Perform staff are usually working actors who have extensive experience working with children and a special affinity for inspiring them to grow and develop.
They are hand-picked after a lengthy audition during which they demonstrate their ability to sing, dance and act and enthuse children in Perform activities thereby developing their social skills.
Once selected, they go through a rigorous checking procedure including verbal and written communication with personal and professional references and a full CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) enhanced disclosure.
The training is comprehensive and includes a basic teacher module, advanced Manager/ Producer training including sessions on Risk Assessments and Health & Safety and other modules for specific Perform products such as Mini Ps, Perform Parties and workshops in schools. Managers and Producers also undergo a First Aid course focused on children and babies.
Once trained, all staff attend several workshops to shadow and observe and are accompanied on their first few weeks by an Area Manager.
Once they are working for Perform, all staff attend termly refresher training and evaluations to ensure that they are full conversant with all resources, curricula and the latest activities.
