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The 10 skills you need to thrive in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

4th April 2019

Some parents think that, when they send their child to Perform, it's about having fun, singing, dancing and acting, and that's certainly true. But's it's also not the whole truth. Right from the start, Perform was always about much more than...

Tags: child development, confidence, concentration, problem solving, development, creativity, teamwork, coordination, life skills, communication, drama class, top ten skills, critical thinking, judgement, decision making, negotiation, people managing, cognitive development, cognitive flexibility

Should emotions be taught in schools?

16th March 2017

I recently came across a really interesting post on Ideas.Ted.com. It discusses whether schools should start teaching emotions as well as other core subjects. You can read it here. I’d be interested to hear your thoughts. Teaching emotions is...

Tags: children, behaviour, teaching, development, emotions, feelings, teaching emotions

Teaching the Teachers

27th August 2010

Wow - it's been yet another hectic week! No rest for the wicked, eh? This week I've been working hard with our Regional Partner Simon Fielding on developing a new series of training courses for our Perform teachers. Simon originally joined us 9 years ago as a...