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Lucy Quick - Principal of Perform

30th December 2010

Scrapbooking 2010

This time last year I wrote about new year's resolutions - and this year (like the last) I'll be trying to make a couple of small changes and sticking to them, rather than setting myself up for…

Tags: children, parenting

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21st December 2010

Top Ten Christmas Songs

As this will be my last post before Christmas, I thought that it would be fun to share my top ten Christmas songs. So, in no particular order, here's what I'll be bopping around to come Christmas…

Tags: christmas, Christmas Songs

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14th December 2010

Tuition Fees - The Fallout

It's with great sadness that I've watched the various stories surrounding the tuition fees unfold. While I don't condone violence in any form, I can't help but feel that a unruly minority…

Tags: News, Tuition Fees, Student Protests

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25th November 2010

Measuring Happiness

Earlier this month I read an article in the Observer which shared the results of a research project which seemed to suggest that the fewer siblings a child has, the happier they are; and that only children…

Tags: News, parenting, parents, Happiness, Understanding Society

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18th November 2010

Diwali Celebrations

Earlier this month, we organised some Diwali-themed entertainment at a Mela (a Diwali celebration) at the Nehru Centre in Central London. We devised a theatre arts workshop which we did with 70 children…

Tags: drama, dance and singing, schools, Parties, Diwali, Perform Workshops

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6th November 2010

This Month in the Blogosphere - October 2010

So how was your October? Hope you all had an amazing Half Term and Halloween!. As usual it's been all go here so sorry this is about a week late. Am now thinking about Christmas and promising myself…

Tags: Monthly Round Up, October 2010, halloween

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27th October 2010

Productivity 101, or Trying to Work Smarter

Since becoming a parent, I've been increasingly concerned about the amount of time I spend working. It's very difficult to shut off when you run your own business (or indeed to shut off from any…

Tags: parenting, business, Productivity, Working Parents

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19th October 2010

The Eyes Have It

I've been watching Rebecca Ferguson's journey through X Factor with interest. Remember her first audition?. Beautiful girl; wonderful voice - and yet as she admitted herself, she's lost confidence.…

Tags: drama, dance and singing, children, Games, confidence, X Factor, Rebecca Ferguson, Confidence Games, Eye Contact

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11th October 2010

Is this the Beginning of the End for Child Benefit?

Well, the Chancellor's child benefit cut announcement last week understandably caused something of an uproar . While many people believe that it's fairer that 'wealthier' families are…

Tags: News, parenting, Child Benefit Cuts, Child Benefit, Politics

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5th October 2010

This Month in the Blogosphere - September 2010

Hard to believe September's over already, huh? The nights are drawing in (boo, hiss); it keeps on raining (more boos and hisses). So grab yourself a lovely cuppa (or possibly something stronger) and…

Tags: children, parenting, Monthly Round Up, September 2010

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