4th April 2012
It's the Easter holidays and I'm often asked if this is a nice quiet time for me at Perform. Well, it's definitely quiet in the sense that we only have our holiday workshops running and not…
22nd March 2012
One question that my teachers and I are frequently asked by Perform parents is Where should my child be at this stage? And if I'm completely honest, as a mother myself, it's a question that I find…
10th March 2012
If you read my blogs regularly, you'll know that I like to talk about communication skills and how important it is that we make children confident communicators from an early age. As you might expect,…
29th February 2012
When I was a child, my favourite days of the year, in order, were:. 1) Christmas Day 2) My birthday 3) St David's Day. The first two are obvious of course - they involve presents! But the third,…
20th February 2012
There’s been a lot of discussion in the press recently about Pamela Druckman’s intriguingly named book, French Children Don’t Throw Food, which promises "parenting…
7th February 2012
Yes, I know I'm always harping on about confidence and its importance, but I just don't think that there is enough emphasis on this vital contributor to lifelong success in our children's Early…
25th January 2012
It is a fact universally acknowledged (thank you Jane Austen) that parenting is difficult. There's no real training course, no previous experience and yet the risks if you get it wrong are serious and…
13th January 2012
12 months. 12 disciples. 12 star signs. 12 years of Perform. On 8th January 2012, Perform was 12 years old and I, for one, can't quite believe it. It was January 8th 2000 when I started my first ever…
19th December 2011
The last 3 weeks have been extremely busy for me because I've been contracting all our teachers for next term. As you can imagine, with over 200 schools and currently 208 teachers working for Perform,…
9th December 2011
We all know the magic of going to see a live performance. And I really believe (well I would, wouldn't I?) that it's really important to expose children to live theatre from as young as you can.…
5 ways to keep the children busy over the summer holiday
How holiday courses help build confidence before the new school year
5 things to look for when booking a holiday course
Why after-school activities matter more than ever in a digital world
A headteacher's view on why drama is so important in early education
5 ways to keep the children busy over the Easter holiday
Bringing Midnight in the Toyshop to the West End stage
Christmas theatre guide: musicals and pantos for families to enjoy