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Lucy Quick - Principal of Perform
World Book Day - 6 ways to get your child to read

2nd March 2021

World Book Day - 6 ways to get your child to read

On the first Thursday of every March, millions of children celebrate World Book Day - a charity funded by publishers and book -sellers across the UK and Ireland. Their mission is to promote reading for…

Tags: confidence, reading, role play, communication, literature, encouragement, english, stories, literacy, world book day

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Perform moves online

26th November 2020

Perform moves online

Back in March, lockdown arrived without warning and we spent our Easter holiday working on developing Perform At Home. We quickly got 11 of our most experienced Producers up and running and launched our…

Tags: child development, concentration, coordination, covid 19, lockdown, perform at home, virtual learning, zoom, confdience. communication, online classes, distance learning, pandemic

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The pandemic and children's mental health

10th November 2020

The pandemic and children's mental health

Something I love about working with children is their general positivity and upbeat attitude but it’s often easy to breeze over the fact that many share some of the same worries, concerns and anxieties…

Tags: child development, parenting, confidence, social interaction, communication, mental health, coronavirus, covid 19, pandemic, self esteem

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were-back-covid-safe-and-better-than-ever

1st October 2020

We're back, Covid-Safe and better than ever!

We were hugely excited to reopen our classes in September but it's fair to say that I did have some apprehension about how we could make it work with ever-changing government guidelines. We were faced…

Tags: confidence, concentration, safety, back to school, coordination, communication, autumn term, coronavirus, health and safety, covid safe, social distancing

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Creating a Covid-Safe Perform class

21st August 2020

Creating a Covid-Safe Perform class

We’re approaching our sixth week of being back in the class with children in our face-to-face holiday courses and it’s been going really well! I’m in awe of how quickly and easily…

Tags: safety, back to school, weekly workshops, coronavirus, health and safety, covid safe, social distancing, september

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Returning to Perform post-lockdown

19th June 2020

Returning to Perform post-lockdown

When schools closed on 20th March, so did Perform. Apart from major holidays like Christmas and Easter, there's almost always a Perform activity running somewhere and we're generally been active…

Tags: safety, health, coronavirus, covid 19, lockdown, department of education, government guidelines, reopening, post lockdown

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Learn something new this lockdown

20th May 2020

Learn something new this lockdown

It's week 9 of lockdown and, even though the rules are being eased little by little, it still feels like I'm constantly searching for new things to do and new ways to keep everyone entertained (and…

Tags: child development, parenting, circus, coronavirus, lockdown, homeschool, circus skills. things to do

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Things to do at home during lockdown

28th April 2020

Things to do at home during lockdown

As we find ourselves well into the new term at home school, we thought we'd share some tips, exercises and resources to make your new job as "teacher" a little easier. First things first,well…

Tags: parenting, things to do, teaching, coronavirus, lockdown, self isolation, stay at home, perform at home, things to do at home, homeschool, virtual learning, work from home, zoom, online class, homeschooling

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How to talk to your child about the coronavirus

10th March 2020

How to talk to your child about the coronavirus

The way you discuss the coronavirus with your child should depend on your own particular parenting style and their age. While some parents prefer to shield their children from reality, in general,…

Tags: coronavirus, covid 19, public health england, health and safety, virus, hand washing

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More than just a drama class

29th August 2019

More than just a drama class

I remember reading the Annabel Karmel recipe books for cooking inspiration when my children were young. One of the pasta sauce recipes she recommended was great because the vegetables were disguised,…

Tags: child development, parenting, confidence, concentration, coordination, communication, drama class, social skills.

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