28th April 2020
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…
10th March 2020
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,…
29th August 2019
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,…
26th June 2019
A few weeks ago, we covered a topic in class all about how to relax and calm down if you're feeling worried or anxious. In all our drama, dance and singing classes, we always have a weekly focus which…
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…
7th February 2019
If you read my blogs regularly, you’ll know that I’m like a broken record when it comes to how fantastic drama is for child development. It’s central to everything we do at Perform. But…
15th January 2019
We have a different life skill focus each week at our Perform classes. These focuses are chosen from a combination of requests from parents over the years and my own experience as a mother of two.…
4th January 2019
Doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun?. That age-old saying certainly applies to the last 19 years I have spent running Perform. On Tuesday January the 8th, it’s our birthday and…
11th December 2018
The count down to Christmas is on and what does that mean? Pantomimes!. Going to a pantomime is often a child's first exposure to the theatre and is something I do every year with my children. It's…
28th September 2018
I bought my son an iPhone a few months ago. This was partly as a reward for working towards an exam but mainly as a practical solution to him travelling on public transport to secondary school for the first…
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