11th July 2016
. Each term at Perform for 4-7s, we have a different theme around which we base our drama, dance and singing resources. The themes range from imaginary places such as Fairytale Forest…
13th June 2016
At Perform, we've always had ambitious aims. We write our own curriculum, songs, poems and choreography so, over the years, we've been able to set the standard very high for what we want the children…
11th May 2016
Did anyone else cringe when they read about Tamara Ecclestone’s two year old daughter’s latest gift? She recently received a £10,000 playhouse which is also a replica of their £70…
20th April 2016
. Sarah O’Keefe is Head Of Drama at the highly-regarded La Sainte Union school for girls in Hampstead. As this week’s guest blogger, she discusses the recent changes to the curriculum…
21st March 2016
This week, I’m delighted to introduce a guest blogger - Peter Saxby. Peter was an NHS Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Head of Psychology Services before developing a full-time private practice…
24th February 2016
Since starting Perform in 2000, we have developed lots of other activities for children and they have always been at the request of parents and have grown organically. . For instance,…
7th December 2015
It’s such a busy time in the run up to the school holidays so thank you for taking the time to read this blog. For me, the end of a term is primarily focused on next term's curriculum…
19th November 2015
It's a sad fact of life that much of the news we hear reported on the radio and TV is often bad news involving violence and death. My two children, aged six and eight, are at the age where they ask…
12th November 2015
Next week is Anti-Bullying Week and, as part of our Perform For Schools programme, we are delivering lots of Anti-Bullying drama workshops to primary schools across London and the South East. This…
12th October 2015
. I blogged a few weeks ago about an article claiming how to make your child into a genius and today I found this article which I thought I'd share with you too. It's apparently about how to make…
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