FAQs

Weekly Perform drama classes are available for children ages 4-12.

Our classes for 4-7 year olds focus on building social skills through imaginative play and interactive storytelling. We help young children navigate new situations with ease, make friends and express themselves confidently.

Our classes for 7-12 year olds equip them with essential abilities to help them thrive in all areas of life. Through drama, dancing and singing, the classes focus on refining and expanding their social skills. This prepares them for the complexities of social interactions and leadership roles.

In classes for 4-7s, the nature of the unique games and exercises means that a 7-year-old child can enjoy and benefit from them just as much as a 4-year-old and vice versa. We've found that a mixed age range increases the opportunities for growth and development; younger children are stretched and stimulated by the rest of the group and older children blossom from the ability to influence activities and gain valuable leadership skills.

In our classes for 7-12s, we focus on developing social skills via performing arts techniques, so previous experience and character are more relevant here than age.

We limit our class size to 22 children and every class has two Perform staff members to ensure that every child - no matter their age - is gaining the most from the class.

Yes - we offer free trials for all of our classes, including LAMDA.

You can book a free trial here.

You can book a free trial on our website here.

You can book a Perform class at your local Perform school here.

Our weekday classes last for one hour and our weekend classes last for an hour and a half.

Children should wear comfortable clothes they can move around in and trainers.

Children should wear their Perform T-Shirt, unless they are attending a free trial. You will order your child's T-shirt as part of the sign-up process, and it will be waiting for them at their first session after their trial.

Children are encouraged to bring a water bottle to weekend classes.

Your free trial guarantees your child a place in your local weekly class. If your child loved their time at Perform they are welcome to return to class next week.

You can either speak to the class producer and sign up on the day of your free trial or get in touch with our customer service team. You'll be able to book ten sessions (or more) or book to the end of the term.

We understand things can get very busy, so we'll be in touch if we don't hear from you to hear how your child got on.

We understand if Perform isn't for your child, or if timings aren't quite right this time around. There is no obligation to continue after your free trial, but if they do change their mind and want to come along again, we'd love to have them back.

We offer a range of payment options for our classes:

• Card payment on our website
• Payment over the phone on 020 7255 9120

Our Direct Debit scheme is also a convenient and secure way to pay for weekly classes.

As we are Ofsted-registered, we accept childcare vouchers and Tax-Free Childcare payments.

If you pay for childcare while you go to work, Universal Credit can pay some of your childcare costs. Eligible working parents in paid employment can claim up to 85% off the fees of Perform classes and courses.

Find out more here.

Perform runs a rolling curriculum which focuses on the continual development of your child over time. This allows your child to start when they're ready rather than having to wait for the start of a term.

Although we have breaks for school holidays, we believe your child's progress is best assessed at regular intervals unique to them]. This system also allows Perform teachers to spend more time considering each child's individual development on a regular basis.

We also offer an option to renew to the end of term at a slightly higher rate per class.

If you don't want to purchase classes in blocks, you can sign up to our monthly Direct Debit scheme and pay monthly.

Yes, we do. Please call the office on 020 7255 9120 for more details.

You'll regularly receive a personalised feedback form written by your Perform Producer. This will detail your child's progress in each of the three main parts of the classes together with more general comments. Every feedback form is read and signed by the Principal, Lucy Quick, before being sent to you. These feedback forms are an ideal starting point for further conversations but, if you don't have time to talk at the classes, you'll have your Producer's personal mobile number and email address to get in touch at any time.

The Producer will also send you a weekly email detailing what that week's focus has been so you know what areas of Perform's curriculum is being covered week by week.

In addition, three times a year, family and friends can enjoy half-termly open workshops and end-of-term presentations, where your child will show you what they've learnt as part of the current theme. You'll be notified about forthcoming open workshops and presentations by your Producer.

Every activity at Perform is designed to boost what we call The 4 Cs: Confidence, Concentration, Coordination and Communication.

Whether it's a game about eye contact, an exercise to focus attention or improvisations about making friends and understanding others, we'll put your child at the centre of everything we do.

In fact, after only a few months at Perform, you'll almost certainly notice your child is:

• more personable and self-assured
• more confident in their abilities
• more enthusiastic about trying new things
• more relaxed in social situations
• more articulate in conversation
• more successful in the classroom

There are so many more benefits that we give your child the chance to try Perform for free, so you can start to see them for yourself. Contact us now or book online.

When your child enrols or renews at Perform, we book them a place in the class for a block of ten consecutive classes. This means that, even if they don't attend, that space has been reserved for them and no other child can take their place for that class. Unfortunately, therefore, missed classes cannot be added on to the end of a block under any circumstances.

We do, however, have a system of 'make-up' classes where your child can attend another venue to make up the missed session, provided they are still attending Perform. This is dependent on availability and needs to be confirmed by contacting us either before or on the day for weekday schools and on the Friday before for weekend classes.

Please see our Terms and Conditions for more details.

In our experience, children who show a reluctance to attend a Perform class when they have been attending happily are sometimes responding to other pressures relating to school, friends or family issues.

In these situations, it's often best to call your Perform Producer to discuss the problem. They will be able to tell you how your child has been performing in the classes and may have an insight into any problem areas.

If you're sure you don't want your child to continue attending classes already paid for, please be aware that we don't offer refunds. However, it is possible to cancel your child's sessions with three days notice and transfer the resulting credit onto your account to be used in the future on other products. If you wish to restart classes in the future, you'll have to buy a minimum of 10 consecutive classes. For more information, see our Terms and Conditions.

Perform teachers are usually working actors who have extensive experience working with children and a special affinity for inspiring them to grow and develop. They are hand-picked after a lengthy audition during which they demonstrate their ability to sing, dance, act and enthuse children. Once selected, they go through a rigorous checking procedure including verbal and written communication with personal and professional references and a full DBS check.

Our training is comprehensive and includes a basic teacher module, advanced Producer training including sessions on Risk Assessments and Health & Safety and other modules for specific Perform products and workshops in schools. Producers also undergo regular First Aid courses focused on children and babies.

Once trained, teachers attend several classes to shadow and observe and are accompanied on their first few weeks by an Area Partner.

Once they are working for Perform, all staff undergo termly refresher training and termly evaluations to ensure that they are full conversant with the latest curriculum, resources and best practice.