Foundation: Books and reading

Oliver was fantastic today. All staff were really impressed and all the children were really engaged. Brilliant! Thank you very much Oliver.

The Perform for Schools workshops were excellent. The children were full of enthusiasm as they went on their superhero adventure. Oliver kept them engaged from start to finish - they were even discussing it at the end of the day! Thank you so much. We hope to see you again soon!

The children had a wonderful time and it was a fantastic opportunity to reinforce prior learning in a fun and exciting way.

Hannah was absolutely fantastic. She was well organised and full of enthusiasm. The session was split into different sections to keep the children engagement and it worked well for children of all abilities.

Thank you

I thought the session was excellent and Evie tailored it to build depth to learning the children had already completed. It was fun and engaging - a brilliant morning. Thank you

All pupils thoroughly enjoyed the workshop and were actively engaged throughout.

Chloe was brilliant with the children and the children who had special needs.

A huge thank you to Natalie! The children had the most amazing morning and loved learning with her. She was so engaging and enthusiastic; we all had so much fun!

The children thoroughly enjoyed the session.Well pitched for the children and an experience they will remember.Really well delivered...thank you.

I was very impressed with Charlotte. She not only enabled the children to learn new facts and build on their prior knowledge, but also maintained their engagement and ensured that behaviour for suitable for the learning.

Children really enjoyed the sessions - Claire was very engaging and the feedback from the children was really positive.

Cloe was fantastic. The children were really engaged and the workshops ran really well. Thank you.

We are thoroughly enjoyed the workshop. Sam was fantastic. Highly recommend.

The children really enjoyed the session and using their imaginations. I loved trying different ways to show their knowledge like by creating a soundscape and exploring movements to show the event.

I asked the teachers whose children were involved in the workshops and they said that Amy was engaging and energetic. They liked it that the children were actively involved and that she gave the children confidence to assert themselves when perhaps someone was doing something to them that they didn't like.

Chloe's enthusiasm definitely helped to engage the children in the very important message that she was teaching. They really enjoyed the sessions and had a lot to say during the feedback lesson in class after the workshops.

The enthusiasm of Laura was great! She was knowledgeable about the topic area and the children enjoyed their journey through time learning about historical figures.

Laura was amazing! She ran 5 back to back Sessions for us and remained enthusiastic and enagetic throughout the whole day! She had all our children captivated from the moment she started talking. The children learnt lots of facts about the Great Fire of London because of the way Laura delivered the session. Laura was very professional and friendly. We would 100% recommend her and will be asking for her again next year!

The workshop was well executed and the children came away inspired to fully explore their new topic. Thank you.

Thank you Natalie (and Perform for schools) for more great drama workshops - they are enjoyed so much by the children and we are always so impressed with the quality of the teaching and content. We look forward to booking more soon!

It was a great workshop the students were engaged, the delivery was well planned and informative.

Lucy was engaging, enthusiastic and had excellent behaviour management. She brought the sights and sounds of the Great Fire of London to life and it was the perfect hook into their learning.

Hannah was very engaging and lively. The children enjoyed the sessions and were kept active. A great way to bring this topic to life!

I have received very positive feedback from the other teachers regarding the workshop that Sam held with their classes and I was very happy with the content in the session for my own class. Sam was very professional thoughout his visit.

The children all thoroughly enjoyed the workshops and the level of engagement was very high. Our staff were delighted with Victoria and would highly recommend her to others.

Thank you for a great morning at our school.

A fantastic workshop! Amy’s enthusiasm was great and she had all the children engaged and enjoying the workshop. Thank you for a great morning!

Cloe was fantastic as she adjusted each workshop for the different age of the children. The children were engaged and really enjoyed it. Our teachers were all very impressed.

All teachers were very impressed with the pace and the content of the workshop. Laura has it pitched perfectly.

Hannah was great! All the children were engaged in the workshop and all achieved well. She put across the information in interesting ways and allowed children to show empathy with the different Black Icons. 

The children were engaged throughout and were able to share the facts they knew as well as explore new ideas.

Eleanor showed excellent behaviour management skills and her confidence helped to create a buzz.

Samantha was very good. She showed lots of patience with the children. They all seemed to enjoy the activites and stories and were engaged in the different tasks requested of them. We had one boy who was not engaged but she still made an effort to make him part of the lesson.

Hannah was really engaging. The children loved the session and came out buzzing. She was great with the range of behaviours that we have in year 2. I would recommend her to other schools.

Thanks for a super time. The children loved it and teachers commented on how good it was.

Laura was great at tailoring each session to the children in it, they were various ages/abilities and different group sizes. She was friendly, flexible and professional. Thank you for a great day!

The children really enjoyed the session and you could see the children's participation increase and the children relax more as the session progressed. Rhia did an excellent job of keeping control and making it fun.

I would like to compliment you for yet another fantastic workshop. Both the children and staff had lots of positives to share with me about the days workshop.

As always all 3 workshops were high quality. We were delighted with the amount of history knowledge the leader had. She brought fantastic new learning for the children. Thank you so much.

All 4 year groups thoroughly enjoyed the sessions. They were all super engaged.

The session was inclusive and allowed our SEND pupils to access and enjoy the session.

Hannah was great!

Thank you Natalie. Another wonderful morning. You really engaged the children and taught them so much in such a short space of time. You also inspired us also as teachers!

A perfect workshop. Look forward to seeing you next year.

I was very impressed with Hannah and how she engaged the children. I love that style of learning and felt the content was a suitable level for the age range. The music was appropriate and helped the children focus.

The children were absolutely thrilled with the workshops and they were a talking point all day. Hannah was extremely professional and led the children really well throughout. Her lively and vivacious character definitely helped with the children's enthusiasm and they particularly enjoyed all the singing and movement. 

Natalie was great - very engaging, entertaining and informative. She had a really lovely way with the children and they absolutely adored her. Thank you very much!

Laura was super enthusiastic and the children responded well to her. She had to teach 3 workshops back to back and showed fantastic energy from beginning to end. The activities that the girls completed were relevant to the topic, enjoyable and helpful to support the learning of their topic. We will be using Perform to support other topics next academic year.

Natalie was such an inspiration. All our children absolutely loved their personalised workshops and they were a brilliant hook to our new topics. Thank you!

Samuel was fantastic yesterday! The children absolutely loved him and he really brought the sessions to life! Excellent workshops! Thank you!

Thank you to Joanna for making our World Book Day! Both children and staff were engaged and excited by the sessions. Joanna was enthusiastic, knowledgeable and professional. We have used Perform before and will definitely use them again.

Eleanor was fantastic! Full of energy, enthusiasm and engaged with the children. The session had good pace and the content of the activities were age appropriate and perfectly linked to the topic. The children continued their learning beyond the session which demonstrated that they really enjoyed it. 

Brooklyn was an excellent workshop leader. The children returned to the classroom absolutely enthused by their session

on the Great Fire of London/jungle. The activities, pace and teaching was perfectly matched for YR, 1 and 2.

Chloe was really engaging the children loved it. She kept them intrigued just by her voice and there was a good mix of activities. The pace was good, as was her use of questions. Overall, really good. The children really enjoyed it.

Fantastic workshops perfect for World Book Week. The children were all engaged and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The staff also mentioned how useful the sessions were for their own professional development; they would use some strategies and techniques in our drama and English sessions. 

Great interactive sessions - surprising how much the children already knew about hackers and tricksters online (and scary about how much info they can give away without thinking!)

Sarah was amazing with the girls and the activities that she did with each year level, were engaging and age appropriate. Our girls loved them!

The sessions were very enjoyable and the children really responded well to Miranda's enthusiastic delivery. She was energetic and managed to fit a lot of e-safety information in 50 minutes! All of the staff said that the children had learnt a great deal about e-safety issues from the sessions.

The workshop was well prepared and delivered in a friendly, lively manner. Any children that became distracted were very quickly brought back into the discussion and the children thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The 'I'm special because ....' section was particularly good.

An informative, fun session for the children to learn about Chinese New Year. They enjoyed the games and acting out the story with the various props!

The children really enjoyed the session. They seemed to be really engaged on the topic of internet safety and really understood what it meant. They all did some lovely performances.

Claire led a very informative workshop and the children took home the message that she taught them. They particularly like the poem!

Claire was great with the children getting down to the appropriate level.

The feedback from the children and staff was excellent. It was mentioned that Laura had great behaviour management and the children and staff agreed they had an amazing experience! I would highly recommend!

Hannah was excellent with the children. The sessions were enjoyed by all and the children’s knowledge and understanding improved as a result.

We were all impressed with Hanna's enthusiasm and energy, how she kept that up for three hours we don't know! Really engaging workshop and interactive for the children, constantly engaged in a physical and social way. Hannah had fantastic presence and controlled the session from the minute they walked in to the minute the children left the room. 

Bella was amazing. She had brilliant control of the children and included everyone. The content of the workshop was great including the song and rap (which I cant get out my head now!) Thanks again!

Lucy was very engaging and the children loved the workshop. She kept their attention for the whole hour and a quarter. The workshop will be very useful for generating ideas for their Great Fire of London poetry next week.

The session was pitched at the perfect level and all the children were engaged through out. All members of staff were impressed with what the children have remembered from the workshop.

Children were able to explain and articulate clearly what they had learnt after the workshop. Thank you!

Fantastic workshop, the children got so much out of it. It was tailored to their age and kept them captivated. Shaelee was brilliant managing the children. We are always so impressed with your company workshops and the people who join us to run them. Thank you!

All of our children participated and thoroughly enjoyed the experience which they used in their creative diary entry the following day!

I thoroughly enjoyed our Shakespeare Workshop Activity. The instructor was very enthusiastic and fun. I liked acting out Romeo's death.

-By Amar (a pupil in Year 5)

The workshop was very engaging and consolidated the children's learning about Diwali. Our workshop leader, Laura, had excellent behaviour management skills and was super enthusiastic! We would definitely have the workshop again.

Lucy was absolutely amazing! The children were engaged throughout the workshop and loved every minute. The children said “I really felt like I was in London in 1666” and “the Great Fire of London really felt and sounded like it was scary”. 

James was amazing, the boys absolutely loved their anti-bullying superhero explorer workshop. He took time to talk to me about the different classes and find out about the boys and their learning. The teachers all commented on how brilliant he was with the boys and how engaging the boys were in the drama workshops. A big thank you from us all at Hawkesdown House School!

Very good introduction to life in Celtic Britain and The Romans. Caitlin clearly knew her stuff and controlled three separate classes perfectly.

She knew how to use drama to tease out knowledge!

The children were so engaged and the subject knowledge was impressive. The children felt confident and relaxed to take part and join in. Laura's behaviour management was super and dealt with behavioural issues fantastically! Thank you so much for a super start to our Science Week!

Our children were all able to recall key points about the Fire of London which were cleverly woven throughout the workshop. The children all enjoyed taking part and how active and quick paced it was.

Extremely well organised, fun and energetic. Children were immersed from the moment they stepped into the room and loved every minute of it. Natalie had a kind and enthusiastic manner when working with the children

Staff and children thoroughly enjoyed the workshops and we’d love to have you guys back in the future. Many of the our staff commented on the pupil’s engagement in the workshop and were really impressed by the many, varied behaviour management strategies that were employed throughout the workshops. Exciting, entertaining and engaging, the workshops were well thought out and age appropriate. It has been great to see drama given more profile across our school this year and these workshops were the icing on the cake. Thank you

Maria was bubbly and positive and the children responded well to that. She recognised certain challenging behaviours in our children and adapted instantly. Our children had a fantastic morning. 

Caitlin was fantastic with the girls. They absolutely loved the workshops. The girls enjoyed learning about Charles Darwin and traveled back in time to discover animals that are now extinct. It was a very enjoyable experience. Thank you very much to Perform workshops for putting together such a lovely day.

The children were really engaged and fully enjoyed themselves. The Florence Nightingale lesson was great for consolidating their learning this term and has given me ideas for how to teach it next year. The 'toys' lesson was SO much more interesting than normal school lessons and gave us (the children and myself) the chance to discuss the toys they were less familiar with from the past.

Many thanks for such great experiences!

Bethany has great enthusiasm with the children and stayed in character the whole session. The children learnt lots about the seaside in the Victorian era and had fun whilst doing so. Highly recommended!

The workshop we received today was simply brilliant! The pupils remained engaged throughout the session due to the vibrancy of our facilitator and gained excellent knowledge of the key facts surrounding the Great Fire of London.

Thank you to Hannah!

Fantastic workshop, Abi had a great personality and it shone during her workshops. She had all children engaged and learning with a very inclusive approach!

Really surprised that a theme like Shakespeare could work so well with both the younger and older groups.

Sally was totally engaging. Children were hooked right from the start of her workshop and the energy and enthusiasm with which she delivered the sessions was infectious. I was particularly impressed how she was able to mix key scientific facts with imaginative drama elements. 

I was impressed particularly with the high level of vocabulary used. Zelia did not 'talk down' to the children at all. Great active workshop, especially the group work needed to create the dinosaur shapes.

Thank you for coming to our school. The children really enjoyed it. They were still singing the 'rap' this morning in class! They learnt a lot of great facts about Florence Nightingale.

The content of the workshop was fantastic and completely relevant to our curriculum. The lady who ran the workshop was energetic and entertaining and the children thoroughly enjoyed the activities.

The content of the workshops was age appropriate and contributed to developing creative skills and imagination. Emily was a very skilled practitioner who managed the children well and engaged and involved them successfully. The children found the workshops exciting and enjoyable.

The lady I spoke to to book the workshop was really helpful and pleasant. All the booking information was informative and received quickly. Laura phoned before the workshop to confirm the booking and discuss details of the workshop and timetable of the day which was very useful. 

A really good example of how to teach a range of subjects through drama. We will use the session as a stimulus for some creative writing. Her behaviour management was impressive and she was able to include all children, including a boy with severe learning difficulties. 

The students loved the workshop and the teachers felt it was a fantastic way of getting into the topic of Diwali.

The workshop certainly enhanced the children's understanding of the Fire of London. Thank you.

The workshops were fantastic and many History National Curriculum objectives were covered in the workshop. All children were engaged and enthusiastic.

Very pleased with the sessions. The children loved them and really brought the different subjects to life for them. Also pleased that Laura was very good at controlling behaviour.

We all enjoyed the sessions which have prompted children to find out more about Egypt, France and other places. V. 'lively' children dealt well with! Full of Energy.

Worked really well having three workshops in the morning, very good value for money, all teachers agreed Jess was amazing. Looking forward to having you visit next year.

A really active, fun session. The children really enjoyed it and recalled the facts about how our holidays are different to those in the Victorian era.

All the children loved the workshop, Emily was amazing at transforming herself into different characters that brought the topic alive.

All the teachers thought Pamela was brilliant with the children and able to bring it to their level well. All the children really loved the experience and we have had lovely feedback from the parents as the children went home talking about it. 

As always the children thoroughly enjoyed themselves and with the workshops learnt a lot about their particular topics.

Asley engaged extremely well with the children and held their interest throughout the session. It was a fun way to learn quite a lot of facts, which were expertly reinforced through question and answer.

Children were engaged and it proved to secure their learning about the jungle with fun activities. Ollie was great with the children!

Gabriella had boundless energy. All seven classes had a great time. All were enthused by the Divalli workshop and enraptured by her story telling.

Great to see how the workshops are suitably adapted to the different age groups. It was an excellent starting point for a weeks work on Shakespeare.

Having spoke to the 5 teachers (of each of the classes that were involved) the feedback was that they enjoyed the workshops, thought they were educational and fun and they definitely engaged the children. We look forward to having you again.

Ceridwen was great with the children. They really enjoyed the session and were enthralled with the story told.

Great again. A lovely enhancement to our book week bringing fairy tale characters alive.

Rumble in the Jungle was brilliant. Children focused throughout. Both leaders were excellent. Thank you

Thank you for helping us to start our topic in such a creative way! Kelly was Brilliant with the children and they loved their sessions with her.

The children were all so engaged, and it was brilliant the way information was weaved into improvisation and activities. Perfect for KS1!

The children thouroughly enjoyed the workshop and Oliver was full of energy, taking the children on a lovely farmyard journey. Thank you.

The children were so engaged with this workshop. You could see by their faces how much they were enjoying it. Jessica's enthusiasm in her role really inspired the children. Thanks so much Jessica for a fabulous workshop. We will definitely do mermaid and pirates again.

Really inspiring and a great start to science week for the children involved.