Once again we had the most wonderful week with Steve and Jackie. Our Year 2 children have been lucky enough to have enjoyed 3 years of Circus skills and their enthusiasm and excitement was delightful to see. More parents than ever before attended the final show and the feedback from all our staff, pupils and parents was glowing. It is an event we always look forward to and is quite simply the highlight of our year! Thank you Shooting Stars
- Jo Cooper, Headteacher

I was very impressed with how Russell involved all students and made their self esteem soar! He enabled everyone to feel success.
One of the young people visiting our playscheme, for children and young people with special needs, said it was the first time he had achieved! whilst Russell helped him to spin four plates at once!
The children loved the day... dressing up too with the hats and waistcoats was a lovely touch which added to the atmosphere.- Paula Kirk, Headteacher

We thoroughly enjoyed the day. Leanne was fantastic, she really engaged the children and was absolutely briliant with them.
I would certainly recommend her, in fact, our Interim Headteacher, who is the Headteacher of another local school, is very interested in making a booking!- Laura Cornish, Assistant Headteacher

The week was absolutely excellent. What particularly impressed me was the fact that it was totally inclusive. It was magical to see the way that some of the children from our development assessment unit absolutley blossomed, and were so animated during the workshops and performances.
- Jackie Collins, Headteacher

Our children had a wonderful time and every class had a unique experience which they thoroughly enjoyed. The day was carried out with a real understanding of the childrens needs and all gained much from it. The children cant wait for more next year!
Thank you very much for a day to remember!- Jane Hall, Deputy Headteacher

EXCELLENT!!!!!!- Lisa Chapman, Head of Year

The instructor really encouraged the children to join in and they all had the chance to experience something new.- Redbridge Community School, Community Administrator

The family learning session was enjoyed by all that took part from toddlers to grandparents. The level of actvities were aimed just right by the instructors expert assessment of each group he had. I would recommend this Circus Skills, all that came were extremely happy with the sessions and would like something similar again.- Jayne Ashberry, Extended Services Co-ordinator

We had a fantastic 2 days, the children and staff thoroughly enjoyed themselves learning lots of new skills!- Laura Nye, Teacher

Our thanks to Russ and Kayleigh; an excellent day enjoyed by all our students and staff. - Sharon Smeeton, HLTA

The children thoroughly enjoyed the experience. It greatly helped to improve key skills whilst at the same time building self-confidence in a safe and entertaining way.- Suzanne Kelly, Headteacher

All workshops were brilliant- Suzanne Kelly, Headteacher

All of the children had fun sessions and have been talking lots about it since. It was nice to see all of the children having a go at each of the different areas and also the sessions being adapted to suit the different ages. - Charlotte Faithfull, Assistant Head

This was an extremely worthwhile and enriching experience for all of our children and it made a fantastic stimulus for their report writing!

Thank you to Paul for all of his help and his excellent teaching ability!- Jason Ashcroft, Head of Year

Very good opportunity for the children to enjoy- Paul Bushell, Position Community Manager

Pace of session on first day was too slow with not all participants using all equipment. Second session was much better. Circus skills was one of the most popular activities with both teachers and pupils.- Madeleine Campbell, Partnership Developm

Once again this was the highlight of our year. Circus week is amazing and is enjoyed by all our children and parents. Their interest and excitement is wonderful to see and Steve and Jackie are absolutely superb - supportive and professional at all times. We have used many wonderful photos for our school prospectus and have re booked again next year for our fourth year!- Jo Cooper, Headteacher

Dear Steve & Jackie
Words cannot express how wonderful this week has been. Thank you so much for a truly brilliant experience. We have all been moved by the joy on the faces of the children. See you next year!- Jo Cooper, Headteacher

Once again, Shooting Stars Circus week was absolutely outstanding and loved by all. The confidence and excitement the children demonstrated was a joy to see and the parents were full of praise and pride in their children. Steve and Jacky were calm and supportive and the children had complete trust in their ability to teach and support the difficult skills. It was wonderful. Thank you - Jo Cooper, Headteacher

Circus Skills week was absolutely fantastic. Each child was inspired and motivated like never before. All achieved and as circus skills is totally inclusive, every child felt proud and special. The final performance was really moving as many of our children made achievements we would not have thought possible. The instructors were outstanding and instilled confidence and trust in all the pupils. We are only sorry they couldn't be here every week!! We have booked again for next year and every year to come I hope. So many, many thanks.- Jo Cooper, Headteacher

We have enjoyed the most wonderful week with 'Shooting Stars Circus Skills'. All the children have absolutely loved learning new skills such as juggling, diabolo, tightrope walking etc. The children were so fantastic in the show today. We never realised what talented circus performers they are! Thanks to Steve & Jackie from 'Shooting Stars Circus Skills' for leading this wonderful event. we have invited them back next year for more fun and excitement.- Mrs Jo Cooper, Headteacher

Tom was super!!- Trudie Bateman, Headteacher

Yr 1) Another great week of circus skills. The children and adults all thoroughly enjoyed it and it was great to learn new skills with the flower sticks as we had not used them in previous years. The show to the parents was a resounding success again. Thank you Steve and Jackie.
Yr 2) One of our best weeks of the school year! All of year 2 had a fantastic time so thank you thank you thank you! We really enjoyed wearing our own clothes on the Friday for the show! See you next year !- Year 1 & 2 staff Solent Infant School, Teacher

Several children have commented on how much they enjoyed it, one particular child said "It's my favourite week of the whole year!". Can't wait for next year !!

A great week - thank you!

It was wonderful to see how the children's confidence grew as the week went by.- Sylvia Hunter

An exciting and challenging week. The children really felt a sense of achievement and satisfaction when they mastered the skills - something some of them find difficult to achieve during regular curriculum activities.

The children and staff, all enjoyed this week and learnt some great skills into the bargain. All follow up work was enjoyed and not seen as a chore - there's nothing like first hand expereience! Every child was keen to participate in all activities and all could find an activity they could 'shine' at. All children enjoyed the challenge of learning new skills and learnt perseverance to boot! The performance was great, well organised and 'professional'. The only criticism I could make would be that the lack of space in the hall meant some of the performances were a bit cramped - but there's not much Steve could do about that - bar knocking a hole in the wall!

A fantastic, well organised week. Children progressed in specific skills ie juggling, diabolo, but also gained in other areas - self-esteem grew and confidence. We have made a big book all about our week and circus vehicles in DT, so links to the curriculum have been made. The children and staff were tired, but happy from a fulfilling and exciting week!

The children really enjoyed the week and we did some great follow up work on non-fiction books. They could all explain what to do for circus skills as had experienced the activities themselves, it put non-fiction into a real experience for them.- Sylvia Hunter, Headteacher

2004 “We were overwhelmed by the whole week. Teaching and support was excellent. I don’t know how you do it. Top marks for all areas. Everyone very impressed especially with care/understanding when working with special needs children”
2005 Excellent! Great week - Children still talking about it.- Sylvia Hunter, Headteacher

"The children loved this week, this buzz swept through into the classroom and they completed huge levels of work. Great first hand experiance. Thank you!"
"Chidren and adults really enjoyed circus skills week. One child made a comment that he wishes he could do circus skills everyday. The children were amazed at how talented steve was."
"The children extremely enjoyed circus week and building their circus skills. The amount, and level of work gained from the children was amazing. Thank you!"
"Towards the end of the week we were shown the peacock feathers. but the children werent so interested in knowing that the colourings are to attact a mate, rather, showing off their babancing skills! very funny! Children and teachers throughly enjoyed the week. Thank you!"
- Mrs Chris Twigg, Head Teacher

Thank you very much for a fantastically enjoyable week. All of the children and parents are raving on about it. The week taught them so much; persistance, co-operation, perserverance, personal satisfaction, co-odination, and all in such an enjoyable, fun way. All the children participated fully, including those who are aprehensive about new activities.
Thank you from all the children and myself!- Mrs Chris Twigg

Liz Stephens (2002)“It was a great day enjoyed by children and adults alike. The amount of equipment the children could use was fantastic, every child could have a go at something. Excellent!”
(2003) “This was a fantastic week. The children really enjoyed themselves and the educational value was excellent – they produced excellent writing and brilliant pictures. The show at the end of the week was fantastic. The children enjoyed watching and participating so much.”
(2004) “A wonderful week involving all the children. We saw many children achieve things we wouldn’t have believed."
(2007) "The children loved this week, this 'buzz' swept though into the classroom and they completed high levels of work."
"Children and adults really enjoyed circus skills week. One child made a comment that he wishes he could do circus skills everyday."
"The children extremely enjoyed circus week and building their skills. The amount and level of work gained from the children was invaluable."
"Parents feedback has been brilliant."
"Good opportunity for children to appreciate each other's efforts."
"The resources for use in class were superb - especially the DVDs which promoted a lot of discussion and led to a wonderful debate as to whether animals should be in a circus or not."- Mrs ChrisTwigg, Headteacher

“Excellent, well equipped, was able to hit level of children and lots of fun. Overall an excellent day! The children really enjoyed the day and have had a great experience. The work following showed their interest.”- Kirsty Edwards