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Lucy Quick - Principal of Perform

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4th April 2019

The 10 skills you need to thrive in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

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…

Tags: child development, confidence, concentration, problem solving, development, creativity, teamwork, coordination, life skills, communication, drama class, top ten skills, critical thinking, judgement, decision making, negotiation, people managing, cognitive development, cognitive flexibility

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26th January 2015

Do screens kill creativity?

  I read this article recently which discusses how parents bribe their children with computer time. I have to say that it did rather resonate with me as I am definitely guilty of using my iPad to…

Tags: child development, obesity, creativity, ipad, iphone, screen, social interaction

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28th October 2014

Give your children the best education

Do you have a view about education? Most of us do. What is education for? How does it help our children? There are many politicians with extremely strong views about education. Are they right? Do they know…

Tags: education, Sir Ken Robinson, schools, teaching, Gillian Lynne, creativity

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