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We have lots to say about raising leaders, inclusive education and the power of the performing arts!

Speech and Drama classes are often praised for developing creativity and confidence in children. But they are also an invaluable means of promoting an...

Preparing for a drama performance or exam is about so much more than simply learning lines and picking a fun costume. If you know us at all, you will ...

When it comes to engaging preps and grade ones in our Speech and Drama lessons, our mission is to be one with the amazing, playful, sticky, littlest l...

During a child’s first year at Speak Up, it is clear to us as teachers how much they progress in speaking skills and confidence. But the real magic ...

When you are growing up, it’s important to experience the magic of performing. If you had the privilege of this experience when you were younger...

On Thursday afternoons I teach two back-to-back philosopher classes. The first group has been in our philosophers program for only a term, let’s cal...

How to spark imaginative play and keep you and your child interested. Photograph: Fotofox Images When you’re a parent, you may find a time when you ...

Kids have some amazing brains in those heads of theirs and as a boring old grown up myself, I am easily envied by their natural ability to imagine fan...

Want to know what happens when your child is moving up at Speak Up? If it’s time for your child to move up from one level to the next, congratulatio...

Who said practice makes perfect? If practice makes perfect and nobody is perfect, then why practise? Perfection is not what we should be aiming for. R...

How much do you protect your child from seeing scary things? Parents all have different approaches if their child is scared easily. We should, of cour...

Our Speak Up kids have made a great video to show you our Speech and Drama warm up they will be practising for the end of year concert. This is a fant...

by Miss Cathy Clur The most common concern I hear from new Speak Up Studio parents is, “My child is full of confidence at home, but as soon as she i...

Speak Up has been amazing for Hailey’s confidence and building her social and emotional skills.

 

Rebecca, mum