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Scales & Tales Performing Arts offers inspiring dance, drama, and music programs in schools across Surrey. Our talented teachers deliver high-quality, bespoke clubs, classes, and lessons, ensuring the right experience for every child. We nurture confidence, creativity, and self-expression through engaging teaching, performance opportunities, and thrive on and off the stage.

Welcome to Scales & Tales

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HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?

Whether your child is looking for acting classes such as LAMDA, or wants to explore Rock Band, Street Dance, Ballet or Creative Adventures, Scales & Tales has something for everyone!

From morning and lunchtime sessions to after-school clubs and exciting holiday activities, we offer a wide range of creative classes to inspire children, build confidence and have fun.

Scales & Tales – we’ve got you covered!

  • Girl doing a street dance class

    Street Dance

    Unleash your attitude!

    Scales & Tales offer after school street dance classes. An exciting mix of pop, hip hop, R&B, chart music and street mixes that will captivate children's attention.

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  • Girl playing drums in a rock band

    Rock Band

    Sign up for Rock School!

    Rock School offers pupils an exciting opportunity within a school setting years 1 to 6 to perform on percussion, vocals, keyboard and electric and bass guitar in a rock/pop band setting.

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  • LAMDA teacher and children class

    LAMDA

    Find your voice!

    LAMDA Musical Theatre and Acting. An exciting opportunity to study towards and take LAMDA exams, inspiring and empowering children to find their voice and build their confidence in public speaking.

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  • Holiday workshops children on stage

    Holiday Workshops

    Your time to shine!

    During the school holiday breaks we provide an array of exciting creative arts workshops for all children from ages 5 to 16 years old. Including dance, drama, games, team building, crafts and set design.

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  • Nursery and reception drama classes

    Nursery and Reception Classes

    Join Teddy Tempo!

    Scales & Tales offers Creative Adventures with Teddy Tempo is a drama, movement and music class every week for thirty minutes for nursery and reception children.

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HOW TO JOIN IN THE FUN?

STEP ONE: CHOOSE A CLUB OR CLASS

First, take a look at the services we offer in our ‘How Can We Help You?’ in the section above. Click through to your chosen club or class.

STEP TWO: FIND A LOCATION

Next, find the school or location your chosen club, class, or lesson is running from. Each service page includes a handy list of participating schools. Or use the navigation at the top to select by school.

STEP THREE: TIME TO BOOK

Next, click through to the bookings page. Here you will find details on how to sign up to our booking site.

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HEAR FROM OUR HAPPY CUSTOMERS

  • ‘TRULY PASSIONATE’

    “Kelly and her team are truly passionate about what they do and make a real positive difference. Kelly has such a wonderful way about her and she is a joy to be around.”

  • ‘AN ABSOLUTE BLAST’

    “My daughter has just taken part in the Greatest Showman half term workshop and had an absolute blast! Kelly knows how to bring out the best in the children and recognises their individual strengths and talents.”

  • 'PROGRESS’

    Thank you so much, what a lovely way to see the children progress and share her excitement!

    She absolutely loves coming to keyboards, and hopes she will enjoy it for a number of years to come!

  • ‘CONFIDENCE’

    Thank you so much for all the wonderful work you do with our children - we have so much to thank you for in their skills, creativity and confidence.

  • ‘SUPER PARTY’

    Thanks for sharing this with me. Also thank you for a super party! Maya and her friends really enjoyed themselves.

  • ‘APPRECIATIVE’

    We are very appreciative to you for bringing such wonderful clubs to HWPS

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • Teachers are usually working actors, dancers or musicians with teaching qualifications and plenty of experience working with children

    Before recruitment is selected, we have a checking procedure including verbal and written communication with personal and professional references, an enhanced or updated full DBS check and safeguarding training through High Speed Training online

    Each teacher is assigned a mentor that will help assist and give advice throughout the first term of teaching.

    Each teacher refreshes their safeguarding training every year, as well as making sure they have read through all of the ScalesandTales policies.

    We also provide a first aid course and chaperone licences for every performing arts teacher.

  • We provide an open chat policy at the end of every after-school club for parents and guardians if they need any advice about their child’s progress.

    ScalesandTales pride themselves on replying promptly to any queries via email regarding progress.

    We provide as showcase of their work at the end of every term as well as LAMDA acting, musical theatre, ABRSM and Rock School exams.

  • We do not offer refunds for missed lessons or workshops if the child cannot attend.

  • Please give half a terms’ written notice for clubs and instrumental lessons via email if you would like to cancel.

  • No, we do not accept childcare vouchers as we are not Ofsted registered.

  • Please fill out our instrumental lessons bookings form and state which instrumental lesson you wish to book. We will then get back to you.

  • For new customers please click on the following link:

    https://scalesandtales.magicbooking.co.uk/Identity/Account/Login

    Please sign up first

    You will see the name of your school on the list of schools/centres.

    Once you are signed on to Magicbooking, you then click on to book activity and select the relevant club.

    You will be able to pay in instalments or in full.

    We have an easy to follow link on how to set up your account as seen above.

  • Yes, this is not a problem. You can pay the rest of your term via your Magicbooking account.

  • Please update your Magicbooking account as well as filling out our online contact form so that our teachers are aware.

  • This occasionally happens but is an easy fix. Please contact us via our online contact form and our administrator can access your account and check.

  • Yes, please click on our Magic Booking userguide.