LIFE really is a circus if you're a pupil at Blackminster Middle School.

Pupils have been hitting the road this week for a host of activities in and out of school.

Year Six youngsters have had the chance to learn the skills of the Big Top, picking up handy hints on stilt-walking, wire-walking, juggling, riding unicycles and other tasks.

The same year group has had a visit from a storyteller, been on a boat trip and to the Black Country Museum.

In the same week other pupils have enjoyed the thrills and spills of windsurfing, horse riding, kayaking and exploring the Malvern Hills. Meanwhile, Year Eight has been camping at Charmouth on the south coast, walking and fossil hunting.