About Us

Stuart Barber – Founder
As the founder of B.E.S.T., Stuart is our main driving force and has unlimited enthusiasm for all he does. He uses humour and encouragement to teach which means his unique teaching style is one that many try to copy. He develops programs to be interactive and FUN. Since founding best educational over 15 years Stuart has personally delivered over 5000 workshop sessions.
In his travels he has encountered many odd things and has a few odd stories to tell. As an accomplished Juggler ,Circus Skills trainer  and Archer he can tailor any workshop to your exact requirements.  

Stuart is currently a member of  
Equity
The BIG organisation (British Interactive Group)
Sports Coach UK
Archery GB / GNAS
Archery GB level 1 coach and a level 2 candidate coach

Stuart is currently
The Herts County Junior Rep
The Stortford Archery Club Junior Coach
The Stortford Archery Club Men's indoor Compound Champion.
The Stortford Archery Club Men's Outdoor Compound Champion.

Stuart's Classification is Bowman - which makes him in the top 10% of archers in the country

Phil -  Archery Coach
Phil is our most experienced archery coach and thoroughly enjoys teaching archery to everyone and anyone, if there is archery going on then Phil wants to be there. His personal record speaks for its self ….

3 X national Clout champion,
Former Clout national record holder.
Herts County Clout champion for last 7 years,
Former Herts indoor county recurve champ last year 9 years
Archery GB/ GNAS coach for the last 5 years
Herts County team member for last 10+ years.
Bowman for last 8+ years
Member of Archery GB / GNAS

Paul  - Archery Coach
Paul has been teaching archery for the last 8 years and brings a slightly different approach to the table, He is an accomplished archer and has shot for his County and is a member of Archery GB.

Herts county archer
Shoots to Bowman standard
Archery GB / GNAS coach for the last 5 years

Jim – Circus Skills & Team building
Started juggling over 25 years ago and has developed new products and props for the last 15 years. Has been instrumental in standardising Juggling and Circus Equipment, Jim is a very experienced Circus Skills instructor and has worked tirelessly in his quest for excellence. He has a natural ability to get people interested and engaged.
Jim joined Stuart in 2005 and between them have travelled far and wide with their own style of training. He has a cheeky sense of fun and a unique sense of Humour.

Steve – Circus and performance skills
Steve has been performing for over 40 years and is inspirational in organising youngster's shows and performances, He is an extremely accomplished juggler and has even produced a instructional DVD for Juggle passing. It's great to have Steve involved.

Greg - Circus Skills, Team building and problem solving
Greg started his Career teaching himself to juggle over 40 years ago, He is actively passing on his experience to younger members of the team and tends to be in the important role of supporting and mentoring. ~If it’s been done then Greg at some stage has probably done it. Greg is our inspiration for team building and problem solving. Having worked for many large US companies he brings with him some unique if not quirky talents. Greg is based in Boise Idaho in the US office and between himself and Stuart covers most of the western States.

Paul and Josh + Stuart = the “Fire Team”
These two love to perform with Stuart using Fire props, Between all three us we teach Fire poi, Staffs, Juggling balls, Fire clubs and we even use Fire Skipping ropes. So if you really want to light up your event then make sure you ask for our Fire Team. We also use L.E.D. equipment for that special “something” indoors. They are very experienced with all Circus Skills and also like playing with Face paints and balloons for some reason …

Stacey – Circus Skills
One of our younger team members, She loves to perform with Poi and is always happy to try new things; She is studying for her OU degree so joins us in her spare time.
 
Karen – Admin in the UK
Karen brings a unique touch to BEST and keeps everyone organised, She can also help cover Archery and Teambuilding events as she does both on a regular basis, Her philosophy is “ Lets have fun and learn”.

Mary- Anne – Admin in the USA.
Keeps us on top of things in the USA, Great fun to be with and always ready for new things.