And the winner is….

Lights, Camera, Action! We’re counting down the days to our WW1 Film Project Awards Event. The project has included children from five schools in the Wakefield district, creating films and learning about local soldiers and the roles they played in WW1. Delivered...

Creating lessons beyond Roald Dahl Day

This week marked Roald Dahl’s 100th birthday – we hope your classroom had fun celebrating!  Have your class been inspired to read more Roald Dahl? Why not use this to create a topic for debate? Have them read a book from another author such as David...

Roald Dahl… An Introduction

Roald Dahl day is 13th September, and gives a fantastic opportunity to bring the marvellous world of Roald Dahl into your classroom. A great way to introduce Dahl to your students would be to download the free party pack for your class. Simply head over to the...

Bringing Roald Dahl to your classroom

It is no secret that Roald Dahl was one of our best loved children’s authors. Along with novels, he wrote poetry, short stories and screen plays. On the 13th September he would have celebrated his 100th birthday, and so, here at Elsium HQ we’ve compiled  a...

Q&A: The North Tyneside #iPadband Programme

David Kirtlan’s programme for iPad Band engaged over 250 children across the North East, culminating in a fantastic Battle of the iPad Bands on 13th July. Working in collaboration with the North Tyneside Learning Trust, and the North Tyneside Music Hub, the...

Creativity leads to innovation

The Guardian is today reporting that two of Britain’s top playwrights have joined the fight to keep performing arts, specifically drama, in the curriculum, ahead of the MP debate regarding the impact of the EBacc curriculum. Many of our projects use both...