When you think of education technology conferences, an art gallery wouldn't be at the top of the list of most people's common venues. After all, it seems that in the current climate, education and the arts are seemingly becoming divided into compulsory and extra...

Royal Mail has published a great new stamp collection (see here) which feature iconic sites such as Skara Brae and Avebury and exceptional artefacts including the Battersea shield and the Star Carr headdress. The stamps are all enhanced with illustrations that reveal...

We've had a great day today delivering another iPadband! This one was at Inspire 2 Learn in Middlesbrough and judging by their fantastic guest blog write up, the enjoyed it as much as we did! Click here to read the Inspire 2 Learn blog. To find out more about...

Welcome to the WW1 Film Project Awards List The project has involved children from five schools in the Wakefield district, creating films and learning about local soldiers and the roles they played in WW1. The project, funded by Heritage Lottery, has enabled the...

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 in...

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 Walliams. This...

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...

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 series of...

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 programme...

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 performing...

As conference veterans, we know a thing or two about getting the most from them, so here's our guide to getting the most out of your visit to GESS Dubai 2016! Enjoy! Plan! You may think you have all the time you need to visit everything you want to see, but trust us,...

For us, the Bett Show means meeting people who share a passion for education, teaching and learning. The technology is great, but it is just another tool in our toolbox. It is the passion, the knowledge and the experience of the people in the room that change...

David Kirtlan's iPad Band at Bett Show again proved to be the highlight for many of the 40 thousand visitors to the conference and exhibition. We've had lots of questions about the #ipadband, so we've put together the answers to some of the most frequently asked ones...

Meetings are an interesting concept. Staff teams look at them in a number of ways: the bane of life, sucking all that is good from the profession, to be endured whilst consuming copious amounts of biscuits; or the opportunity to put across feedback from an initiative,...

Children and young people have never known a world without the internet. They are prolific users of social networking, gaming, instant messaging and other platforms, moving seamlessly from the physical to the virtual world. Therefore online safety is a knowledge that...