Education News

Screen content invites young students to connect with ideas through stories. These resources offer practical and flexible ways for teachers to harness the educational value of Australian content and will keep children engaged while meeting curriculum goals.

At our school, we are always looking for powerful ways to build knowledge and engage students with texts that reflect authentic Australian stories and perspectives. This term, the Barrumbi Kids television series and its accompanying resources have provided exactly that.

Inspired by Shaun Tan’s extraordinary storytelling worlds, the ACTF's resource - centred around the new television series - gives teachers flexible, curriculum-aligned ways to explore visual storytelling, critical thinking, creativity and emotional literacy.

Civics and citizenship education helps young people understand how our democracy works, what it means to participate in community life, and how everyday actions connect to fairness, rights and responsibilities. Children’s television is full of moments that capture the essence of civic life and help students see civics as something they live every day.

The ACTF has launched a major new online education resource based on the animated television series Tales from Outer Suburbia, providing Australian teachers and students with a rich, creative learning experience grounded in local storytelling.

I made my first short film when I was 12 years old. Shot on my brother’s friend’s iPad and edited on iMovie, it was about a young girl in a dystopian world who is forced to enter a gladiator-esque battle for survival. In other words, it was a complete rip-off of The Hunger Games. The Hunger Games 2 (Dir. Kaede Miyamura) will never see the light of day, but creating these short films helped me explore my identity, find my creative voice and ignite a passion for screen stories t...

The Australian Children’s Television Foundation and Trop Jr have joined forces to give children the opportunity to enter Australia’s biggest short film competition for kids.

Starting school is a big step for children and their families. Quality children’s screen content can help to make this change easier, introducing preschoolers to classroom routines and examples of friendships and problem solving in ways that reflect real-life school experiences.

As we approach the end of the year, primary school students may have shorter attention spans and lower energy levels. Screen content can give your class a break from traditional lessons while still supporting learning outcomes.

The ACTF, in collaboration with ACMI, delivers fun and engaging virtual learning events, supporting students to learn about how screen stories are told. We’ve rounded up five of our past workshops which are now available on demand via the ACTF Education website.