Education News

Teachers, here is something for the young astrophiles in your class: ABC ME is screening a Space Nova marathon from 7:55am on Good Friday.

In The Funny Ones, four young comics are introduced to four of Australia's funniest women. Together they shape their ideas into material for a live comedy show. Download our new resource for classroom ideas linked to this entertaining short film.

World Wildlife Day is held annually on 3 March to celebrate and raise awareness of the world's wild animals and plants. Stream the following ACTF-supported series to engage students in our amazing natural world.

Selecting suitable television programs for our youngest viewers can be a tricky business. Quality content for this age group models social and emotional skills that young children need to thrive, such as taking turns, communication, compassion and problem-solving.

Every year in March, countries around the world celebrate Women's History Month to acknowledge the women who have changed our society for the better. Do your students know the story of Wilhelmina Wylie, one of our first female Olympians?

ACTF-supported children's series and free curriculum-mapped teaching resources are available to Australian educators on a range of platforms this year.

Term One is underway and teachers are busy establishing shared values and expectations for classroom behaviours. These ACTF programs will help to teach students about school transitions, kindness and celebrating difference.

Does your school teach French, German, Italian or Portuguese? Recent and classic ACTF-supported series have been dubbed in these languages and are now available to download.

Are you teaching F-2 classroom music for the first time and not sure where to start? Lah-Lah's Adventures: Music for Everyone supports generalist teachers getting started with music education through curriculum-mapped lesson plans, clips and video tutorials.

Five additional ACTF series are now available to Northern Territory educators through the Department of Education's new eLearn site.