Education News

Are You Tougher than Your Ancestors? has been enthusiastically embraced by Australian primary teachers since its release. Our upcoming free webinar gives schools the chance to go behind the scenes with the creator and cast of this immersive living history series.

These lighthearted kids' series and short films will give students (and teachers!) a laugh.

Teachers, are you looking for mental health lesson plans ahead of R U OK Day on 10 September? The Mustangs FC Teaching Toolkit contains relevant learning tasks and discussion starters for primary and secondary students.

Teachers, are you looking for mental health lesson plans for R U OK Day? The Mustangs FC Teaching Toolkit contains relevant learning tasks and discussion starters for primary and secondary students.

National Science Week is Australia's annual celebration of science and technology. From 15 - 23 August this year, events around the country will encourage young people and the general public to be fascinated by the world we live in.

Teachers, we know you love Australian stories. With this recently launched database, curated by the lovely team at the National Centre for Australian Children's Literature, you can discover over 300 books by and about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to share with your students.

Over the past 18 months, the ACTF completed the digitisation of our rich library of children's series and films, making all titles available to schools as digital downloads. When reviewing the most downloaded education titles over the past year, we found a surprising mix of older and new content.

Having read hundreds of submissions to the ‘Supporting Australian Stories' review of our screen sector, ACTF CEO Jenny Buckland noted the considerable support shown by educators for local children's content.

On Thursday 27 August, the ACTF will host a live Q&A webinar with Justine Flynn (creator of The Unlisted), and actors Miah Madden, Ved Rao, and Vrund Rao. What do you and your students want to know about this thrilling drama series?

Upper primary and secondary students are invited to participate in our live The Unlisted Creator & Cast Webinar with director and executive producer Justine Flynn and cast members Miah Madden Ved Rao and Vrund Rao on August 27.