Education News

In the factual entertainment series, MY:24, young people share diverse and aspirational stories about the day that changed their lives forever. In this MY:24 episode, Romy reflects on losing her home and possessions to the Black Saturday bushfires, and how this impacted her life.

With Chinese language versions of all Hoopla Doopla! episodes available on ABC iView, it will be a Happy New Year for primary teachers of Mandarin!

Our latest resource supports teachers in using the award-winning short film, First Day, in their classrooms. The First Day Teaching Toolkit is mapped to the Australian Curriculum. It explores themes relevant to the Year 6/7 transition, including values, identity, resilience, friendships, and inclusivity.

As an organisation that is passionate about children's cultural and educational experiences, the ACTF greatly values student work experience programs. Introducing teens to the world of work – often for the first time – is a privilege, and we always aim to make this experience meaningful and inspiring.

Teachers and students can look forward to plenty of exciting new #OzKidsTV content next year!

The Woven Threads: Stories from Afar Teaching Toolkit aims to support teachers in exploring key themes from the Woven Threads series. The resources also aims to build students' understanding of, and empathy with, refugees and asylum seekers.

In our live virtual learning event earlier this year, Mustangs FC cast members answered primary and secondary students' questions about working in the media industry, their Mustangs characters, sport, and their studies.

After a record breaking number of Little Lunch App entries from talented primary students around the country, we are pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 Little Lunch App Competition.

With the end of the school year fast approaching, many teachers are seeking resources that help students process the transition to a different year level or school. Programs including Little J and Big Cuz, Little Lunch, First Day and Mortified will help students to learn about the new environments, relationships, routines and expectations of their next step in schooling.

Linking to the Victorian Curriculum and drawing on the ACTF content and resources available in FUSE, participants will be introduced to the Little Lunch books, television series and free filmmaking app.