Education News

The 2023 My Place Competition asked students in Year 1 to 8 to submit creative writing pieces about children's play and imagination throughout time. After careful consideration, our team of judges has selected this year's winners.

The Federal Government is inviting young people to share their perspectives and insights on a range of topics through Youth Advisory Groups. Do you know someone aged 16-25 who would be perfect for this opportunity?

DreamBIG Children's Festival is South Australia's iconic biennial arts festival for schools and families. Learn how the ACTF collaborated with one regional school at this year's festival.

In Term 3, ACTF Learning welcomed two colleagues who bring diverse knowledge, skills and partnerships to our team.

UNESCO's Media and Information Literacy Week is being commemorated globally from 23 October this year. Explore these media literacy resources for your F-10 students during this week and beyond.

The Kangaroo Beach Series 2 learning resource is a classroom-based water safety education tool for Foundation to Year 2 students and teachers. Use these eight free lesson plans alongside school swimming lessons or in shared inquiries into health and safety.

Teachers, if you are here, we already know that 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 explore or revisit hundreds of engaging written texts to share with your students.

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

The ACTF partnered with the Museum of Australian Democracy (MoAD) in 2021 to develop primary and secondary teaching resources for The PM's Daughter. This article introduces these free resources for English, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Media Arts, including examples of work from participating schools.

Celebrate National Science Week with our new learning resource for Years 3-6.