Education News

Jul 12, 2024

Meet Australian Olympian swimmer, Wilhelmina Wylie

Do your students know the story of 'Mina' Wylie, one of our first female Olympians?
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Jul 12, 2024

New release: Windcatcher learning resource

Our latest resource provides sequenced learning tasks to complement and extend a class or cohort screening of the feature film, Windcatcher.
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Jul 12, 2024

Coming soon to cinemas: Runt film adaptation

Written by Craig Silvey and illustrated by Sara Acton, the novel Runt was published in 2022 and was named the 2023 Book of the Year for Younger Readers by the Children's Book Council of Australia. Australian schools will soon have the chance to enjoy this story on screen.
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Jun 28, 2024

NSW Year 9 English unit: 'Exploring the Speculative'

The New South Wales Department of Education has featured episodes of the comedy-horror series Crazy Fun Park in resources designed for the Year 9, Term 4 program 'Exploring the Speculative'.
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May 09, 2024

Consent and Respectful Relationships: Screen texts to support learning

Our resources related to consent and respectful relationships education are regularly sought out by teachers. Many ACTF-supported series and resources can support learning in primary and secondary classrooms.
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Apr 16, 2024

Feature film Windcatcher now available

Certain to become a classroom favourite, the new family feature film Windcatcher, starring Jessica Mauboy and talented newcomer Lennox Monaghan, is now available to stream on Stan.
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Apr 16, 2024

Outreach: Character design at Warrnambool Art Gallery

The ACTF enjoyed working with young artists in regional Victoria during the recent school holidays.
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Apr 16, 2024

Remembering ANZAC Day with My Place

Teachers, are you looking for free online resources to help commemorate ANZAC Day this year?
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Feb 26, 2024

Screen stories for International Women's Day

Every year on 8 March, International Women's Day is celebrated around the world. These screen stories about change-making Australian girls and women will help teachers explore this year's theme: Inspire Inclusion.
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Feb 26, 2024

Water safety resources to support F-2 swimming lessons

Two free learning resources created for junior primary students will help teachers educate Foundation to Year 2 students on water safety through the popular animated television series, Kangaroo Beach.
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