Education News

Hosted by the Australian Media Literacy Alliance (AMLA) with support from Meta Australia, this professional learning conference sought to build a network of advocates for lifelong media literacy education in our nation's schools and community spaces.

In a recent national survey of 2,500 Australian parents, Curtin University researchers found that parents from a range of political and religious backgrounds want sex education taught in schools. Age-appropriate representations in children's television can play a role in kickstarting these conversations.

Develop your students' understandings of storytelling on screen at our free onsite workshops for primary and secondary schools in Adelaide next month.

We've rounded up the five most viewed ACTF support materials so far this term. Could these popular teaching resources be used in your classroom in Term 2?

Recommended for students in Years 3 to 6, this 10-part series addresses curriculum content for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures, English, HASS, Intercultural Capability and Media Arts.

Why and how do we share stories about our world on screen? What story would you like to share – and how will you tell it? The 'Our World on Screen' resource supports primary students in exploring and responding to these questions.

Your class is invited to explore screen stories through our in-person and virtual workshops.

Based in Canberra, the National Centre for Australian Children's Literature (NCACL) is a comprehensive collection of resources about Australian authors, illustrators, publishers and their creative works. Leonie Norrington's books have been a recent focus.

New to the ACTF Shop, horror-comedy series Crazy Fun Park balances childish pranks and gross-out scenes with a sensitive exploration of themes including grief, adolescence and friendship.

In Kangaroo Beach, four young animal friends spend an action-packed summer training as junior cadets with their lifeguard heroes. Recently endorsed by Surf Life Saving Australia, our teaching resource forefronts the water safety messages in the series.