Education News

Jun 01, 2023

Theme and dates announced for the 2023 My Place Competition

Pull out your planners: the My Place Competition returns in Term Three.
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May 31, 2023

ACTF resources for Make Music Day

Bring music to your primary or secondary classroom on 21 June with these free teaching and learning resources.
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May 16, 2023

Learn Together: Join us for First Nations conference presentations

Join the ACTF Learning team at two upcoming national conferences to experience a range of professional development workshops that explore First Nations histories, cultures and stories in children's television.
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May 16, 2023

Speak Strong: Aboriginal English representation in ACTF screen stories

We champion First Nations stories to be presented and shared in ways that represent the voices of peoples they feature.
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Apr 05, 2023

Insights from the inaugural Australian Media Literacy Summit

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.
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Apr 05, 2023

Beyond 'the talk': How television can play a role in school-based relationships and sexuality education

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.
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Apr 04, 2023

South Australian teachers, register now for DreamBIG workshops

Develop your students' understandings of storytelling on screen at our free onsite workshops for primary and secondary schools in Adelaide next month.
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Mar 20, 2023

Top 5 education resources for Term 1

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?
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Mar 20, 2023

Available now: Barrumbi Kids

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.
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Mar 20, 2023

Examine storytelling, audience and purpose with this new ACTF resource

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.
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