Education News

Secondary teachers across Australia now have access to a new resource to safely explore challenging topics with teenage students, including consent and respectful relationships.

During Term 2, the ACTF learning team delivered two live virtual workshops exploring the impact of light and colour in television series and a behind-the-scenes look at the series Li'l Elvis Jones and the Truckstoppers. These recordings and resources are now available to view and explore on our website.

With the release of Version 9.0 of the Australian Curriculum, the ACTF Learning team is reflecting on the value of locally produced screen content in teaching all three dimensions of the curriculum. In this issue, we look at the general capability of Intercultural Understanding.

Teachers, are your students currently learning about the experiences of refugees and asylum seekers? Explore our resources for upper primary and secondary classrooms.

With the release of Version 9.0 of the Australian Curriculum, the ACTF Learning team is reflecting on the value of locally produced screen content in teaching all three dimensions of the curriculum.

Our two upcoming live events will build primary school students' understandings of story and character on screen.

A four-part sequel to the Emmy Award winning first series First Day is now available to educators via the ACTF Shop.

The authentic and raw six-part drama series More Than This is now available to educators via the ACTF Shop, with secondary teaching resources coming soon.

Children identify with the characters, settings and events in locally produced content partly because these are known and familiar. Mandarin language teachers, why not leverage this prior knowledge and introduce these Mandarin versions of Australian series to your junior classes?

Teachers looking to explore and celebrate First Nations history, cultures and perspectives during Reconciliation Week will find quality children's programming on our national Indigenous channel, NITV.