Little J & Big Cuz
Little J, he’s five, and Big Cuz, she’s nine. They’re a couple of Indigenous Australian kids, living with their Nanna and Old Dog.
Little J and Big Cuz are busy with the ups and downs of playground and classroom. There’s always something surprising going on - whether it’s at school, in the backyard... or beyond. The gaps in Nanna’s ramshackle fence lead to Saltwater, Desert and Freshwater Country. With the help of Nanna and their teacher Ms Chen, Little J and Big Cuz are finding out all about culture, community and country.
Episodes
Awards
2020 Australian Writers Guild Awards
Winner: Erica Glynn, Episode 10: 'Goodbye Swooper'
Most Outstanding Script: Children’s Television – ‘P’ Classification (Preschool – Under 5 Years), Original or Adapted, Animated or Performed
2020 Australian Writers Guild Awards
Nominee: Beck Cole, Episode 13: 'Finding Home'
Most Outstanding Script: Children’s Television – ‘P’ Classification (Preschool – Under 5 Years), Original or Adapted, Animated or Performed
2020 Australian Writers Guild Awards
Nominee: Dot West, Episode 1: 'Desert Camp'
Most Outstanding Script: Children’s Television – ‘P’ Classification (Preschool – Under 5 Years), Original or Adapted, Animated or Performed
2020 NHK Japan Prize
Nominee: ‘Best Work in the Pre-School Category’
2020 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Award
Nominee: Best Children's Program
2020 Prix Jeunesse International
Nominee: Up to 6 Years Fiction
2018 TV Week Logie Awards (Australia)
Winner - Most Outstanding Children's Program
2017 ATOM Awards (Australia)
Winner - Best Children's Television Program
ACTF Education
NAIDOC week is an opportunity to highlight First Nations perspectives in the classroom. In 2023, the NAIDOC Week theme is For Our Elders. We acknowledge the continued achievements, contributions, and knowledges of Elders in our communities.
We are proud to present these engaging learning tasks for students in F-10. The leading knowledge holders who feature on our screens are to be shared for NAIDOC and beyond – to celebrate our Elders.
This clip collection is designed to help students understand and practice respectful communication, focusing on concepts of consent, bodily autonomy and personal boundaries. Using clips from Australian children’s television content, students work through activities that build their awareness of how to ask for, give, and deny permission.