Kindred Spirits: how the big 4 public broadcasters work together
At this year’s Screen Forever conference on the Gold Coast, ACTF CEO Jenny Buckland was joined by public broadcasters from the UK, USA, Canada and Australia to discuss how they collaborate to ensure the child audience in each of their countries has access to quality children’s content.
Barrumbi Kids recognised with SPA Award
The live-action comedy drama series Barrumbi Kids has won Children’s Production of the Year at the 2023 SPA Awards.
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.
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.
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.