Teachers, are you looking for mental health lesson plans ahead of R U OK Day on 10 September? The Mustangs FC Teaching Toolkit contains relevant learning tasks and discussion starters for primary and secondary students.

National Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology. From 15 – 23 August this year, events around the country will encourage young people and the general public to be fascinated by the world we live in.

Teachers, we know you love Australian stories. With this recently launched database, curated by the lovely team at the National Centre for Australian Children’s Literature, you can discover over 300 books by and about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to share with your students.

Over the past 18 months, the ACTF completed the digitisation of our rich library of children’s series and films, making all titles available to schools as digital downloads. When reviewing the most downloaded education titles over the past year, we found a surprising mix of older and new content.

Having read hundreds of submissions to the ‘Supporting Australian Stories’ review of our screen sector, ACTF CEO Jenny Buckland noted the considerable support shown by educators for local children’s content.