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Resources to build cohesion, teamwork and leadership

Teachers, build teamwork and leadership among your new students in 2024. This collection of resources will support primary and secondary teachers in fostering a positive classroom environment in Term One.

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First Day Series 2 resource

Developed for students and teachers in Years 7 to 10, this resource explores the themes in First Day, including gender identity, inclusivity, allyship and leadership. Students will also learn about and reflect on the importance of diverse representation on screen.

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MaveriX resource

Written for Year 5 and 6 teachers and students, this resource details 10 lessons on teamwork and leadership. These can be delivered consecutively as a learning sequence or as standalone lessons.

Each lesson incorporates curriculum links, a relevant MaveriX clip, discussion starters to prompt classroom conversation, and learning tasks aimed at developing students’ teamwork and leadership knowledge and skills.

 

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Mustangs FC resource

This resource explores key themes from Mustangs FC, including gender, relationships, mental health, leadership and diversity.

Suitable for upper primary and lower secondary students, the resource provides teachers with discussion starters, engaging provocations and learning tasks, all linked back to clips from our award-winning series about an all-female soccer team.

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July 12th 2024

Meet Australian Olympian swimmer, Wilhelmina Wylie

Do your students know the story of ‘Mina’ Wylie, one of our first female Olympians? 

July 12th 2024

New release: Windcatcher learning resource

Our latest resource provides sequenced learning tasks to complement and extend a class or cohort screening of the feature film, Windcatcher.

July 12th 2024

Coming soon to cinemas: Runt film adaptation

Written by Craig Silvey and illustrated by Sara Acton, the novel Runt was published in 2022 and was named the 2023 Book of the Year for Younger Readers by the Children’s Book Council of Australia. Australian schools will soon have the chance to enjoy this story on screen.

June 28th 2024

NSW Year 9 English unit: ‘Exploring the Speculative’

The New South Wales Department of Education has featured episodes of the comedy-horror series Crazy Fun Park in resources designed for the Year 9, Term 4 program 'Exploring the Speculative'.  

June 13th 2024

ACTF welcomes additional funding and new Board member

It has been an eventful month for the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) with the announcement of additional funding, a meeting with the federal Minister for the Arts, and a new Board member appointed by the Federal Government.

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