Winners Announced for the 2019 My Place Competition
As short stories about 2019 My Place characters flooded in from schools all over the country this term, the ACTF was given a unique window into the creativity, passions, concerns and diversity of Australia's young people.
Little Lunch App Competition: An Exciting Avenue to Extend English Skills
Primary teachers, are your students working on digital text comprehension and creation in English? Why not plan an engaging Term 4 English unit around our 2019 Little Lunch App Competition?
What's On TV? Monday 9 September – Sunday 15 September
Never miss a moment of your favourite Australian children's television series. See what's on free-to-air and pay TV this week.
Laughing and Learning in Comedy Scriptwriting Workshops
Our ACMI / ACTF virtual comedy scriptwriting workshops wrapped up last week with students presenting their hilarious original sketches to other schools across the country.
Teach the General Capabilities with the Hardball Teaching Toolkit
Themes of family, multiculturalism, and resilience – along with ethical dilemmas, Jerry's healthy respect for mathematics, and the problematic use of ICT by almost everyone – makes Hardball the perfect children's series to explore the General Capabilities through.
Exploring Mental Health with Mustangs FC
Teachers, are you looking for mental health lesson plans ahead of this year's R U OK Day? The Mustangs FC Teaching Toolkit contains relevant learning tasks and discussion starters for primary and secondary students.
Mustangs FC, Beat Bugs Writers Win 2019 AWGIE Awards
Mustangs FC writer, Alix Beane and Beat Bugs' Thomas Duncan-Watt have received children's television prizes at the 2019 AWGIE Awards.
Nominees Announced for 2019 SPA Awards
Eight children's series have been shortlisted for the 2019 Screen Producer Australia awards.
What's On TV? Monday 26 August – Sunday 1 September
Never miss a moment of your favourite Australian children's television series. See what's on free-to-air and pay TV this week.
Prepare for the Hardball Q&A Webinar with Free Support Materials
Primary teachers, would you like to give your students valuable experience in a moderated online learning environment? Our upcoming Hardball Q&A Webinar enables students to interview young actors directly while also learning about video conference etiquette.