The Foundation for Learning and Literacy is concerned with the role literacy plays in ensuring our children become compassionate, confident, competent and creative citizens in an increasingly complex world.
Our aim is to support teachers, early childhood educators, parents and caregivers with tools that empower them to work with kids to build joy and confidence in reading and writing.
Our resources are also useful to the broader community, including educational policymakers, politicians, business leaders, and the media.
What’s New
July 2026 Newsletter
News and updates from the Foundation for Learning and Literacy and our Partners.
Our July Newsletter is focused on the launch of our updated website, which brings together a new look and feel, with improved tools to assist you in exploring the Foundation’s online resources.
We’re also celebrating the launch of our 2026 Symposium – #We all like a good story: School Libraries are places to discover stories.
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Learning and Literacy News
Read the latest news on learning and literacy, compiled by the Foundation team:
What do the 2026 NAPLAN results really tell us?
EduResearch Matters August 6, 2026 by Bronwyn Reid O’Connor and Benjamin Zunica Every year NAPLAN results in the predictable generation of headlines proclaiming successes or (mostly) failures in…
NAPLAN: We know how to close the reading gap. We must fund it now
EduResearch Matters August 5, 2026 by Helen Adam Teaching quality matters, and so does how we prepare new teachers. ITE and teaching standards are rightly under review, through AITSL’s core content…
Rethinking the role of a public school
SchoolNews July 2026 by Bronte Tomkins For Green Square Public School in Sydney, the answer goes well beyond the traditional idea of school as a place defined by classrooms, timetables and learning…
The science of learning is not the same as learning sciences – and neither explains the whole of teacher professional knowledge
EduResearch Matters July 21, 2026 by Sakunah Alhada “The science of learning” has acquired considerable policy authority. Through AERO’s model of learning and teaching and the mandated core content…
Meet Our Partners
The Foundation for Learning and Literacy regularly partners with other professional associations to advocate for the importance of literature in our lives and in literacy learning.
The Foundation for Learning and Literature acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises their continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past and present.