Foundation for Learning and Literacy

May 25, 2022

Be Brave. Make Change.

National Reconciliation Week 27 May- 3 June 2022 Reconciliation Australia website The 2022 theme, Be Brave. Make Change. asks all Australians to be brave and tackle the unfinished business of reconciliation so

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

May 17, 2022

The insidious way the new curriculum undermines democracy

EduResearch Matters May 16 2022 by Peter Brett This formal document conveys the official view of how young people are to be prepared by schools and teachers for participation as Australian

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

April 16, 2022

Need for change: Australian children’s literature laureate on mission to tackle racism in schools

SBS 23 March 2022 by Tania Lee On top of promoting the power of reading, Australia’s newly announced children’s literature laureate Gabrielle Wang is setting her own high bar - addressing

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

April 7, 2022

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Ambassador School’ Principal Speaks: Our high-impact practices that lead student learning

5 April 2022 SchoolNews Australia by Mark Harris Last year, members of our Auburn North Public School learning community proudly learned our school had been selected as an ambassador school. Read here

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March 23, 2022

NCACL Cultural Diversity Database

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

March 11, 2022

Children’s Literature in Translation: Triangle Square Books for Young Readers

Words Without Borders magazine Interviews by the editors of Words Without Borders In recent years, a proliferation of books in translation for children and young adults has brought imaginative stories from

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

March 6, 2022

Want to know why our schools keep lagging the world’s best?

SMH by Ken Boston February 17, 2022 The most recent report from the OECD Program for International Student Assessment confirmed that Australia has continued its 20-year decline in the quality of

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

February 28, 2022

Educational inequality and a tale of two Australian schools

The Guardian 28 Feb 2022 Chris Bonnor and Tom Greenwell ...The Gonski review found that in successful school systems internationally, students were able to achieve their best irrespective of their

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February 26, 2022

NCACL Cultural Diversity Database

National Centre for Australian Children's Literature Blog Access database here

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

February 21, 2022

Empathy starts early: 5 Australian picture books that celebrate diversity

Voices 16 Feb, 2021 Source: The Conversation by Ping Tian, Helen Caple Early exposure to diverse story characters, including in ethnicity, gender and ability, helps young people develop a strong

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