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19/09/2024

Australia: Aboriginal cultures and histories now central to education

Education International 16 September 2024 Australia’s largest state has now made education about Aboriginal Cultures and Histories mandatory in every compulsory year of school education. The New South Wales Education Standards

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03/09/2024

Indigenous Literacy Day 2024: September 4

This year, we’re celebrating the theme ‘Be A Proud Voice for Country’. We’ll be sharing some of the deep and diverse ways children, Elders and families connect with Country; and

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21/08/2024

New video available now!

The 2024 Literature Symposium continues with a presentation by the National Centre for Australian Children’s Literature Inc (NCACL)! In our latest instalment, Belle Alderman, Director of NCACL, explores the Aboriginal and Torres

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11/07/2024

5 First Nations picture books for Australian children to read during NAIDOC week – or any time

The Conversation July 10, 2024 by Emerson Zerafa-Payne Books are powerful tools for educating and empowering children about the histories, achievements and ongoing contributions of First Nations peoples to Australian society. The

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07/07/2024

National NAIDOC Week

National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year (Sunday to Sunday), to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal

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03/07/2024

Literature Symposium 2024 Series!

We're back with a brand new Literature Symposium Series! The 2024 Literature Symposium kicks off with a presentation by The Foundation for Learning and Literacy. Featuring Jo Padgham, Robyn Ewing and Neville Williams Boney,

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27/03/2024

ILF Lifetime Ambassador Andy Griffiths makes a splash at the 2024 Great Book Swap launch at SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium!

Better Reading 26 March 2024 First Nations primary students from five Sydney schools had the opportunity to learn about and meet a dugong for the launch of one of the Indigenous

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12/03/2024

2024 Schools Reconciliation Challenge is Now Open!

The 2024 Schools Reconciliation Challenge theme: Learning From Legacy: Healing our Country Knowledge is the key to our survival. The survival of culture. The survival of Country. It is through the perpetuation

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04/11/2023

Shifting sands: The new landscape of Australian education

the educator 31 October 2023 by Brett Henebery The landscape of Australian education is changing, and at its heart lie sweeping reforms to reshape the nation's schools and universities. These ambitious reforms,

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05/09/2023

Help with your Indigenous Literacy Day celebrations

The 2022 Symposium has two videos to revisit: The NT ACTA video highlighting the importance of Engaging multilingual students through the power of literature; and The FFLL video Why is literature so important in our lives

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