Foundation for Learning and Literacy

School News 26 May, 2025 New research from a team led by Professor Alyson Simpson and Associate Professor Wayne Cotton at the University of Sydney and Dr Rachel White at Western Sydney University (WSU) is reshaping the way we understand teacher quality, highlighting...

What is National Reconciliation Week? The dates for NRW remain the same each year; 27 May to 3 June. These dates commemorate two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey – the successful 1967 referendum , and the High Court Mabo decision respectively....

The Dymocks Beyond Words Competition is searching for Australia’s most creative and talented young writers! Open to primary and high school students across Australia, all entrants will be in the running to win a share of our $20,000 total prize pool. The competition...

Essential strategies for the literacy classroom: Transform your classroom with five key literacy tools: vibrant classroom libraries that boost reading by 50%, personalised reading journals for tracking progress, quick writes to build confidence, writer's notebooks for...

School News from The Conversation Research by Paul Kidson, Herb Marsh and Theresa Dicke from ANU has revealed that almost half of school principals are considering quitting. School principals around Australia are responsible for about 4.5 million staff and students in...

Are you ready for ALIA National Simultaneous Storytime 2025? National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) is held annually by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and...