Foundation for Learning and Literacy

Announcing the recipients of the Penguin Children's Bookseller Grant See which bookstores have been named recipients of the Penguin Children’s Bookseller Grant. Established to recognise and empower booksellers who are passionate about inspiring the next generation of...

Writing Australia

The Reading Instruction Show's Substack by Dr Andy Johnson Nov 4, 2025 Recently, somebody cited the National Reading Panel Report as clearly “proving” that synthetic phonics instruction should be used with all beginning and struggling readers. If you’re going to run...

SchoolNews by Shannon Meyerkort 20 November 2025 Since 1987, thousands of young readers across New South Wales have celebrated the very best in Australian children’s literature through the Kids Own Australian Literature Awards — better known as the KOALAs. Unlike most...

theeducator by Brett Henebery 19 Nov 2025 Every teacher has a story about workload, burnout, or what keeps them in the job, but those stories rarely cut through the politics. The Australian Teacher Workforce Survey is one of the few chances teachers get to put real...

November is a very special month for the Laureate Program, but also one tinged with sadness as we prepare to farewell our current Australian Children's Laureate Sally Rippin. But mostly it is a celebration – and we will be sharing lots of precious memories,...