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.
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May 2026 Newsletter
News and updates from the Foundation for Learning and Literacy and our Partners.
The focus for this e-newsletter is on the Advocacy work undertaken by the Foundation, and in particular:
Touchstone 1: A fair and equitable society depends upon every citizen being able to speak, listen critically with confidence, read and write.
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Learning and Literacy News
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Principal speaks: Beyond burnout: Walking through the pressures of school leadership—and finding my way forward
SchoolNews June 3, 2026 Henbury School Principal Sarah Corry offers a candid, heartfelt insight into leadership burnout, resilience, and the beauty of finding a way forward—one step at a time. Read here
And now research to prove libraries are good for us
Balancing the books The value of the State Library of NSW and NSW public libraries. Libraries are at the heart of our communities. The benefits of NSW public libraries consistently outweigh their costs. The research in this report shows that we need libraries now more…
Victorian public school teachers want a 4-day week trial. What could this mean for schools?
SchoolNews February 2026 When we think about jobs you can do from home, you may not immediately picture a school teacher. But as Victoria debates a new right to work from home, the state’s teachers are asking what this might mean for them. The Victorian teachers’…
Reading Australia Fellowship open to applications now
Applications for the 2026 Reading Australia Fellowship are now open. The Fellowship is worth $15,000 and is open to experienced English and literacy teachers and teacher librarians. This is an opportunity to undertake professional development and research that will…
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.
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