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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Wonderful things are happening in Broken Hill
Our partner group in 2025 was even bigger with 17 like -minded organisations collaborating, which means greater reach and greater impact. 2025’s shared advocacy focus is: We all like a good story: imagine the possibilities. We identified ambassadors who also see the…
We all like a good story…
As human beings we live our lives telling stories. Our stories carry the values communities share. A good story shares knowledge and experience, entertains and inspires us — and connects us to each other. Our collaborative partnership joins literacy, literature…
New initiative shapes respectful relationships curriculum for schools
TheEducator May 2026 by Brett Henebery Three universities have teamed up for an initiative to inform Australia’s first ever national framework for respectful relationships education. The partnership between researchers from Monash University, Deakin University and the…
Foundation of Learning and Literacy Symposium
Our partner group in 2025 is even bigger with 17 like -minded organisations collaborating, which means greater reach and greater impact. 2025’s shared advocacy focus is: We all like a good story: imagine the possibilities. We have identified ambassadors who also see…
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.
The Foundation for Learning and Literature acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises their continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past and present.