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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National Simultaneous Storytime 2026
Copyright Agency Reading Australia NSS is an annual event that aims to promote the value of reading and literacy in libraries, classrooms, and communities around the country. The NSS book for 2026 is Luna Roo the Kangaroo Baller by Adam Jackson and Adrian Lloyd,…
ACER to deliver PISA 2029 with novel focus on AI and media literacy
SchoolNews May 2026 by Gemma Easton After a competitive tender process, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has appointed the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) to lead the development and implementation of the 2029…
Australia has access to 20,000 migrant teachers, but is not using them. Why not?
SchoolNews May 2026 by Sun Yee Yip Monash University As of December 2025, there was a reported shortfall of 2600 teachers in Victoria and New South Wales alone. A 2024 Australian Education Union survey of 953 primary and secondary schools also found almost 83 percent…
Inside the program reshaping music education in Australia’s schools
the educator, by Brett Henebery In many Australian classrooms, a quiet contradiction playing out. While an ever-growing body of research shows that music education lifts engagement, supports wellbeing and strengthens academic outcomes, it’s often the first thing…
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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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