Teacher Resources

In And Then Something Changed, eight-year old Louis wakes up to what he thinks is going to be just another normal school day, but something has changed. Gone are the motorised backpacks, electric stairs, self-dressing clothes and elevating floors that Louis relies on. In this film we discover what it’s like to be a child with Achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism, and what it’s like to...

MY:24 offers a series of unique windows into contemporary Australian life from the perspective of young people. The MY:24 Study Guide – Humanities, provides practitioners with discussion tools and activities to link these stories with themes identified in Years 5-9 of the Australian Curriculum: Humanities, with a particular focus on Civics and Citizenship. The MY:24 stories chosen for...

The Nowhere Boys Study Kit incorporates the press kit and study guide, created by Katy Marriner for the Australian Teachers of Media. The study guide has been written for upper primary and lower secondary students and provides information and suggestions for learning activities in English.In English, students engage with a variety of texts for enjoyment. They read and view, and also interpret...

Spellbinder is a compelling science fiction (SF), fantasy drama series with particular appeal to Middle Years students, 5 to 8. A freak accident transports teenager Paul to parallel world, where the industrial revolution never happened. The series and the free educational resources can be used to explore the SF and fantasy genres and complex science and technology concepts.

The PM’s Daughter is a 10-part live action series set in Canberra, the heartland of Australian politics, produced by Fremantle for the ABC. It tells the story of Catalina Parkes Pérez, a teenager who’s like any other, but with one difference: her mother is the new Prime Minister of Australia. The primary and lower secondary school teaching resource aligns with Civics and Citizenship for...

The PM’s Daughter is a 10-part live action series set in Canberra, the heartland of Australian politics, produced by Fremantle for the ABC. It tells the story of Catalina Parkes Pérez, a teenager who’s like any other, but with one difference: her mother is the new Prime Minister of Australia. The secondary school teaching toolkit is designed for Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS),...

This resource will support Year 7 to 10 Media Arts teachers and students to examine how representations of social values and points of view are constructed in The Unlisted. Learning tasks are mapped to the Australian Curriculum, suggesting ways teachers can guide students to identify, interpret, analyse and evaluate the text, and become critically aware of the ways that media elements are used...