There's plenty of clapping and cheering going on around the Australia tonight as we celebrate the Honours and Winners of the 2024 CBCA Book of the Year Awards. You can find the whole list here: cbca.org.au/winners-2024/

Turning pages and heads! ✨📚 To wrap up Book Week, we dropped in to Alphington Primary School, where book characters put on an eye-catching display. Who was your favourite book character growing up? Tell us in the comments 👇 #BookWeek @CBCA

There's a new TV news service in town, with some very special hosts. Frankston Special Development School is part of a groundbreaking program, helping children with disabilities learn by making television programs. Tom Steinfort #9News

Get insights and tips for teaching students about consent and personal safety 🚸 Join Australia’s Biggest Child Safety Lesson hosted by Daniel Morcombe Foundation on 3 September. Primary schools can register and tune in here: shorturl.at/pDFGQ

What’s possible for students at our schools? 🎓✨ Check out how our schools help nurture the leaders, performers, sports starts and innovators of tomorrow 🗣️🎤⚽💡 #EducationState

Promoting positive behaviours = fewer disruptions + more engaged students! 📚💡 We’re rolling out new resources for teachers to help students learn about positive classroom behaviours, including strategies, interactive modules and an online course: brnw.ch/21wM5VN

Triple threat! 🏊‍♂️🚴🏃‍♂️ Cheering on Kambrya College alum Jack Howell as he competes in the para triathlon this weekend at the #Paris2024 #Paralympics.

In the lead up to #EarlyChildhoodEducatorsDay, we’re shining a spotlight on last year’s winner of the Victorian Educator of the Year award, Sue Bullock. Check in with us next week for more on how you can celebrate and acknowledge the day.

The School Saving Bonus will provide $400 for Victorian school-aged children ahead of Term 1, 2025. Parents and carers can spend the bonus on school uniforms, textbooks and activities like camps, excursions and school sport 🎒📚🏕️⚽ More here: brnw.ch/21wM7Uw

Eligible households can get free home internet through the School Student Broadband Initiative 💻 This Federal Government initiative aims to bridge the digital divide while boosting educational opportunities for every student 📚 Find out more here: brnw.ch/21wM9Jg

Last week’s Book Week parades sure were inspiring! From Cleopatra to Ned Kelly, Minions to Harry Potter, there was so much creativity and magic on display 🧙‍♂️👑 A huge thank you to all the schools – and a few kinders – that shared these amazing moments with us📸 #BookWeek2024

There’s just one week to go before the end of the 2024 #PremiersReadingChallenge...🔖📙 We love reading, and so do the students at Northern Bay P-12 College. Watch them share their favourite books with Jacinta Allan. Keep reading and log all your books by 6 Sep!

We are supporting all schools impacted by the severe weather. Schools will update parents/carers directly of the situation locally. We will continue to update on emergency school closures and changes to school bus routes here: education.vic.gov.au/about/programs…

That’s supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! ✨🎩🎭 Students at Preston High School had the audience at their feet during their magnificent performance of 'Mary Poppins'. Props to the teachers, staff and families who made it all possible. #VictorianSchools #MaryPoppins

Are you an early childhood provisionally registered teacher (PRT)? 🌟👨‍🏫 Fast track your career with a PRT grant of $2,872 to become fully registered with the Victorian Institute of Teaching. Talk to your provider today: brnw.ch/21wMhKo

The way to Dad’s heart! ☕🥐 Chalcot Lodge Primary School students made Father’s Day special with a breakfast last Friday. They spoiled the dads, granddads, carers and important figures in their lives with a morning filled with love and delicious treats. #FathersDay

Happy Early Childhood Educators’ Day! 🧒🌟 🎈 Today we celebrate and thank the amazing educators who make a difference in children’s lives. #EarlyChildhoodEducatorsDay

Schools across Victoria turned up the colour for #WearItPurpleDay last Friday 💜 The day aims to foster supportive, safe, empowering and inclusive environments for LGBTIQA+ young people🌈 📷 Carlton North Primary School, Sunshine Heights Primary School

Early Learning Victoria is here! ⭐ We’re opening 50 new early learning and childcare centres offering long day care, 3YO Kinder and 4YO Kinder (transitioning to Pre-Prep) programs across Victoria. The first 4 centres open in 2025. More here: brnw.ch/21wMmgw

Exciting news for early childhood teachers in their first year or those graduating soon. The Beginning Teacher Conferences are here to kickstart your professional journey! 🌟🎓 The next session is on 12 September. Find out more and register here: lnkd.in/g9j5MfiG