Introduction 

Information on how to enter this competition. By entering this competition, you (“you“) agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. Entries must comply with these Terms and Conditions to be valid.  

This competition is run by Life Education Australia (ABN 50002506470) of Level 6, 2 Lee Haymarket, NSW, 2000, Australia (“Life Ed“) 

Entry Eligibility 

This competition is open to eligible persons (described below) from all Australian primary schools (teaching years Kindergarten to Year 6) which are Australian Government, Catholic or Independent schools but excluding homeschools (‘School’). 

Entry to this competition is only open to residents of Australia who are aged 18 years or over who are: 

• a current teacher, principal or other staff member of the School the subject of the Entry; and 

• have obtained approval from the School the subject of the Entry, to enter the competition on behalf of the School.  

Employees (including contractor staff) of Life Ed or ACCO Brands and their Immediate Families, and any of Life Ed’s or ACCO Brands agencies, suppliers or contractors associated with this competition and their Immediate Families, are ineligible to enter. (“Immediate Family” means any of the following: spouse, ex-spouse, de-facto spouse, child or stepchild (whether natural or by adoption), parent, step-parent, grandparent, step-grandparent, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, brother, sister, step-brother, step-sister or first cousin.)  

Life Ed reserves the right, in its sole discretion, but shall not be under any obligation, to verify the validity of any entry or any information provided by an entrant (including his or her age, identity, residential address and any other information relevant to entry into, or participation in, this competition).  If Life Ed, in its sole discretion, carries out any verification, its decision shall be final, and you agree not to make any claim or complaint in relation to the same. Life Ed may, in its sole discretion, disqualify any individual who submits an entry that in the sole opinion of Life Ed is not in accordance with these Terms and Conditions or who provides false information, fails to provide information, conspires with others to gain an unfair advantage or who is otherwise involved in manipulating, interfering or tampering in any way with this competition, or has engaged in any unlawful or other improper misconduct calculated to jeopardise fair and proper conduct of this competition. Errors and omissions may be accepted at Life Ed’s discretion.  

Entrants agree and acknowledge that Life Ed shall not be obliged to explain or disclose its reasons for disqualification, and that all disqualification decisions made by Life Ed shall be final and not subject to challenge or inquiry. Failure by Life Ed to enforce any of its rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of those rights. Life Ed’s legal rights to recover damages or other compensation are expressly and generally reserved. 

If there is a dispute as to the identity of an entrant, entry or School, Life Ed reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to make any such determination at it sees fit.  

Entries to the competition must be received by Life Ed between 12.01am on Wednesday 28th October 2026 and 11.59pm on Friday 13 November 2026 (“Application Period“). All times are AEST. 

Entries must be received before the end of the Application Period. Entries are deemed to be made at the time of receipt by Life Ed, not the time of posting or transmission by the entrant.  Life Ed accepts no responsibility for any entries not received for any reason (whether or not due to any negligence by Life Ed), including without limitation any technical errors, misdirection or misspellings. 

How to Enter 

To participate in the competition, the entrant must complete the following steps during the Application Period to submit an “Entry“:  

visit https://lifeed.org.au/news/reimagine-your-classroom-with-acco/  

• input the requested identification and contact details, including your full name, email address and the School the subject of the application; and 

• respond to the questions in the form and upload the required supporting documents; and  

• submit the fully completed online entry form. 

Incomplete, indecipherable, or illegible entries will be deemed invalid. 

A maximum of one (1) Entry per person can be made. Multiple Entries are permitted for each School from separate eligible persons, however each Entry must be substantially unique and submitted separately and in accordance with entry requirements. 

Entrants must answer the following question: What changes could your class make to use screens more intentionally and create more opportunities for active learning? 

This is a game of skill and chance plays no part in determining the winners. All Entries will be judged individually on their merits based on the following criteria: 

• student learning impact 40%
• practicality and scalability 30% 
• creativity and innovation 30% 

The answer must be regarding how the entrant plans to reduce screen time use in their classroom, or use screentime differently within their classroom to support student learning and engagement. Entries must be limited to 200 words or less. 

Entrants irrevocably agree not to challenge the results of the competition or any decision made by the judges.  

Entrants agree that they are fully responsible for any materials they submit as part of their Entry (“Content“). Life Ed shall not be liable in any way for such Content to the full extent permitted by law. Life Ed may remove or decline to publish any Content without notice for any reason whatsoever. Each entrant warrants and agrees that:  

• their respective School (at which the entrant is employed and provides services to) has approved the Entry and has agree to comply with these Terms and Conditions; 
• they will not submit any Content that is unlawful or fraudulent, or that is in breach of any intellectual property, privacy, publicity or other rights, defamatory, obscene, derogatory, pornographic, sexually inappropriate, violent, abusive, harassing, threatening, objectionable with respect to race, religion, origin or gender, not suitable for children aged under 15, or otherwise unsuitable for publication;  
• their Content shall not contain viruses or cause injury or harm to any person or entity;  
• they will obtain prior consent from any person or from the owner(s) of any property that appears in their Content;  
• the Content is the original work of the entrant or they will obtain full prior consent from any person who has jointly created or has any rights in the Content to the uses contemplated by these Terms and Conditions, and the Content does not infringe the rights of any third party;  
• they consent to any use of the Content which may otherwise infringe the Content creator’s/creators’ moral rights pursuant to the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) and warrant that they have the full authority to grant these rights; and 
• they will comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including without limitation, those governing copyright, content, defamation, privacy, publicity and the access or use of others’ computer or communication systems 

Life Ed may, but is not required to, screen or monitor Entries, including for compliance with the requirements set out above. Life Ed will make all determinations as to the compliance and appropriateness of Entry submissions in its sole discretion. Entrants irrevocably agree and acknowledge that Life Ed may reject, edit or remove any Entry at any time without notice and without assigning any reason whatsoever. 

Without limiting any other terms herein, the entrant agrees to indemnify Life Ed for any breach of the above clauses. 

Prizes and selection of winning entries 

The prize pool includes: 

• 1 x $5,000 stationery fit-out for the winning School 

• 2 x $2,000 stationery fit-outs for 2 runner-up Schools 

The single major prize (referred to above) shall consist of such stationery products as provided by ACCO Brands (at its discretion) to a maximum total recommended retail price of A$5,000 and will be awarded by the judges to the winning School of the eligible winning entry.  

The two (2) runner-up prizes (referred to above) shall consist of such stationery products as provided by ACCO Brands (at its discretion) to a maximum total recommended retail price of A$2,000 each and will be awarded to 2 separate runner-up winning Schools.   

Entries will be assessed by the judges nominated by Life Ed in the period between 18 – 27 November 2026. The successful entrants and their respective Schools will be notified in the week commencing 30 November 2026. Life Ed’s decision is final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into. The judges may select additional reserve Entries, which they determine to be the next best, and record them in order, in case of an invalid Entry, ineligible entrant or forfeited prize.  

Each winning School is required to submit to Life Ed an update which provides a summary of the impact of the classroom prize with photographs.  

Prizes will be dispatched by mid-February 2027. If for any reason a winning School does not accept the prize or does not provide any requested details by the time stipulated by Life Ed, then Life Ed has the sole right and discretion (without the need for further notification) to select an alternative winner and the original winner will automatically forfeit their prize in such an event.  

General 

By submitting an Entry, you grant Life Ed and ACCO Brands Australia Pty Ltd, its respective affiliates and sub-licensees a non-exclusive, irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide license (“License“) to use, reproduce, distribute, display, perform, redact, edit, republish, sublicense, translate, copy and create derivative works from your Entry (and additionally, in the case of winning entries, the outcomes report), for any purpose, including but not limited to future promotional, marketing or publicity purposes, in any media now known or hereafter developed, without any payment, compensation or further notification to or permission from you. Pursuant to the grant of the License as aforesaid, for the avoidance of doubt you consent to Life Ed and ACCO Brands, and anyone acting on behalf of Life Ed or ACCO Brands, doing any act in accordance with the Licence that would otherwise constitute an infringement of any moral or intellectual property rights that you or any other relevant party may have in your Entry.  

Entrants consent to Life Ed and/or ACCO Brands using the entrant’s name, likeness, image and/or voice in the event they are a winner (including photograph, film and/or recording of the same) in any media for an unlimited period without remuneration for the purpose of promoting this competition (including any outcome), and promoting any products manufactured, distributed and/or supplied by Life Ed and/or ACCO Brands. 

If this competition is interfered with in any way or is not capable of being conducted as reasonably anticipated due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of Life Ed, including but not limited to technical difficulties, unauthorised intervention or fraud, Life Ed reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to the fullest extent permitted by law (a) to disqualify any entrant; or (b) to modify, suspend, terminate or cancel the competition, as appropriate. 

Nothing in these Terms and Conditions limits, excludes or modifies or purports to limit, exclude or modify the statutory consumer guarantees as provided under the Competition and Consumer Act, as well as any other implied warranties under the ASIC Act or similar consumer protection laws in the States and Territories of Australia (“Non-Excludable Guarantees“). Except for any liability that cannot by law be excluded, including the Non-Excludable Guarantees, Life Ed and ACCO Brands (including its respective officers, employees and agents) exclude all liability including for any personal injury; or any loss or damage (including loss of opportunity); whether direct, indirect, special or consequential, arising in any way out of the competition.  

To the extent permitted by law, Life Ed and ACCO Brands (including its officers, employees and agents) will not be responsible for any events beyond the control of Life Ed or ACCO Brands which affect the proper conduct or administration of this competition or prevent the awarding of a prize in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. If such event occurs, Life Ed reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the competition, subject to any written directions from a relevant regulatory authority. 

As a condition of participating in the competition, all entrants (whether or not a winner) will indemnify Life Ed and ACCO Brands and all organisers, sponsors and all other persons and organisations associated in any way with this competition and its affiliates against all claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including costs on a solicitor-client basis) which Life Ed or ACCO Brands and/or its affiliates may incur arising out of their participation in the competition, by the entrant, any breach of these Terms and Conditions, or any wrongful or illegal act or omission in the competition, howsoever caused. 

The laws of New South Wales, Australia apply to this competition to the exclusion of any other law.  Entrants submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New South Wales, Australia.