TES Australia

TES Australia
Web address www.tesaustralia.com
Commercial? Yes
Type of site
 Education
Registration Optional (required only for the upload/download of resources)
Owner TES Connect
Launched July 11, 2013
Current status Active

TES Australia is a free teaching resources website with over 565,000 resources.[1] It launched in July 2013.

History

TES Australia is owned and operated by TES Connect, it is the world’s largest supplier of educational teacher exchange resources.[2] TES Connect was launched in April 2006 to provide teachers with a way to share and find resources.

TES Australia was developed and launched in partnership with the Board of Studies,[3] the Australian Education Union [4] and the Centre for Professional Learning New South Wales[5] to offer a free online platform for high-quality teaching resources mapped to the Australian curriculum.[6]

Resources and Community

TES Australia launched with over 565,000 resources arranged by stage, subject and topic. As well as pre-school/early childhood, primary and secondary-level resources, the site also has resources suitable for whole school topics and for children with special educational needs.[7]

Teachers can also get news and information about the Australian Curriculum in a dedicated information centre.[8]

In addition, TES Australia has a community section, where teachers can join groups, discuss topics in forums or write their own blogs [9]

Ownership

TES Connect is run by TES Global, which has been owned by TPG Capital LLP since 2013[10]

See also

Times Educational Supplement

Share My Lesson

References

  1. ↑ http://www.tesaustralia.com/
  2. ↑ http://www.aeufederal.org.au/Publications/AE/Win13pp22-23.pdf
  3. ↑ http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/
  4. ↑ http://www.aeufederal.org.au
  5. ↑ http://www.cpl.asn.au/
  6. ↑ http://www.aeufederal.org.au/Publications/AE/Win13pp22-23.pdf
  7. ↑ http://www.tesaustralia.com/teaching-resources/
  8. ↑ http://www.tesaustralia.com/article.aspx?storyCode=7000280
  9. ↑ http://community.tesaustralia.com/
  10. ↑ http://www.tsleducation.com/news-and-press/080713.html

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