TES Australia

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TES Australia
Type of site
Education
HeadquartersNew South Wales, Australia
OwnerTES Connect
URLwww.tesaustralia.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional (required only for the upload/download of resources)
LaunchedJuly 11, 2013 (10 years ago) (2013-07-11)
Current statusActive

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

History[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://www.tesaustralia.com/
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-10. Retrieved 2013-07-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/
  4. ^ http://www.aeufederal.org.au
  5. ^ http://www.cpl.asn.au/
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-10. Retrieved 2013-07-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Teaching resources - Tes".
  8. ^ "TES Australia Information Centre for the Australian Curriculum - Resources - TES Australia". Archived from the original on 2013-08-07. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  9. ^ http://community.tesaustralia.com/
  10. ^ "Tes Global | Tes".

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