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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 (11 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

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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.[2]

Resources and Community

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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.[6]

Teachers can also get news and information about the Australian Curriculum in a dedicated information centre.[7]

In addition, TES Australia has a community section, where teachers can join groups, discuss topics in forums or write their own blogs [8]

Ownership

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TES Connect is run by TES Global, which has been owned by TPG Capital LLP since 2013[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Teaching resources - Tes". www.tes.com.
  2. ^ a b "Tapping into free global resources" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-10. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  3. ^ NSW, Board of Studies Teaching and Educational Standards. "Home – Board of Studies Teaching and Educational Standards NSW". www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au.
  4. ^ "Australian Education Union". www.aeufederal.org.au.
  5. ^ "Center for Professional Learning - Home". Archived from the original on 2021-07-31.
  6. ^ "Teaching resources - Tes".
  7. ^ "TES Australia Information Centre for the Australian Curriculum - Resources - TES Australia". Archived from the original on 2013-08-07. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  8. ^ "Featured Blog". Archived from the original on 2016-05-15.
  9. ^ "Welcome to Tes | Tes". www.tes.com.
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