TES Australia
{{Short description|Education website}}
{{Infobox website
| name = TES Australia
| logo =
| logocaption =
| url = {{URL|http://www.tesaustralia.com/}}
| location = New South Wales, Australia
| type = Education
| registration = Optional (required only for the upload/download of resources)
| owner = TES Connect
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|p=y|2013|7|11}}
| commercial = Yes
| current_status = Active
}}
TES Australia is a free teaching resources website with over 565,000 resources.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tes.com/en-au/teaching-resources|title=Teaching resources - Tes|website=www.tes.com}} 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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.aeufederal.org.au/Publications/AE/Win13pp22-23.pdf |title=Tapping into free global resources |access-date=2013-07-15 |archive-date=2013-08-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130810035455/http://www.aeufederal.org.au/Publications/AE/Win13pp22-23.pdf |url-status=dead }} 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,{{Cite web|url=https://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/|title=Home – Board of Studies Teaching and Educational Standards NSW|first=Board of Studies Teaching and Educational Standards|last=NSW|website=www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au}} the Australian Education Union{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeufederal.org.au/|title=Australian Education Union|website=www.aeufederal.org.au}} and the Centre for Professional Learning New South Wales{{Cite web | url=http://www.cpl.asn.au/ | title=Center for Professional Learning - Home | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731015208/http://www.cpl.asn.au/ | archive-date=2021-07-31}} to offer a free online platform for high-quality teaching resources mapped to the Australian curriculum.
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tesaustralia.com/teaching-resources/|title = Teaching resources - Tes}}
Teachers can also get news and information about the Australian Curriculum in a dedicated information centre.{{Cite web |url=http://www.tesaustralia.com/article.aspx?storyCode=7000280 |title=TES Australia Information Centre for the Australian Curriculum - Resources - TES Australia |access-date=2013-07-15 |archive-date=2013-08-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807002258/http://www.tesaustralia.com/article.aspx?storyCode=7000280 |url-status=dead }}
In addition, TES Australia has a community section, where teachers can join groups, discuss topics in forums or write their own blogs {{Cite web | url=http://community.tesaustralia.com/ | title=Featured Blog | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160515025724/http://community.tesaustralia.com/ | archive-date=2016-05-15}}
Ownership
TES Connect is run by TES Global, which has been owned by TPG Capital LLP since 2013{{Cite web|url=https://www.tes.com/corporate|title=Welcome to Tes | Tes|website=www.tes.com}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|www.tesaustralia.com/}}
- [http://www.tesconnect.com/ TES Connect]
- [https://tpg.com/ TPG Capital LLP]