TES Australia Reaches 100,000 Members
Sydney, Australia (PRWEB) March 11, 2014 -- TES Australia (http://www.tesaustralia.com), the free education resource sharing website for teachers, today announced that the 100,000th member has just joined. Launched in July 2013, TES Australia was developed by TSL Education, the publishers of TES Connect (http://www.tesconnect.com) the largest network of teachers in the world in partnership with, the New South Wales Board of Studies, the Australian Education Union and the Centre for Professional Learning.
Fiona Hall, our 100,000th member has been a teacher for 8 years. “I have always wondered about your site. I have often noticed that when I am researching topics, TES seems to have information about those topics, said Fiona. “I'm not very computer literate, but I decided I would be brave and join and I am certainly glad I have. “
Bill Donoghue, COO, TSL Education said: “We’re delighted to welcome Fiona Hall as our 100,000th member and thank everyone who has helped make TES Australia a huge success. We estimate that there are 257,000 teachers in Australia, and to have 100,000 members register in a short period is incredible”. ‘We’ve noticed that Australian members are great at sharing, and understand that teaching is a collaborative profession. The support, feedback and engagement have been fantastic. I look forward to introducing TES Australia to the next 100,000 teachers!”
Some Facts about TES Australia
The site has three main areas:
• Resources – over 580,000 FREE resources, including many mapped directly to the Australian Curriculum, achieving more than 1.5 million downloads since launch
• Jobs Board - carries a wide selection of education and teaching job vacancies from Catholic, Independent and Government Schools (GOV School jobs in NSW only)
• Community – where members can share ideas, look for inspiration and get advice from other teachers.
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About TES Australia
Launched in July 2013, TES Australia was developed in partnership with the Australian Education Union, the Centre for Professional Learning and the Board of Studies New South Wales. With over 580,000 free teaching resources for teachers, including dedicated resources to support the Australian Curriculum, TES Australia features community forums where teachers can share ideas, experiences and a jobs board which carries a wide selection of education and teaching job vacancies in Australia. http://www.tesaustralia.com
About TES Connect
The TES Connect story is an extraordinary one: its digital community is one of the fastest growing of any profession globally, and it boasts a 100-year heritage at the centre of the teaching and education community. Today, TES Connect has over 3 million members in over 270 countries and territories across the globe and connects over 55 million teachers and students. 3.6 million resources are downloaded from the site per week, up to 8 per second. http://www.tesconnect.com
For more information please contact:
Tara O'Sullivan
Interim Marketing Director
• +353 87 6949887
• tara.o'[email protected]
TES Australia, Chifley Tower
Level 29, 2 Chifley Square, Sydney 2000
http://www.tesaustralia.com
Sam Rahmanian, TES Australia, http://www.tesaustralia.com, +61 293752430, [email protected]
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