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Teaching resources

Syllabus for Australian Curriculum

Find information about the Australian Curriculum from the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)
Search NSW Syllabuses
Access the National Quality Framework for education, from the Australian Children's Education & Care Quality Authority (ACECQA)
Link to Scootle to find thousands of digital teaching resources which support the Australian curriculum.
Users must first register with Scootle using a University email address

Curriculum Resources - Ourimbah Library

The Curriculum Resource Centre (CRC - Ourimbah Library) contains a wide range of resources designed to support the research and training needs of trainee and TAFE students studying Children's Services.

The collection includes guided reading schemes, which divide books into different reading age levels and language complexities.

The Curriculum Resource Centre (CRC) is located on the ground floor level of the Ourimbah Library.

Borrowing periods for resources range from 3 Day loans, 1 week loans and 2 week loans. 3 Day and 1 Week Loan items will have a sticker on the item indicating the loan period.

Curriculum Resource & Media Collection - Huxley Library

The Curriculum Resource and Media Collection (CRMC - Huxley Library) contains all of Huxley Library's audio-visual materials as well as a wide range of resources designed to support the research and training needs of trainee and TAFE students studying Children's Services

The collection includes guided reading schemes, which divide books into different reading age levels and language complexities.

The CRMC resources have the location HUX AV or HUX Audio Visual in the NewCat+ Library catalogue.

Video streaming

ClickView
Streaming video solution offering access to thousands of educational videos and resources covering a broad range of topics, as well as TV programs recorded in the last 14 days from free-to-air digital channels.
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Kanopy Video Streaming - Education Titles
Streaming films, documentaries and training videos. New releases daily.

TVNews
Streaming videos of all Australian television news, current affairs and selected documentaries from the free-to-air networks. TVNews is updated daily.

Children's literature journals

Bamboken
A peer reviewed scholarly journal publishing new approaches to children's literature that integrate previous research to shed new light on the role of children's books in society.
Bookbird
A refereed journal published quarterly by IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People).
Children's literature in education
A peer-reviewed journal covering classic and contemporary material, ranging across works for infants through to material for young adults. It features analysis of fiction, poetry, drama and non-fictional material (plus studies in other media).

Children's magazines

Ladybug
Stories, poems, songs, games and adventures for children ages two to six; a separate activity insert of things to do and a parent's guide.
Humpty Dumpty's magazine
Fiction, feature articles, poetry, puzzles, games, posters, safety hints, contests, and question and answer columns aimed at younger elementary school children.
Cricket

Australian education

Australian Indigenous Education Foundation
A private sector led non-profit organisation focused on empowering Indigenous children in financial need to build a future through quality education and careers at Australia’s leading schools, universities and companies.
Early Childhood Australia
Peak early childhood organisation, acting in the interests of young children, families and early childhood educators.
NESA - NSW Education Standards Authority
The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) replaced the Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards NSW (BOSTES) on 1 January 2017.

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NESA has an increased focus on:
developing evidence-based policy to improve student achievement and support teachers;
risk-based monitoring of Teacher Accreditation Authorities and schools.

NSW Education Standards Authority (formerly BOSTES)

Latest news in NSW Education

ABC Education Newsfeed

ABS: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics publications.
Free public resource

Australian Early Development Census (AEDC)
Nationwide data collection of early childhood development at the time children commence their first year of full-time school.
NSW Education Data Hub
Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation (CESE) data providing a central point of education evidence within the NSW Department of Education.
OECD Education Statistics
OECD data on Education including educational attainment, education resources, international students, teachers, youth and labour market.
US National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Institute of Education Sciences (IES) platform providing independent and non-partisan statistics on U.S. education system.
World Bank Education Statistics
International data and analysis of key topics in education such as access, completion, learning, expenditures, policy, and equity.

Support & information

Australian Teacher Education Association
The major professional association for teacher educators in Australia
Australian Teacher Workforce Data Reports
Australian Department of Education & Training site containing national teaching workforce data and longitudinal reports.
VOCEDplus
International tertiary education research database from National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER)
ACER - Australian Council for Educational Research
Independent Australian research body which produces material to assist educational researchers.

The Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students

The Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students (the test) is designed to assess initial teacher education students’ personal literacy and numeracy skills to ensure teachers are well equipped to meet the demands of teaching and assist higher education providers, teacher employers and the general public to have increased confidence in the skills of graduating teachers.

For more information about the test including how to register, prepare and sit for the test, visit the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) web site.

Helpful resources

Practice material on the ACER web site
Australian Government (Dept. Education & Training) sample questions with answers
NAPLAN sample tests (including year 7-9 example tests)
UK Department of Education literacy skills test including practice paper for UK Literacy and Numeracy Tests
Australian Free Practice Aptitude Tests: From the Institute of Psychometric Coaching
Sample English tests from 'Selective Tests'
Sample general abilities test from 'Selective Tests'
Sample maths tests from 'Selective Tests'
The ABC's test questions

Education: Teaching & Curriculum resources