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'''TES Global''' is an education technology firm. It is owned by [[TPG Capital]].
 
'''TES Global''' is an education technology firm. It is owned by [[TPG Capital]].
  
Formerly known as TSL Education, it publishes TES (formerly known as the ''Times Educational Supplement''), a weekly UK publication aimed primarily at school teachers in the UK.
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==Business==
 
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Formerly known as TSL Education, the company publishes TES (formerly known as the ''Times Educational Supplement''), a weekly UK publication aimed primarily at school teachers in the UK.  
It claims to be 'home to the world’s largest online community of teachers' and is a leading player in teacher recruitment. Its real value lies in its 7m million registered users – teachers – who have long used TES as a platform to freely share classroom resources. In February 2015, however, TES made this into an online marketplace, where teachers could buy and sell resources they had created.
 
  
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TES Global is a leading player in teacher recruitment. However, its value lies in its 3.6m million registered users – mainly teachers – who have long used TES as a platform to freely share classroom resources. According to TES, more than 4.9 million resources are downloaded from the TES websites a week. In February 2015, TES made this into an online marketplace, where teachers could buy and sell resources they had created.
  
 
==People==
 
==People==
 
*[[Rob Grimshaw]], CEO
 
*[[Rob Grimshaw]], CEO
 
*[[Tom Glover]], communications director (from 2015); formerly senior vice president of corporate communications at [[Pearson]]
 
*[[Tom Glover]], communications director (from 2015); formerly senior vice president of corporate communications at [[Pearson]]
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*[[Jim Knight]], Lord Knight former schools minister; Chief Education Adviser to TES Global from 2015
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==Contacts==
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*Website:www.tesglobal.com
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==References==
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Revision as of 18:37, 1 December 2015

TES Global is an education technology firm. It is owned by TPG Capital.

Business

Formerly known as TSL Education, the company publishes TES (formerly known as the Times Educational Supplement), a weekly UK publication aimed primarily at school teachers in the UK.

TES Global is a leading player in teacher recruitment. However, its value lies in its 3.6m million registered users – mainly teachers – who have long used TES as a platform to freely share classroom resources. According to TES, more than 4.9 million resources are downloaded from the TES websites a week. In February 2015, TES made this into an online marketplace, where teachers could buy and sell resources they had created.

People

  • Rob Grimshaw, CEO
  • Tom Glover, communications director (from 2015); formerly senior vice president of corporate communications at Pearson
  • Jim Knight, Lord Knight former schools minister; Chief Education Adviser to TES Global from 2015

Contacts

  • Website:www.tesglobal.com

References