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On 1 March 2010, Curriculum Corporation merged with Education.au to form Education Services Australia Ltd (ESA), a new, national, not-for-profit ministerial company. ESA has the capability to meet the needs of all education sectors in the areas of curriculum development, publishing, technology services, resource delivery and professional learning.

Existing services will continue unchanged and our focus will remain, as always, on providing the highest standard of service delivery and support to our customers. More...

What does this mean for you? It means you can continue to get quality teaching and learning resources from our bookshop at www.curriculumpress.edu.au, and reach us using the same contact details as before. It's business as usual!


 

Special deals online!

Keep an eye on the new Specials tab at curriculumpress.edu.au to take advantage of sale prices and offers on selected titles.

This term, pick up Creating Strategic Readers (for help establishing a comprehensive literacy classroom) or Building Reading Comprehension Habits in Grades 6-12 (for guidance on how to help struggling readers develop lifelong reading comprehension habits) in the original edition for less than half the regular price. Click here for more...

 

The cornerstone of all mathematical teaching and learning

Cornerstones in Number is a series for lower, middle and upper primary. It focuses on the fundamental building blocks of mathematics to ensure students develop a solid grasp of key concepts: Place Value, Fractions and Counting. The innovative activities involve students in constructing their own manipulatives from everyday materials to investigate, model and demonstrate their learning, while the collaborative approach to problem-solving scaffolds their development of mathematical thinking. More...

Bonus extra: the Cornerstones teacher support site includes interactive proformas that can be used on electronic whiteboards or computers.

 

My Place - new teacher website

My Place for Teachers, an educational website developed through a partnership of the Australian Children's Television Foundation and Education Services Australia is available from Friday. Based on the book by Nadia Wheatley and Donna Rawlins, and the recently launched television series, the website is an exciting source of rich education materials.

The site houses resources that assist teachers in exploring issues and themes presented in My Place, including an Australian history timeline from the 1880s to today, downloadable clips, stills from the series plus behind-the-scenes information. Teachers are able to collaborate and share their students' My Place stories in an interactive section called Our Place. More...

 

Coming to Melbourne? Visit our bookstore

If you’re planning a trip into Melbourne these holidays, why not stop in at our bookstore located close to the heart of the CBD at Level 5, 440 Collins Street. It’s easily accessible via public transport, 9am–5pm weekdays.

A private room can be organised for authorised purchasers  to review our resources, including DVDs and CD-ROMS, with our friendly staff on hand to answer any queries. Call 9207 9600 to book a time. (Must be requested at least five working days in advance.)

2010 catalogues

Our primary and secondary catalogues for 2010 are now available. Click here to request a print copy or click on a cover below to view an interactive online version.

     

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