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WHO WE ARE

Pearson Education Australia Schools Division is committed to helping students succeed at every stage of their school education. Our high quality student books, teacher books, companion websites and magazines ensure that students and teachers are fully supported from their first year of school right through to their last. Formerly known as Longman, the Pearson Education imprint continues to represent the high quality publishing, technological innovation and excellent service that customers have come to associate with the Longman name.

The Schools Division comprises Primary, Secondary, Magazines and Export units. It publishes a wide range of high quality innovative resources that cater for the needs of teachers and students in the implementation of new and current curricula.

WHAT WE DO
Every day our products help teachers teach and students learn in thousands of primary and secondary schools around Australia. From coursebooks and teacher guides to computer-based and online programs, we help people realise the power of education in thousands of ways.

We publish some of the most widely used textbooks and other resources for curriculum areas like Literacy, Science, Mathematics, Geography, History and LOTE.
We continue to lead the industry by producing resource packages that directly support teachers in the classroom.
Pearson Education Australia was the first to produce companion websites and other electronic content in support of new student resources. We are also the first to release tailored electronic content designed specifically for use on Interactive White Boards.

We recognise that publishing books is only part of the solution for a classroom and we provide a level of service and support that you cannot find with other publishers.

HOW WE DO IT
We work with hundreds of authors, governments and schools to create products that are based on extensive research and reflect the latest teaching trends. We recognise that teaching is a challenging occupation and that teachers must achieve educational outcomes for students while meeting significant reporting and administrative demands and we produce our material accordingly.

The Primary team publishes resources for students and teachers in the early, middle and upper primary years with a particular emphasis upon literacy, mathematics, science and the social sciences. Recent publishing includes the successful literacy series Brain Bank, Snapshots, Inquizitive, Chatterbox and VoiceWorks. Inaddition we offer perhaps the most extensive range of student activity books in the country. We have established a vibrant and growing export market, with Australian classroom resources being sold to New Zealand, the USA, Canada, the UK and South East Asia.

The Secondary team publishes a broad range of print and electronic resources across most Key Learning Areas. Mathematics, Science, LOTE and Studies of Society and the Environment are particular strengths. We focus on coursebooks and series written by local authors to meet specific curricula and the latest educational initiatives. With a commitment to addressing the use of technology in Australian schools, the Secondary unit supports printed resources with innovative electronic supplements that include ebooks, Companion Websites™, CDs and, most recently, Course Compass course manager software customised for each book.