Australian Teacher vs SBS Learn

Australian Teacher is a web resource site with teaching materials for Australian classrooms from Pre-Primary and Kindy through Year 10. Its library includes more than 1,000 lessons, worksheets, quizzes, activity sheets, lesson plans and ideas across English, Maths, Science, Australian Studies, HASS and Indigenous content. Resources include printable PDFs and e-books, including 42 printable e-books with ready-made lessons in student worksheet form. English materials cover creative writing, vocabulary, reading comprehension, literature studies and Australian or American spelling variations. Maths resources include numeracy, geometry and measurement, problem solving, statistics and probability, algebraic thinking, games and puzzles. Teachers can select materials for classroom lessons and curriculum use, including formative and summative assessment. The site says it is regularly updated and based in Perth, Western Australia. It is free, and activity ideas are offered without charge, but use and reuse have conditions: users are asked to attribute and link to the site, and copyright licensing terms apply. The worksheets page asks parents to seek permission before using worksheets. The site invites donations to support maintenance and new material.

SBS Learn provides free, Australian Curriculum-aligned teaching resources for educators, covering Foundation through Year 12. Its downloadable lesson plans, activities and classroom materials are made for primary and secondary students, with a focus on multicultural and First Nations educational content. Resources cover all learning areas and connect to Cross Curriculum Priorities, General Capabilities and Curriculum Connections. Teachers can browse by subject and year, including English, mathematics, science, humanities and social sciences, and the arts.

Teachers can download, save and share resources with colleagues and students. Curated short SBS and NITV clips come with guided questions, activities and curriculum links to support classroom discussion and critical thinking. The Alone Australia resource includes collaborative activities, discussion questions, research tasks, differentiated scaffolds and outdoor learning activities. Some materials may become unavailable when the related SBS or NITV content is out of licence. For full-episode classroom viewing, SBS Learn points teachers to ClickView or their school’s resource centre. Teachers can also subscribe for resource updates by email or contact SBS Learn through its form. It is SBS’s schools-based education arm and has developed teacher resources since 2015.