Business goes local to get ahead
Perth-based teaching aids supplier, Australian Teaching Aids is walking the green line.A proud supporter of local business and local resources, this environmentally aware educational aids company has achieved a gold star for itself.
After 25 years of supplying classrooms across Australia with quality education aids, the new management of Australian Teaching Aids has intensified its commitment to local industry.
The new management changed the focus towards local manufacture, with over 80% of its teaching aids now made in Australia.
The large range of novelty pencils is brought in from the United States, where the health and safety regulations are even more stringent than those in Australia.
And when it comes to safety, all of ATA’s locally manufactured teaching aids are child-safe and meet Australian health requirements.
Jane Fievez, owner of Australian Teaching Aids, says their decision to focus on local design and manufacturing is paying dividends – for the company, the retailers who on-sell their range as well as for the teachers and students who use their educational products.”We are passionate about supporting local businesses and encouraging local talent,” she said. “We use local artists and authors, and support local businesses such as ParaQuads to handle most of our packaging.As far as we can, our preferred contractors are environmentally aware.
All our teaching aid books are written by local authors and printed locally – with titles ranging from Benchmarking to Learning about Libraries, Maths and Tables to Relief for Relief Teachers.
We use Perth’s first environmentally certified printer, Scott Print, for all our posters and educational charts, which are all designed by local artists.They use a Process Green System which means that every aspect of the printing process is environmentally sustainable, such as the use of green electricity, recycled waste, petroleum-free inks and recycled paper.
The company’s caring approach extends to less fortunate communities.Desperately needy schools overseas get redundant stock of teaching aids from the company, because as Jane says, these schools have no facilities whatsoever and the children often don’t get a proper meal every day.
“Local business benefits from this approach, and there are benefits for people who use our teaching aids as well,” added Jane.”Sometimes, the graphics, language and grammar on imported products are not always correct or relevant for the Australian market.Because we use local authors and artists, we can ensure the material is grammatically correct and is relevant to the local market, which is an important factor when it comes to teacher resources. Our local designs incorporate lots of Australiana, such as eucalypts, marsupials and iconic landmarks – which have special appeal to children in the classroom.”
If the growing popularity of products from Australian Teaching Aids is a benchmark, there is simply no substitute for traditional teacher resources to add value to the teaching and learning experience.
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