User trends - August edition

Welcome to the August edition of your Tes Resources user trends. We will be looking back at what was happening in July and providing you with some insights to work on in anticipation of September.

Tes Author Team

A Tes Resources author analysing the latest trends on Tes Resources

Where to focus your attention

Content call out

This is a selection of terms that we know are popular but have not been able to find a wide range of content for  - try to use this wording in your titles and descriptions:

Black History Month
World Space Week
Post-16 psychology resources

    

Upcoming events and current affairs

Sexual Health Week [8-14 Sept]
Roald Dahl Day [13 Sept]
National Coding Week [16-22 Sept]
Fairtrade Fortnight [22 Sept-10 Oct]
European Day of Languages [26 Sept]

Download our autumn 2025 events calendar, created for all teachers on Tes, to keep upcoming key events in the forefront of your mind.
 

What's been happening

Top search terms last month

Terms in bold italics did not rank in the top 20 in July 2024

End of year quiz Murder mystery
End of term Colour Monster
Pirate game Visual timetable
Display Summer
Escape room Colouring 
Transition Probability
Project Macbeth
All about me Wordsearch
Bastille Day Creative writing
Zones of Regulation An Inspector Calls

 

Current resource catalogue

Below is a breakdown of our catalogue based on the tagging that you have selected during upload. 
Please note, due to previous updates to the platform, there are a number of older resources that do not have tags that are recognised. We would recommend that all authors take the time to review aged content regularly for relevance and to perform any updates required.

Number of resources with tagged age groups

August 2025 Age tags totals

Resources with main subject tag (subjects with more than 30,000 resources)

August 2025 Subject tags totals 30k+

Resources with main subject tag (subjects with less than 30,000 resources)

August 2025 Subject tags totals 30k-

September 2024 top search terms

Gain insights and discover what was popular in September 2024 to help you get ahead of potential trends in September 2025.

Topical

 
European Day of Languages Halloween
Back to School News quiz
Harvest Welcome back
Black History Month End of term
Autumn About me

 

Free Paid
Get To Know Me Cloud & Rainbow Harvest festival song - Harvest haul (Wonderwall)
Black History Month Assembly WELCOME BACK ASSEMBLY
 
 

General

 
Display Team building
Assembly Study skills
Quiz Pay calculator
Exam question practice Revision
Resilience Icebreakers

 

Free Paid
Pay Calculator Provision Sign Pack - 11 signs
Ice breaker grid challenge OUTSTANDING UPS/UPR Threshold Application - Complete, very detailed, for ALL Teachers
                     
                                                

English

 
Colour Monster Handwriting
Macbeth A Christmas Carol
An Inspector Calls Adjectives
Creative writing Colourful semantics
Of Mice and Men Punctuation

 

Free Paid
Morning Task Activity Pack Bubble Writing - Handwriting Scaffold LKS2
Handwriting paper (small lines PDF) Bubble Writing - Handwriting Scaffold UKS2

                                                                                     

Maths

 
Place value Negative numbers
Rounding Ratio
Standard form Trigonometry
Indices Probability
Fractions Balancing equations

 

Free Paid
White Rose - Part whole model blank template EDITABLE (3 sheets inc. extended part-wholes) - FREE Gattegno Chart
Expanding and factorising COLLECTION (Bundle) Maths Working Wall - Focus - reasoning KS2

 

Science

History

 
Industrial revolution Stone age
Slave auctions Titanic
Black history Vikings
Democracy World War 2
Crime and punishment Myths and legends

 

Free Paid
Stone Age Cave Art (Lesson for KS2) GCSE HISTORY Edexcel: How to answer the exam questions and technique (Papers 1-3)
Historical Figure Fact File Template Stone Age Planning

 

Geography

 
Climate change Migration
Ecosystems Travel and tourism
Globalisation Weather
Rivers Global warming
Sustainability Volcanoes

 

 

RE

 
Judaism Ethics
Christianity Philosophy
Islam Creation
Buddhism Abortion
Hinduism Morality

 

 
 

MFL

 
French numbers ESOL
French greetings Spanish greetings
Spanish numbers Mi vida digital
Les vacances Passe compose
Viva 3 Viva 1

 

Computing

 
Online safety Excel 
Internet safety Digital skills
Python Digital footprint
Binary e-safety
Scratch AI

 

PSHE

 
All about me Safeguarding 
Careers Healthy eating
British values Life skills
Mental health Family
Growth mindset Friendship

 


 

PE

 
Gymnastics Badminton
Components of fitness Fitness testing
Games Gymnastics
Football Circuit training 
Netball Basketball

 

Free Paid
Gymnastics balances -counter tension and counter balance visual resource Gymnastics Pairs Balances
Circuit Training Station Cards Gymnastics Group of 4 balances

                                                                                                                                                                                      

Primary

 
Phonics Pencil control
Comprehension Initial sounds
Name writing  Counting to 20
Place value year 5 Phonics assessment
Story board Fairytales

 

Free Paid
Fun weekly news quiz - updated every school week | Teaching Resources Mark Making Pattern Boards
The Colour Monster Feelings Activity Colour Detectives Pack
                                                                                       
                                                                                           

SEND

 
Zones of regulation Makaton
Visual timetable Autism
EAL Fine motor
Dyslexia Now and next
Easylearn Independent living

 

Free Paid
Colourful (Colorful) Semantics FREE Board with colours I use in my resources TICKING TEXTS 1
Now and Next board TICKING TEXTS 3

                                                                                       

Design Technology

 
Food Materials
Food groups Recipes
Nutrition Product design
Food hygiene Alloys
Food safety Graphic design

 

Art

 
Pop Art Drawing
Colour Theory Self Portrait
Colour Wheel Diya
Patterns Picasso
Typography Elements of Art

 

 

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