User trends - April edition

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

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:

Traditional tales
Word classes 
Characters from A Midsummer Night's Dream
Twelfth Night
Play script writing
Form time ideas
Form time activities
Form time activity ideas
Equation for energy transfer
Energy power time equation
Energy power and time equation
Facts about Tudors

    

Upcoming events and current affairs

Children's book week [5-11 May]
Mental Health Awareness Week [12-18 May]
World Red Cross Day [8 May]
VE Day [8 May]
World Fairtrade Day [10 May]
Mother's Day [11 May] (US & AU)
Safeguarding Awareness Week [19-25 May]
Memorial Day [26 May] (US)

Download our spring 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 March 2024

World Book Day Pythagoras
Easter Percentages
Fractions Creative writing
Revision An Inspector Calls
Ratio Careers
Macbeth Photosynthesis
Spring International Womens Day
Probability Money
Trigonometry Volume
Angles Electrolysis

 

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.

April 2025 Age tags totals

April 2025 Subject tags totals 36k+

April 2025 Subject tags totals 36k-

May 2024 top search terms

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

Topical

 
End of term Paris Olympics
Euro 2024 End of term quiz
End of year quiz Leavers assembly
Eurovision Transition
Mental health awareness week Euros 2024

 

Free Paid
Free End of Term Quiz | Teaching Resources Mental Health Awareness Week 2024 Assembly KS3 KS4 | Teaching Resources
End Of Year Quiz 2024 | Teaching Resources Summer Quiz 2024 End of Term Fun | Teaching Resources
 
 

General

 
Revision SATs
Project GCSE
Quiz Report writing
Exam Question Practice Escape room
Assembly Murder mystery

 

Free Paid
Report Writing Comments Bank - general attitude, effort & contribution comments for reports | Teaching Resources Mental Health and Exercise Tutorial / Assembly | Teaching Resources
Pay Calculator | Teaching Resources General Report Comments | Teaching Resources
                     
                                                

English

 
Macbeth Poetry
An Inspector Calls Power and conflict
Creative writing Persuasive writing
Romeo and Juliet An Inspector Calls revision
Unseen poetry A Christmas Carol

 

Free Paid
Power and Conflict 60-second summaries! | Teaching Resources Year 6 SPAG Game: The Unfair Game | Teaching Resources
AQA English Language Paper 1: Question 5 Examples | Teaching Resources Bubble Writing - Handwriting Scaffold LKS2 | Teaching Resources

                                                                                     

Maths

 

Science

History

 
Industrial revolution Black Death
Cold war Suffragettes
Holocaust Slavery
Crime and punishment WW2
Titanic D Day

 

Free Paid
Historical Figure Fact File Template | Teaching Resources GCSE History - Cold War & Superpower Relations Revision Resources Pack - Edexcel | Teaching Resources
D-Day | Teaching Resources GCSE History Medicine in Britain - Revision Resources Pack - Edexcel | Teaching Resources

 

Geography

 
Climate change Globalisation
Rivers Coasts
Sustainability Migration
Ecosystems Global warming
Rock cycle Weather

 

 

RE

 
Islam Hinduism
Judaism Ethics
Buddhism Church of England
Sikhism Christianity
Pentecost Animal rights

 

 
 

MFL

 
Translation Les vetements
Les vacances La haine
Les jeux Olympiques French food
Conti Translations
Ma famille Jeux Olympiques

 

Computing

 
Online safety Binary
Python Excel
Scratch Artificial intelligence
Spreadsheets Cyber security
AI Internet safety

 

PSHE

 
Careers Budgeting
Mental health Puberty
British values Social media
Healthy eating Contraception
Vaping Wellbeing

 


 

PE

 
Olympics Cricket
Rounders Components of fitness
Athletics Javelin
Games Health
Football Competition

 

Free Paid
Sports Word Search | Teaching Resources Summer Olympic Games - Paris 2024 | Teaching Resources
Year 6 Athletics Planning | Teaching Resources GCSE PE Revision Quiz | Teaching Resources

                                                                                                                                                                                      

Primary

 
Comprehension Year 2 fractions
Reading comprehension Story board
Phonics Year 2 reading comprehension
Phonics screening Year 6 maths revision
Ks1 Year 5 reading comprehension

 

                                                                                           

SEND

 
Zones of regulation Makaton
EAL Visual timetables
Visual timetable ADHD
Autism Attention autism
Dyslexia Sensory stories

 

Free Paid
Basic Makaton Vocabulary Guide (FREE) | Teaching Resources Transition Booklet ( SEN, Autism) | Teaching Resources
Colourful (Colorful) Semantics FREE Board with colours I use in my resources | Teaching Resources Inappropriate Touch Social Story | Teaching Resources

                                                                                       

Design Technology

 
Food Food and nutrition
DT activities Product design
Breakfast Fast fashion
Nutrition Recipes
Materials Food hygiene

 

Art

 
Colouring Photoshop
Pop art Ceramics
Colour Picasso
Art cover Mindful colouring
Patterns Comic strip

 

 

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