User trends - September edition

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

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:

Halloween activities eyfs
eyfs pe games
Diwali activities for primary
short Christmas plays
autumn activities eyfs
themes in Macbeth

    

Upcoming events and current affairs

Yom Kippur [1-2 Oct]
National Poetry Day [2 Oct]
World Space Week [4-10 Oct]
World Teachers Day [5 Oct]
Harvest Festival [5 Oct]
World Mental Health Day [10 Oct]
Diwali [20 Oct]
Enviroweek AU [22-28 Oct]
Halloween [31 Oct]

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 August 2024

Zones of regulation Tray labels
Display Macbeth
Place value Fractions
Colour Monster Birthday display
Back to school Phonics
All about me Classroom jobs
Teaching in technicolour Construction
Visual timetable First week feelings
Class Charter First day
Planning Algebra

 

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

September 2025 age tag totals

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

September 2025 subject tag totals +30k

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

September 2025 subject tag totals -30k

October 2024 top search terms

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

Topical

Halloween Autumn
Black History Month World Mental Health Day
Dia de los muertos Remembrance Day
Diwali Harvest
Day of the Dead Bonfire Night
 
Free Paid
World Mental Health Day 2024: Inside Out 2 Assembly PowerPoint (Primary) Assembly: World Mental Health Day
Black History Month Assembly Halloween Quiz

 

General

Quiz GCSE
Assembly Weekly quiz
Exam question practice Lesson plan
Revision Escape room
Display Pay calculator
 
Free Paid
Pay Calculator OUTSTANDING UPS/UPR Threshold Application - Complete, very detailed, for ALL Teachers
Diamond 9 Templates NPQ Assignment 22/23 (NPQLT)

 

English

Macbeth Colourful semantics
A Christmas Carol Handwriting
An Inspector Calls Of Mice and Men
Creative writing Room on the Broom
Colour Monster Romeo and Juliet
 
Free Paid
Fronted Adverbials AQA Paper 1 Question 5 Descriptive Writing
Similes and Metaphors Descriptive Writing Introduction

 

Maths

Fractions Standard form
Halloween maths Algebra
Trigonometry Rounding
Ratio Place value
Probability
Indices
 
Free Paid
Addition and subtraction word problems Add 1s Across a 10
Expanding and factorising COLLECTION (Bundle) Halloween Dead Pirate Game

 

Science

Diffusion Cells
Enzymes Specialised cells
Periodic table Osmosis
Photosynthesis Ionic bonding
Forces States of matter

 

Free Paid
FREE Chemistry: Balancing Equations NEW Topic 1 Biological molecules model answer revision notes AQA A level Biology
Series and Parallel Circuits NEW Topic 2 Cells model answer revision notes AQA A Level Biology

 

History

Black History Titanic
Battle of Hastings Vikings
Crime and Punishment Cold War
Slave auctions Rosa Parks
Industrial revolution American West
 
Free Paid
Historical Figure Fact File Template GCSE History Edexcel Revision - Weimar & Nazi Germany Exam Technique Walkthrough Past Paper
Stone Age Cave Art (Lesson for KS2) The Ivory Bangle Lady Black History Month

 

Geography

Climate change Globalisation
Rivers Map skills
Weather Earthquakes
Sustainability Migration
Volcanoes Global warming
 

RE

Judaism Abortion
Islam Buddhism
Christianity Baptism
Euthanasia Philosophy
Hinduism Introduction to RE
 

 

MFL

Dia de los muertos Translation
Frence numbers Spanish numbers
Ma famille Les vacances
Les vetements La famille
Passe compose La toussaint
 

 

Computing

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

 

PSHE

Careers Alcohol
Mental health Drugs
British values Vaping
Healthy eating Social media
Bullying Budgeting
 

 

PE

Gymnastics Football
Netball Components of fitness
Games Table tennis 
Basketball Circuit training
Badminton Orienteering
 

 

Primary

Phonics Storyboard
Comprehension Initial sounds 
Number blocks Phase 2 phonics
Name writing Fairytales
Free time Sight words

 

SEND

Zones of regulation Makaton
Visual timetable Fine motor
EAL ADHD
Dyslexia Inclusion
Autism Attention autism
 

 

DT

Food Alloys
Nutrition 2d design
Materials DT activities
Food groups Smart materials
Food labels Hygiene
 
 
 

Art

Picasso Patterns
Halloween art Ceramics
Pop art Colours
Colouring Diya
Colour theory Frida Kahlo
 

 

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