Each week we will be updating this blog space with the top 20 terms that have been most commonly searched for by Tes users in the past week. We have also listed the top 20 search terms for the upcoming weeks from January last year. As authors, you can use this information to stay up to date with current and past trends and monitor what content our users are seeking so that you can tailor your resources to their needs!
As well as this, to give a more granular insight into the trends we will provide a breakdown of the top three search terms for several subjects on Tes. So that we can give you the most useful insight we can, if terms are continuously showing up for specific subjects, we will highlight different top trending terms week-by-week to ensure variety and to avoid highlighting the same top three terms every week.
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Before taking a look at the breakdown of weekly search trends, here are some calendar events for January 2023 and topics which receive the most attention on Tes, to give you inspiration for your resource sharing.
Calendar dates:
New Years Day (1 January)
World Religion Day (15 January)
Martin Luther King Jr Day (16 January)
Chinese New Year (22 January)
Australia Day [AU] (26 January)
Holocaust Memorial Day (27 January)
National Storytelling Week (30 January - 6 February)
30 January 2023
As we head towards February, English and Maths terms fill our top 20 this week.
| English | Maths | Science | History | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macbeth | Fractions | Floating garden challenge stem challenge | Holocaust | Climate change |
| An Inspector Calls | Ratio | Electrolysis | Industrial Revolution | Weather |
| Comprehension | Probability | Periodic table | Vikings | Global warming |
| Religious studies | MFL | Computing | PSHE | Art |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islam | La comida | Social media | Inequalities | Pop art |
| Hinduism | Les vetements | Python | Careers | Picasso |
| Judaism | Translation | Online safety | Money | Photoshop |
| PE | D&T | SEND | Topical | General |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gymnastics | Food | Zones of regulation | Chinese new year | Assembly |
| Health | Nutrition | EAL | Holocaust memorial day | Exam question practice |
| Badminton | Food groups | Visual timetable | Safer internet day | Revision |
Top 20 search terms in the past week:
Fractions
Ratio
Probability
Percentages
Assembly
Trigonometry
Chinese new year
Macbeth
Floating garden challenge stem challenge
An inspector calls
Holocaust
Exam Question Practice
Angles
Comprehension
Pythagoras
Creative writing
Algebra
Inequalities
Sequences
Simultaneous equations
Upcoming week 2022 (top 20)
Chinese New Year
Fractions
Trigonometry
Ratio
Macbeth
Money
Creative writing
Winter Olympics
Mental health
Romeo and Juliet
Poetry
Careers
Photosynthesis
Persuasive writing
Assembly
Revision
Safer internet day
Phonics
Internet safety
Forces
23 January 2023
Topical searches are popular at this time of year with Chinese new year, Martin Luther King Jr Day and Holocaust Memorial Day influencing search behaviours. Keep an eye on upcoming calendar dates for more popular search topics.
| English | Maths | Science | History | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macbeth | Fractions | Floating garden challenge stem challenge | Holocaust | Climate change |
| Reading comprehension | Ratio | Forces | Martin Luther King | Sustainability |
| Poetry | Probability | Periodic table | Vikings | Globalisation |
| Religious studies | MFL | Computing | PSHE | Art |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islam | French numbers | Social media | Careers | Artwork of the week assemblies |
| Abortion | Translation | Python | Money | Pop art |
| Hinduism | La comida | Internet safety | Healthy eating | Andy Warhol |
| PE | D&T | SEND | Topical | General |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gymnastics | Food | Zones of regulation | Chinese new year | Assembly |
| Basketball | Materials | EAL | Holocaust memorial day | Exam question practice |
| Table tennis | Nutrition | Visual timetable | Lunar new year | Revision |
Top 20 search terms in the past week:
Chinese new year
Fractions
Ratio
Probability
Assembly
Exam question practice
Macbeth
Angles
Floating garden challenge stem challenge
Percentages
Reading comprehension
Trigonometry
Careers
Money
Forces
Poetry
Holocaust
Standard form
Pythagoras
Area
Upcoming week 2022 (top 20)
Chinese New Year
Fractions
Trigonometry
Percentages
Holocaust
Macbeth
Assembly
Careers
Holocaust Memorial Day
Creative writing
Periodic table
Reading comprehension
Romeo and Juliet
Poetry
Phonics
Unseen poetry
Forces
Revision
Photosynthesis
Persuasive writing
16 January 2023
With term in full swing, search results are typical for separate subjects, upcoming events such as Chinese New Year can be seen to be highly searched too.
| English | Maths | Science | History | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macbeth | Ratio | Forces | Martin Luther King | Climate change |
| Creative writing | Fractions | Floating garden challenge stem challenge | Titanic | Weather |
| Romeo and Juliet | Percentages | Periodic table | Industrial revolution | Sustainability |
| Religious studies | MFL | Computing | PSHE | Art |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World religion day | Spanish alphabet | Python | Money | Pop art |
| Islam | Les vacances | Social media | Careers | Picasso |
| Judaism | Translation | Online safety | Healthy eating | Colour |
| PE | D&T | SEND | Topical | General |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gymnastics | Food | Zones of regulation | Chinese new year | Assembly |
| Fitness | Sensory analysis word bank | EAL | Space | Exam question practice |
| Football | Materials | Hyperlexia | Ice breaker | Revision |
Top 20 search terms in the past week:
Chinese new year
Assembly
Ratio
Fractions
Macbeth
Percentages
Forces
Probability
Exam question practice
Floating garden challenge stem challenge
Money
Pythagoras
Time
Angles
Periodic table
Creative writing
Volume
Photosynthesis
Romeo and Juliet
Revision
Upcoming week 2022 (top 20)
Fractions
Ratio
Assembly
Trigonometry
Macbeth
Photosynthesis
Comprehension
Chinese new year
Phonics
Forces
Periodic table
Careers
Creative writing
Poetry
Romeo and Juliet
Unseen poetry
Quiz
Martin Luther King
Respiration
Adjectives
9 January 2023
With schools back from holidays, a lot of attention is being given to the first approaching exams, with Art being a focus currently.
| English | Maths | Science | History | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macbeth | Probability | Photosynthesis | Myths and legends | Sustainability |
| An Inspector Calls | Percentages | Digestive system | Holocaust | Globalisation |
| Comprehension | Pythagoras | Waves | World War 2 | Africa |
| Religious studies | MFL | Computing | PSHE | Art |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World religion day | Los reyes magos | Social media | Money | AQA 2023 fine art |
| Sikhism | EAL | Excel | British values | Photography exam 2023 |
| Christianity | Translation | Computational thinking | Mental health | Art exam 2023 |
| PE | D&T | SEND | Topical | General |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | Materials | Zones of regulation | New years resolutions | Assembly |
| Balanced diet | Alloys | Visual timetables | Chinese new year | Revision |
| Handball | Food hygiene | Speech and language | New year assembly | Behaviour |
Top 20 search terms in the past week:
New year
Fractions
New year resolutions
Assembly
Macbeth
Ratio
Forces
Chinese new year
An Inspector Calls
New Year Assembly
Probability
Revision
Careers
Angles
Romeo and Juliet
AQA 2023 fine art
Photosynthesis
Money
Comprehension
Percentages
Upcoming week 2022 (top 20)
Fractions
Assembly
Macbeth
Ratio
Comprehension
Careers
Reading Comprehension
Creative Writing
Photosynthesis
Substitution
Romeo and Juliet
An Inspector Calls
Forces
Waves
Unseen poetry
Revision
Periodic table
Mental health
Of Mice of Men
Gymnastics
2 January 2023
The holiday period is always quiet but here's what the keen teachers were searching for last week.
| English | Maths | Science | History | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Macbeth |
Fractions | Forces | Cold War | Weather |
| Poetry | Ratio | Electricity | Vikings | Volcanoes |
| Romeo and Juliet | Angles | Energy | Industrial Revolution | Climate change |
| Religious studies | MFL | Computing | PSHE | Art |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judaism | Spanish hobbies | Online safety | Careers |
Art exam |
| Hinduism | MFL Christmas | Python | Personal hygiene | Colour wheel |
| Islam | un sac de billes | Spreadsheets | Jobs | Portraits |
| PE | D&T | SEND | Topical | General |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gymnastics |
Food | Visual timetables | New year | Assembly |
| Fitness | Nutrition | Dyslexia | New year resolutions | Exam Question Practice |
| Samba | Food Groups | Autism | Chinese new year | Quiz |
Top 20 search terms in the past week:
New year
Forces
New year assembly
Fractions
New year resolutions
Assembly
Macbeth
Christmas quiz
Exam Question Practice
Poetry
Romeo and Juliet
A Christmas Carol
Ratio
Careers
Electricity
An Inspector Calls
Energy
Persuasive writing
Angles
Circulatory system
Upcoming week 2022 (top 20)
New year
New years resolution
Fractions
Assembly
Macbeth
Ratio
Careers
Forces
Unseen poetry
Angles
Poetry
Romeo and Juliet
Comprehension
Revision
Photosynthesis
Creative writing
Energy
Periodic table
An Inspector Calls
Climate change
January 2022 trends:
Week commencing...
| 1 January | 8 January |
|---|---|
| new year | fractions |
| new years resolutions | assembly |
| fractions | Macbeth |
| assembly | ratio |
| Macbeth | comprehension |
| ratio | careers |
| careers | reading comprehension |
| forces | creative writing |
| unseen poetry | photosynthesis |
| angles | substitution |
| poetry | Romeo and Juliet |
| Romeo and Juliet | An Inspector Calls |
| comprehension | forces |
| revision | waves |
| photosynthesis | unseen poetry |
| creative writing | revision |
| energy | periodic table |
| periodic table | mental health |
| An Inspector Calls | Of Mice and Men |
| climate change | gymnastics |
| 15 January | 22 January |
|---|---|
| fractions | Chinese New Year |
| ratio | fractions |
| assembly | trigonometry |
| trigonometry | percentages |
| Macbeth | Holocaust |
| photosynthesis | Macbeth |
| comprehension | assembly |
| Chinese New Year | careers |
| phonics | Holocaust Memorial Day |
| forces | creative writing |
| periodic table | periodic table |
| careers | reading comprehension |
| creative writing | Romeo and Juliet |
| poetry | poetry |
| Romeo and Juliet | phonics |
| unseen poetry | unseen poetry |
| quiz | forces |
| Martin Luther King | revision |
| respiration | photosynthesis |
| adjectives | persuasive writing |