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 October 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 October 2023 and topics which receive the most attention on Tes, to give you inspiration for your resource sharing.
Calendar dates:
Black History Month
Mental Health Awareness Week [US] (1 - 7 October)
World Space Week (4 - 10 October)
World Teacher Day (5 October)
National Poetry Day (5 October)
World Mental Health Day (10 October)
Halloween (31 October)
Looking for more calendar dates? Take a look at our 23-24 academic events calendar here.
30 October 2023
| English | Maths | Science | History |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Christmas Carol | Halloween maths | Enzymes | Industrial Revolution |
| An Inspector Calls | Fractions | Diffusion | World War 2 |
| Of Mice and Men | Probability | States of matter | Rosa Parks |
| Geography | Religious studies | MFL | Computing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate change | Islam | Dia de los Muertos | Spreadsheets |
| Ecosystems | Judaism | Les Vacances | Binary |
| Sustainability | Buddhism | French numbers | Internet safety |
| PSHE | PE | Primary | SEND |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental health | Gymnastics | Comprehension | Zones of regulation |
| Careers | Health | Phonics | EAL |
| Bullying | Football | Phonics flashcards | Visual timetables |
| D&T | Topical | Art | General |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food groups | Halloween | Halloween art | Quiz |
| DT projects | Halloween quiz | Zentangle | Revision |
| Product design | Day of the dead | Pop art | Assembly |
Top 20 search terms in the past week:
Halloween
Black History Month
Halloween maths
Fractions
Halloween quiz
Exam Question Practice
Quiz
Macbeth
Probability
Creative writing
Photosynthesis
A Christmas Carol
Ratio
An Inspector Calls
Dia de los Muertos
Periodic table
Zones of regulation
Trigonometry
Standard form
Enzymes
Upcoming week 2022 (top 20):
Halloween
Halloween maths
Halloween quiz
Dia de los Muertos
Remembrance day
Day of the Dead
Fractions
Diwali
Probability
French Halloween
Halloween French
Assembly
A Christmas Carol
Bonfire night
Ratio
Macbeth
Algebra
Photosynthesis
Room on the Broom
Comprehension
23 October 2023
| English | Maths | Science | History |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macbeth | Halloween maths | Photosynthesis | Black History |
| Creative writing | Fractions | Periodic table | Industrial Revolution |
| A Christmas Carol | Probability | Enzymes | World War 2 |
| Geography | Religious studies | MFL | Computing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecosystems | Islam | Dia de Los Muertos | Online safety |
| Sustainability | Judaism | Les vacances | Python |
| Globalisation | Buddhism | French numbers | Computer science |
| PSHE | PE | Primary | SEND |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental health | Gymnastics | Comprehension | EAL |
| Careers | Health | Phonics | Visual timetable |
| Bullying | Orienteering | Counting in 3s | Autism |
| D&T | Topical | Art | General |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food | Halloween | Halloween art | Quiz |
| Nutrition | Halloween quiz | Pop art | Revision |
| Food groups | Day of the dead | Picasso | Assembly |
Top 20 search terms in the past week:
Halloween
Black History Month
Halloween maths
Fractions
Halloween quiz
Exam Question Practice
Quiz
Macbeth
Probability
Creative writing
Photosynthesis
A Christmas Carol
Ratio
An Inspector Calls
Dia de los Muertos
Periodic table
Zones of regulation
Trigonometry
Standard form
Enzymes
Upcoming week 2022 (top 20):
Halloween
Diwali
Black History Month
Halloween maths
Fractions
Dia de los Muertos
Halloween quiz
Day of the Dead
Quiz
Forces
Macbeth
Probability
Periodic table
An Inspector Calls
Ratio
Of Mice and Men
Assembly
Enzymes
Careers
Phonics
16 October 2023
| English | Maths | Science | History |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macbeth | Fractions | Diffusion | Black history |
| An Inspector Calls | Rounding | Enzymes | Battle of Hastings |
| Creative writing | Standard form | Periodic table | Industrial Revolution |
| Geography | Religious studies | MFL | Computing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate change | Islam | French numbers | Online safety |
| Latitude and longitude | Buddhism | Spanish numbers | Internet safety |
| Earthquakes | Judaism | Conti | Binary |
| PSHE | PE | Primary | SEND |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental health | Gymnastics | Comprehension | Zones of regulation |
| Careers | Joints | Phonics | Visual timetable |
| British values | Badminton | Fractions for year 1 | Dyslexia |
| D&T | Topical | Art | General |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food | Black History Month | Pop art | Assembly |
| Nutrition | Halloween | Patterns | Display |
| Food hygiene | Black History Month 2023 | Colouring | Quiz |
Top 20 search terms in the past week:
Black History Month
Fractions
Rounding
Exam Question Practice
Standard form
Substitution
Indices
Black History Month
Negative numbers
Diffusion
Mental health
Black history
Probability
Enzymes
Trigonometry
Ratio
Place value
Comprehension
Phonics
Assembly
Upcoming week 2022 (top 20):
Halloween
Black History Month
Fractions
Diwali
Exam Question Practice
Macbeth
Standard form
Assembly
Enzymes
Diffusion
Quiz
Comprehension
An Inspector Calls
Mental health
Black History
Negative numbers
Careers
Substitution
Probability
Algebra
9 October 2023
| English | Maths | Science | History |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macbeth | Fractions | Diffusion | Black History Month |
| An Inspector Calls | Rounding | Enzymes | Black history |
| Creative writing | Standard form | Periodic table | Battle of Hastings |
| Geography | Religious studies | MFL | Computing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate change | Islam | French numbers | Online safety |
| Latitude and longitude | Buddhism | Spanish numbers | Internet safety |
| Earthquakes | Judaism | Conti | Binary |
| PSHE | PE | Primary | SEND |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental health | Gymnastics | Comprehension | Zones of regulation |
| Careers | Joints | Phonics | Visual timetable |
| British values | Badminton | Fractions for year 1 | Dyslexia |
| D&T | Topical | Art | General |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food | Black History Month | Pop art | Assembly |
| Nutrition | Halloween | Patterns | Display |
| Food hygiene | Black History Month 2023 | Colouring | Quiz |
Top 20 search terms in the past week:
Black History Month
Fractions
Rounding
Exam Question Practice
Standard form
Substitution
Indices
Black History Month
Negative numbers
Diffusion
Mental health
Black history
Probability
Enzymes
Trigonometry
Ratio
Place value
Comprehension
Phonics
Assembly
Upcoming week 2022 (top 20):
Black History Month
Fractions
Mental health
Standard form
Halloween
Negative numbers
Black History
World Mental Health day
Substitution
Assembly
Diffusion
Macbeth
Creative writing
Comprehension
An Inspector Calls
Enzymes
Rounding
Solving equations
Digestive system
Of Mice and Men
2 October 2023
| English | Maths | Science | History | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
An Inspector Calls |
Standard form | Diffusion | Black History Month | Climate change |
| Creative writing | Rounding | Periodic table | Industrial revolution | Weather |
| Macbeth | Negative numbers | Enzymes | Battle of Hastings | Volcanoes |
| Religious studies | MFL | Computing | PSHE | Art |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creation | Qui Veut Gagner des Millions | Online safety | Careers | Photoshop |
| Euthanasia | French numbers | Python | Mental health | Ceramics |
| Situation ethics | Les vacances | Spreadsheets | British values | Colouring |
| PE | D&T | SEND | Topical | General |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gymnastics
|
Food | Zones of regulation | European Day of Languages |
Exam question practice |
| Games | Nutrition | EAL | Black History Month | Display |
| Badminton | Materials | Dyslexia | Harvest | Assembly |
Top 20 search terms in the past week:
Black History Month
Standard form
Rounding
Negative numbers
Place value
European Day of Languages
Exam question practice
Fractions
Diffusion
Display
Qui Veut Gagner des Millions
Indices
Trigonometry
Surds
An Inspector Calls
Ratio
Creative writing
Periodic table
Enzymes
Zones of regulation
Upcoming week 2022:
Black History Month
Negative numbers
Standard form
Rounding
Place value
Indices
Fractions
Harvest
Black History
Specialised cells
An Inspector Calls
Cells
Black History Month assembly
Display
Trigonometry
Bidmas
Balancing equations
Diffusion
Substitution
Assembly
October 2022
Week commencing...
3 October |
10 October |
17 October |
| Black History Month | Black History Month | Halloween |
| Negative numbers | Fractions | Black History Month |
| Standard form | Mental health | Fractions |
| Rounding | Standard form | Diwali |
| Place value | Halloween | Exam Question Practice |
| Indices | Negative numbers | Macbeth |
| Fractions | Black History | Standard form |
| Harvest | World Mental Health day | Assembly |
| Black History | Substitution | Enzymes |
| Specialised cells | Assembly | Diffusion |
| An Inspector Calls | Diffusion | Quiz |
| Cells | Macbeth | Comprehension |
| Black History Month assembly | Creative writing | An Inspector Calls |
| Display | Comprehension | Mental health |
| Trigonometry | An Inspector Calls | Black History |
| Bidmas | Enzymes | Negative numbers |
| Balancing equations | Rounding | Careers |
| Diffusion | Solving equations | Substitution |
| Substitution | Digestive system | Probability |
| Assembly | Of Mice and Men | Algebra |
24 October |
31 October |
| Halloween | Halloween |
| Diwali | Halloween maths |
| Black History Month | Halloween quiz |
| Halloween maths | Dia de los Muertos |
| Fractions | Remembrance day |
| Dia de los Muertos | Day of the Dead |
| Halloween quiz | Fractions |
| Day of the Dead | Diwali |
| Quiz | Probability |
| Forces | French Halloween |
| Macbeth | Halloween French |
| Probability | Assembly |
| Periodic table | A Christmas Carol |
| An Inspector Calls | Bonfire night |
| Ratio | Ratio |
| Of Mice and Men | Macbeth |
| Assembly | Algebra |
| Enzymes | Photosynthesis |
| Careers | Room on the Broom |
| Phonics | Comprehension |