Tes Resources

What Tes Resources is

Tes Resources is a web marketplace where teachers can find and share teaching materials. Its library lists more than 900,000 resources made by teachers, including lesson plans, worksheets, presentations, games, activities, flashcards, and exam-practice questions. Materials cover early years through post-16, including special educational needs, and subjects such as English, mathematics, science, history, computing, music, and psychology. Visitors can search by keyword or browse collections and featured author shops. Joining is free, and authors set whether their resources are free or paid; individual paid resources have a minimum price of £1. Resource pages provide previews, and users can review items they bought or downloaded. Editable files are available, but formats vary, so check compatibility before downloading. A School Licence lets a purchaser share a resource with up to 25 colleagues at their institution, but not re-host the files on another platform. The marketplace also hosts teaching materials from the Google for Education community, including ideas involving Google Docs and Google Classroom.

Who it suits

Tes Resources suits teachers looking for classroom materials across subjects and age ranges, or authors who want to share resources. Schools can use a School Licence to share a resource with up to 25 colleagues at the purchaser’s institution.

Limits

Joining is free, but authors decide which resources are free and what paid resources cost. A School Licence is priced at 3.5 times the individual resource licence and permits sharing with up to 25 colleagues, without re-hosting the files elsewhere.

Getting started

1. Visit https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources in a web browser.
2. Join the site for free.
3. Search by keyword or browse collections and featured author shops.
4. Preview a resource and check its file type before downloading.
5. Choose a free resource or purchase an individual paid resource at its author-set price.
6. Use a School Licence when sharing a resource with up to 25 colleagues at your institution.

Verdict

Tes Resources brings teacher-made materials together in a searchable marketplace, with both free and paid downloads. Check file compatibility before downloading, and note that School Licence sharing does not permit re-hosting.