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Tes Resources
Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
What it is
Tes Resources is a web marketplace where teachers find and share classroom materials. Its library lists over 900,000 teacher-made resources, including lesson plans, worksheets, presentations, games, activities, flashcards, assemblies, and exam-practice questions. Materials span early years, primary, secondary, post-16, and special educational needs, with subjects such as English, mathematics, science, history, languages, computing, art, music, economics, and psychology. Visitors can search by keyword, browse collections, or view featured author shops. Joining is free, and authors decide whether downloads are free or paid. Individual paid resources have author-set prices from £1 to £300 or equivalent currencies. Pages provide previews and reviews. File types vary, so compatibility should be checked before downloading. A School Licence allows sharing with up to 25 colleagues at the purchaser’s institution, but not re-hosting elsewhere. Tes also hosts materials from the Google for Education community.
For and against
For
- Over 900,000 teacher-made resources
- Covers early years through post-16
- Search, collections, and author shops
- Free site membership
- School Licence supports up to 25 colleagues
Against
- File types vary between resources
- Individual prices are set by authors
- School Licence does not allow re-hosting
- No free trial
The verdict
Tes Resources offers a large teacher-made marketplace with broad subject and age coverage. Free membership and author-priced downloads provide flexibility, while file compatibility and licensing rules need attention.
Who it suits
It suits teachers and schools looking for downloadable, editable teaching materials across many ages and subjects. Authors can share resources and choose their prices.
Plans and prices
Free resources
Free to join · authors decide whether to charge for resources and how much
Read 3 Oct 2026 · tes.com
Individual paid resources
One-time purchase · author sets price · minimum £1 and maximum £300 or equivalent currencies
Read 3 Oct 2026 · tes.com
School Licence
Multi-user licence for up to 25 colleagues · priced at 3.5 times the individual resource licence
Read 3 Oct 2026 · tes.com
On the record
- Company history
- Tes says it first published as the Times Educational Supplement in 1910 and launched its open teaching resource marketplace in 2015.tes.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- File compatibility
- Uploaded resources can use different file types, including files made for specific applications and interactive whiteboards, so buyers should check file types before downloading.tes.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Free downloads
- Resource authors choose whether their resources are free or paid, and Tes says the website is free to join.tes.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Google resources
- Tes hosts teaching materials from the Google for Education community, including ideas involving Google Docs, Google Classroom and Google Expeditions.tes.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Marketplace
- Tes describes its resources platform as a place where teachers worldwide find and share teaching materials.tes.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Previews and reviews
- Resource pages provide previews, and users can review resources they have bought or downloaded.tes.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Privacy and transfers
- Tes says international personal-data transfers may use Standard Contractual Clauses and data-sharing agreements, and data may be stored outside a user's home country.tes.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Resource library
- The teaching resources page lists over 900,000 resources made by teachers for teachers.tes.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- School sharing
- The School Licence permits a purchaser to share a resource with up to 25 colleagues at their institution, but not to re-host the files on another platform.tes.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Search and discovery
- Visitors can search resources by keyword and browse collections and featured author shops.tes.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Subjects and age ranges
- The site groups resources into early years, primary, secondary and special needs categories.tes.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Support
- For resource download or file issues, Tes directs users to [email protected] and suggests using an up-to-date browser, with the site optimized for Google Chrome.tes.com · read 3 Oct 2026
