Learnmix vs Tes Resources
Tes has been a home for shared teaching resources in the UK for a long time. Learnmix does something a little different: resources you can edit in your browser and have printed, alongside a marketplace for your own work.
About Tes Resources
Tes is a long-established UK education company whose resources site hosts a large library of free and paid resources shared by teachers. Where it shines:
- A long-established, very large library of free and paid resources
- Well known among UK teachers
For teachers looking for resources
| Learnmix | Tes | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it's based | Where it's basedMade in the UK, for UK schools, priced in pounds | UK-based, with resources from around the world |
| Editing | EditingEdit most resources in your browser in the Learnmix Studio — change the words, colours and pictures | Resources are downloaded as files from each author |
| Printing | PrintingOrder professional A3, A2 and A1 posters and postcard packs, printed and posted to school (UK) | You print them yourself |
| Paying | PayingFree account with free resources; Learnmix Pro is £8.99 a month for the full Learnmix-designed library, premium Studio tools and AI | Free and paid resources, each priced by its author |
For teachers selling their resources
| Learnmix | Tes | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to start selling | Cost to start sellingFree | Free |
| Your share of each sale | Your share of each sale70% of the price, from your first sale | 60%, 70% or 80% of the price after VAT, rising with your sales over the last 12 months (under £1,000, £1,000–£5,999.99, £6,000+) |
| Per-sale fee | Per-sale feeNone | 20p on resources under £3 |
| Extra earnings | Extra earnings£1 to £2 every time your resource is printed | — |
Selling a resource priced at £5
- Learnmixyou receive £3.50
- Tes, first tier (60%)you receive about £2.50 — 60% of £4.17 after VAT
- Tes, middle tier (70%)you receive about £2.92
- Tes, top tier (80%)you receive about £3.33
Tes works its share out after taking VAT off a UK buyer's price; Learnmix works its 70% out from the full price.
Questions teachers ask
Is Learnmix like Tes?
Both are places to find and share teaching resources. Learnmix adds a browser-based Studio for changing a resource to suit your class or school, and printing and delivery for posters and postcards.
Can I sell on both Learnmix and Tes?
Yes, as long as the work is yours and the other site's terms allow it. Learnmix doesn't ask for exclusivity.
How much do sellers keep on Learnmix?
70% of the price of every download from the first sale, with no per-sale fee — plus £1.50 for every A1 poster and £1 for every A2 or A3 printed from your resource, and £2 for every pack of 100 postcards.
Try Learnmix free.
Browse the library, open a resource in the Studio and make it fit your class — or upload your own and start earning.