Subject + year group + topic.
Then they scan the top five results.
Most school curriculum discovery follows the same pattern: a department head searches by subject + year group + specific topic. They scan the top 5–10 results. They apply the four-signal quality evaluation from C4/A2. They adopt 1–2 listings from the creators who pass. Your job as a creator is to appear in the top 5–10 results for the searches your target schools are running, and to pass the quality evaluation.
In order of impact.
Do all four before promoting externally.
Catalogue depth beats isolated
listings every time.
A creator with 15 listings in the same subject area will be surfaced in search more frequently than a creator with 15 listings across 8 different subjects. Build deep in a single subject before expanding to others. Schools that discover your work through one listing will explore your profile. If your profile shows 15 listings in A-Level Biology, they will adopt multiple in a single session.