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Harness the power of Group Quiz in your classroom
Discover how Group Quiz streamlines lesson starters with syllabus-aligned questions and supports classroom engagement. Learn about the upcoming 'Do Now' feature and how to get started quickly.
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Unlocking the Achieviary: Why We Are Rewarding Daily Streaks on Tassomai
Learn how Tassomai’s new Streak Birds reward daily study streaks to support consistent revision and long-term learning for students, with tools to help teachers track progress.
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Tassomai vs Educake for GCSE revision: daily goals or teacher-set quizzes
Tassomai gives every pupil a personal Daily Goal without a teacher setting anything, and keeps bringing back what they are forgetting. Here is how that compares with Educake's teacher-set quizzes.
Read more →Tassomai vs Cognito: a daily practice routine or a revision library
Tassomai decides what each pupil practises every day and shows teachers and parents where the gaps are. Cognito gives pupils a library of notes, videos and quizzes to choose from.
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GCSE Chemistry Tricky Topics: Redox and Displacement Reactions
Predicting a displacement reaction is the easy part. Here is how to explain it in terms of electrons, with OIL RIG and two worked examples.
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Beyond correlation: what our 2017 and 2018-19 impact studies show
Two Tassomai studies, from 2017 and 2018-19, go further than a simple usage correlation. What they measured, what they found and what it means for schools.
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Does Tassomai data track mock exam results? Testing the DotScore
We tested whether the score behind the dots in the Understanding Grid lines up with PiXL Wave mock exam results. Here is the formula, the method and what we found.
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Pre-emptive video feedback: what our UCL EDUCATE study found
In 2018 we tested short explainer videos offered just before a hard GCSE science question. Here is what the peer-reviewed study found, and where its limits are.
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Starting secondary school: how to prepare your child for year 7 homework
Year 7 brings new subjects, new teachers and homework every week. Simple habits parents can start in years 5 and 6, and keep going in the first term, to make the move to secondary school easier.
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Intent, implementation and impact: what Ofsted’s 2026 toolkit says
Ofsted’s renewed toolkit still uses intent, implementation and impact, split across two evaluation areas. A short summary of what the official documents say, quoted and checked on 27 October 2026.
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Using data-driven starters to target whole-class knowledge gaps in zero prep time
Most lesson starters test whatever was taught last lesson. How to use your class’s homework data to open every lesson on the gaps that matter, with almost no planning.
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Why passive highlighting fails GCSE students and what to do instead
Highlighting feels like hard work, but research rates it as one of the least useful ways to revise. Why it fails GCSE students and the active recall swaps that work instead.
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Evaluating EdTech impact: how to choose software tools that save teacher time
Too much EdTech ends up as shelfware. A 5-point audit to help school leaders choose software that genuinely saves teacher time and shows evidence of impact.
Read more →Interleaving topics in secondary science: how mixing practice improves final grades
Blocked revision feels organised but fades by exam day. Why mixing biology, chemistry and physics topics in practice builds stronger recall, and 3 ways to start.
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Tassomai vs CENTURY Tech: self-setting micro-learning vs curated digital nugget libraries
CENTURY Tech is built around a library of nuggets; Tassomai sets every pupil’s Daily Goal automatically. How the two compare on teacher workload, pupil practice and classroom data.
Read more →Harness the power of Group Quiz in your classroom
Discover how Group Quiz streamlines lesson starters with syllabus-aligned questions and supports classroom engagement. Learn about the upcoming 'Do Now' feature and how to get started quickly.
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How to use Tassomai’s parent report emails to support your child
Tassomai’s weekly progress report shows your child’s active days, accuracy and weakest topic of the week. How to read it, and how to use it to coach rather than nag.
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What school reports don’t show: how to track your child’s true topic mastery
A single report grade can hide serious gaps. Why school reports miss what your child really knows, three ways to spot gaps at home and how to follow progress topic by topic.
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How to structure a KS3 strategy that prepares students for GCSE rigour
Years 7 to 9 can drift while GCSE teaching is squeezed into four short terms. How using year 9 as a bridge, with low-stakes pre-testing, prepares students for GCSE rigour.
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Tassomai vs. Medly AI: low-stakes daily micro-habits vs. direct-to-consumer chatbot tutoring
Medly AI sells chatbot tutoring to families; Tassomai builds daily retrieval habits across a whole school. How the two compare on learning design, cost model and the data teachers get.
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Understanding GCSE exam boards: key differences between AQA, Edexcel and OCR
AQA, Edexcel or OCR? A grade means the same on every board, but question styles, set texts and options do not. A plain guide for parents on why your child's exam board matters.
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Building domain-specific vocabulary in GCSE History and Geography using low-stakes quizzing
Precise subject terms win top-band marks in GCSE History and Geography, but they fade fast. How low-stakes quizzing turns vocabulary recognition into fluent recall in the exam.
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Quiz Powers
New: Quiz Powers! Students can now use special abilities during quizzes — eliminate a wrong answer or get hints from AI tutor Mai. Powers are earned by hitting the correct answer target, encouraging accuracy while making quizzing more fun.
Tools for teachers
The Group Quiz feature!
Teacher-led, group-based Tassomai quizzes — personalised for each class — powered by students’ usage data. Put Tassomai on screen in the classroom and use Group Quiz for:
Quick and easy lesson starters
Targeted, high-impact revision sessions
Cover lessons any teacher can run
Headteacher CASE STUDY
“Great bang for your buck”
Less marking. Fewer admin headaches. More meaningful impact. Find out how Tassomai helped Horsforth School reduce teacher workload while improving student outcomes.
TIPS FOR TEACHERS
Big changes to your Teacher Dashboard
We've made a series of enhancements to make management and admin easier for teachers and TassoChamps.
The latest update makes it easier to organise learner accounts — from creating and editing students to managing groups and settings.
Trial results data
Closing the attainment gap with ‘Pupil Premium Boost’
Twenty schools that use Tassomai partnered with us to trial a differentiated intervention for their Pupil Premium students.
The results showed a profound impact on attainment, with PP students on the trial making up to 45% more progress than their peers!
Media coverage: Business Cloud Magazine
Beyond homework: How Tassomai is powering learning in the classroom
With the growing use of Class Tasks and the introduction of its brand new Group Quiz feature, Tassomai is evolving.
Awards and accreditations
Top of the 2025 EdTech charts!
The Tassomai team were absolutely delighted to be named number 1 in Business Cloud Magazine’s ‘EdTech 50’ for 2025!
Thank you to the EdTech 50 judging panel and to everyone who voted for Tassomai.
Media coverage: Pupil Premium Boost
Closing the Pupil Premium attainment gap
Tassomai’s founder Murray Morrison was featured in Education Today magazine talking about Tassomai’s new intervention for Pupil Premium students and the impact it’s had so far.
Product feature: “Engagement Rankings”
Teachers… track and compare your school’s performance!
Dashboards have a smart feature for teachers to track their school’s Tassomai performance. Our national Engagement Rankings show teachers and school leaders how their school compares to other Tassomai using schools in 4 key areas.
