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How to help your secondary child build a 10-minute daily study routine at home
Discover how a 10-minute daily study routine using Tassomai can help secondary pupils revise smarter with practical steps for parents to support consistent habits at home.
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Supporting your child through GCSE revision without the daily arguments
Discover effective ways to support GCSE revision with short daily practice and reduce conflict. Learn how Tassomai helps create a peaceful study routine and track progress.
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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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Multi-Lingual Mai
Mai, our Digital Tutor, is now multi-lingual and can support EAL students who could benefit from question translations, hints and explanations in another language - we have a special bundle offer that includes extra support for SEND and Pupil Premium students, get in touch today to get the ball rolling.
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Tassomai App and AI resistance
Tassomai has launched a new desktop app to tackle AI cheating tools and make student homework AI-resistant.
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Introducing the New and Improved Mai
Tassomai's algorithm has always helped students learn — but Mai Helps just got an upgrade that makes it even more powerful.
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When learners push back on Tassomai: how to respond
Students aren’t always enthusiastic about Tassomai — studying doesn’t always feel like fun! Here’s how to understand and respond if they say it’s “just quizzing,” “too repetitive” or “not teaching me anything.”
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Motivating learners with Tassomai
Small, daily wins make the biggest difference. Here’s how Tassomai helps students stay motivated — and how parents can keep that momentum going at home.
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Meet the Tassimals
A brand-new way to reward effort and keep students motivated – discover Tassimals, Tassomai’s in-app sticker collection !
Read more →How Tassomai can support your child with special educational needs
Many parents find that the personalised nature of the platform and its “low-stakes” approach makes Tassomai particularly suitable for children with special educational needs.
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Should my child be doing Tassomai over the summer?
It’s a question we’re often asked at this time of year, and while there are benefits to taking a break, there are some good reasons for keeping up with those Daily Goals over the holidays.
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Free resources to support your child's GCSE maths revision
Looking for free GCSE Maths revision resources to support your child? These tools and materials can help them revise effectively, build confidence, and feel ready for their GCSE Maths exams.
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Supporting Neurodivergent Teens Through Exam Season: Nutrition Tips for Focus, Calm and Confidence
Discover expert nutrition advice for supporting teens with ADHD , autism , or dyslexia through revision and exams — from Tassomai’s webinar with nutritionist Lucinda Miller.
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Eating for Exam Success: Lucinda Miller’s Top Nutrition Tips for Teenagers
In a recent Tassomai webinar nutritionist Lucinda Miller shared advice for parents on supporting teens through revision and exams — including foods, supplements and sleep strategies.
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'Mai Explains' on the Tree - and extra Mai credits over half-term!
The Tassomai Tree just got bigger and better! Now students can learn from their mistakes by exploring detailed explanations on the Tree - and they’ll have extra Mai Explains credits over half term week .
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Time to Talk Day 2025: Encouraging Conversations with Children – Tips for Parents
Ahead of Time to Talk Day, Emma Yentis hosted a webinar for Tassomai parents about having conversations with children and how vital they are for fostering understanding, emotional intelligence, and resilience.
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Win a free Tassomai subscription – Introducing Tassomai Tuesdays!
Enter Tassomai Tuesdays , our new weekly competition where five families will receive a free 5-month Tassomai subscription ! The prize-draw starts on Tuesday 11th February.
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The Science of Effective Learning: How to Help Your Child Revise Smarter, Not Harder
Many students revise the wrong way — re-reading and highlighting don’t help knowledge stick! Discover the science-backed strategies that make revision more effective and help learners prepare for GCSE exam success.
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Exams this year? Here’s how to make the most of the next few months (and how Tassomai can help!)
2025 is just beginning but exam season will come around quickly! Here’s what parents can expect over the next 6 months, and how they can help students prepare for exams.
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Tassomai’s January Challenge 2025!
To kick-start 2025 Tassomai is challenging students to complete 20 or more Daily Goals in January to be in with the chance of winning a prize! Are you up for the challenge?!
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