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A very Mai-rry Christmas!

Tips for students, Tips for parents, Tips for teachers · 4 December 2024

A very Mai-rry Christmas!

Tassomai’s AI-tutor is getting into the Christmas spirit this holiday season and we are increasing the Mai allowance for school users for a 4-week period!

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Our Best Ever Offer for Private Subscribing Families!

Tips for parents, News · 22 October 2024

Our Best Ever Offer for Private Subscribing Families!

Our autumn 2024 promotion gave new private subscribers a discounted rate for 8 months. This offer has now ended.

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Extra Mai credits (and 'spooky Mai') over half-term!

Tips for students, Tips for parents, Tips for teachers · 21 October 2024

Extra Mai credits (and 'spooky Mai') over half-term!

Tassomai’s AI-tutor is getting into the Halloween spirit at half-term and we are increasing the Mai allowance for school users for one week to help students prepare for mock exams.

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Tassomai and YoungMinds' webinar on Teenage Mental Health

Tips for parents, Article · 16 October 2024

Tassomai and YoungMinds' webinar on Teenage Mental Health

For World Mental Health Day, Tassomai invited parents to join a webinar on Teenage Mental Health with Stevie Goulding, from the charity YoungMinds . In this blog you can find out what was covered and watch a recording of the webinar .

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How to find valuable work experience during education

Tips for parents, Tips for students · 10 June 2024

How to find valuable work experience during education

Many students venture out and gain some work experience during their final years of secondary school, either through arranged placements or volunteering opportunities. In this blog we unpick how to find valuable work experience during education.

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Nutrition tips for exams!

Tips for parents, Tips for students · 10 May 2024

Nutrition tips for exams!

The Tassomai team spoke to Lucinda Miller , founder and clinical lead of NatureDoc, about what she would recommend to students and their parents when it comes to nutrition, food and all-round wellbeing ...

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Introducing ‘Mai Explains’ - Immediate feedback on errors from our AI-powered tutor!

Tips for teachers, Tips for parents, Tips for students · 30 April 2024

Introducing ‘Mai Explains’ - Immediate feedback on errors from our AI-powered tutor!

Thanks to Mai’s latest upgrade, students can get immediate feedback on their mistakes with the new “ Mai Explains ” feature.

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Changes to Parent Club benefits and Tassomai’s “Boost” option

Tips for parents · 16 April 2024

Changes to Parent Club benefits and Tassomai’s “Boost” option

The Live Lessons library is now freely available to all students if their parents are members of our Parent Club, and “Boost” has been renamed “ Extra Subjects ”.

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"If it’s good enough for my students, it’s good enough for my child"

Case study, Tips for parents · 12 March 2024

"If it’s good enough for my students, it’s good enough for my child"

The Tassomai team recently spoke to Claire Crichton-Allen , a former teacher and head of department who used Tassomai in school and now uses the program to homeschool her own daughter, Mabel.

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A mentor like me: helping girls to thrive in STEM subjects

Tips for parents, Tips for teachers · 1 March 2024

A mentor like me: helping girls to thrive in STEM subjects

Today we have a guest blog from the WISE Campaign talking about the importance of role models in ensuring more girls take STEM subjects at school and pursue careers in STEM industries.

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January Challenge Prize Draw Results

Tips for teachers, Tips for students, Tips for parents · 8 February 2024

January Challenge Prize Draw Results

We’ve looked through January’s data to see who completed 20 or more Daily Goals , and we’ve drawn our winners from the eligible Tassomai students.

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3 new MFL vocabulary courses

Tips for parents, Tips for teachers · 2 February 2024

3 new MFL vocabulary courses

Tassomai announce the launch of new MFL (Modern Foreign Language) courses covering the key vocabulary lists for Spanish, French and German.

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How Tassomai changed my family’s approach to learning

Case study, Tips for parents · 4 January 2024

How Tassomai changed my family’s approach to learning

Hear from Josi whose son uses Tassomai's online learning program to help him with his school work instead of a private tutor. Find out how they use the platform and why it has been particularly helpful for their family.

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Tassomai’s January Challenge!

Tips for teachers, Tips for parents, Tips for students · 8 December 2023

Tassomai’s January Challenge!

This new year Tassomai is challenging students to complete their Daily Goal every day in January to be in with the chance of winning a prize! Are your students up to the challenge?

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How Tassomai has helped me homeschool my son

Case study, Tips for parents · 4 December 2023

How Tassomai has helped me homeschool my son

The Tassomai team recently caught up with Kenneth, a father who uses Tassomai as part of his son’s homeschooling programme. We asked him all about how they use the platform and how it has helped with his son’s home education.

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NEW KS3 Guide for Parents!

Tips for parents · 24 November 2023

NEW KS3 Guide for Parents!

Download our FREE 10-page guide for parents of students in Key Stage 3 (years 7-9) to find out our top tips!

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Encouraging resilience in friendship: how parents can help their children to make and keep friends

Tips for parents · 10 November 2023

Encouraging resilience in friendship: how parents can help their children to make and keep friends

The Tassomai team recently caught up with Emma Yentis, an experienced PSHE teacher, about resilience and friendships…

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What is Tassomai's Parent Club?

Article, Tips for parents · 3 November 2023

What is Tassomai's Parent Club?

Find out more about the benefits of Tassomai’s new ‘Parent Club’ community for parents, guardians and carers whose children get access to Tassomai through their school…

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Conversations with Mai, and an update on our AI trial

Tips for teachers, Tips for parents, Tips for students · 17 October 2023

Conversations with Mai, and an update on our AI trial

Hear from students, teachers and parents trialling our new AI tutor and take a look at some of the more amusing conversations students have had with Mai .

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How to help your child make the most of half term

Tips for parents · 16 October 2023

How to help your child make the most of half term

As half term approaches, here are some ideas to share with your child about how to make the most of their school-free week.

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