Tips for parents
Advice for parents on supporting revision at home and helping teenagers through their GCSEs. Practical ways to help without the battles.
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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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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!
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!
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
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
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!
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!
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
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"
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
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
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
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
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!
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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