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A more convenient way for teachers to control content
We’ve made it easier for Tassomai teachers to manage the content for whole year groups with a few simple clicks . No more going in and out of every class!
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Group Quiz Week: A chance for all schools to trial an exciting new Tassomai feature
As part of our beta trial we’re switching on Group Quiz for all schools from Tuesday 6th to Friday 9th May. Please try Group Quiz and let us know what you think !
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Introducing Group Quiz - An exciting new way to use Tassomai in the classroom!
Use Group Quiz for: quick and easy lesson starters ; targeted, high-impact revision sessions; cover lessons that any teacher can run.
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“Great bang for your buck” - A headteacher’s verdict on Tassomai and its impact
Dr Paul Bell tells us how Horsforth School has embraced Tassomai to improve student engagement, reduce teacher workload, and drive better results.
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Engagement Rankings for Tassomai schools
A new Teacher Dashboard feature helps teachers to track their school’s Tassomai performance . Find out how your school compares - and how to improve your results !
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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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New features for Tassomai teachers
Learn more about Tassomai’s new data-driven weekly reports for teachers , our dashboards for senior leaders and a change to our binary quiz-question format .
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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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How Class Tasks make homework less work
Holly Bradshaw , Curriculum Leader for Science at Marple Hall School , spoke to us about how Class Tasks are helping with homework setting and boosting students’ confidence.
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Version 2.0 - We’re Updating Class Tasks
After some very helpful teacher feedback , we’re excited to announce that we’ve updated the Class Tasks feature. Read this blog to find out what’s new .
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Free accounts for Tassomai teachers’ children!
One of the benefits of being a Tassomai teacher is a free private subscriber account for your own child, or to gift to a family member or friend’s child.
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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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Your Mental Health is their Educational Wealth
Chris Gunner, the Customer Success Manager at Tassomai and a former English teacher shares his tips on reducing teacher stress and how Tassomai can play a part in helping by reducing marking and making homework setting easier.
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Ofsted's Quality of Education Framework: How Edtech Can Support Schools
Mark Barton, Tassomai’s Customer Facing Team Lead writes about Ofsted's shift towards a more holistic approach to evaluating schools and how edtech can support teachers and SLT.
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Introducing ‘Challenges’ - a new feature for Tassomai students
To help motivate students and introduce a little more competition on Tassomai we’re introducing Challenges , starting with the “ Champion ” and “ Golden Boot ” challenges.
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Teachers, Time-saving & Tassomai
” When I was teaching, the one thing I wished I had more of - aside from a moment’s peace - was time. " Chris Gunner, Tassomai’s Customer Success Manager on the time-saving benefits of Tassomai for teachers.
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The Tassomai impact on Humanities
Clare Quarton, Teaching Team Leader for Humanities at Treviglas Academy, Newquay tells us about the impact Tassomai has had and how they’ve made homework fun, engaging and a little bit competitive for students.
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Setting students on a path to top grades in GCSE geography with Tassomai
Geography is a very content-heavy subject, so it can be tough for teachers to cover the syllabus more than once. Using Tassomai to revise and recap has really helped helped her students, says Charlotte Pollard, a Geography ECT at Treviglas Academy in Newquay .
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Closing the Pupil Premium attainment gap with "Pupil Premium Boost"
Schools testing Tassomai's differentiated intervention for Pupil Premium students are seeing a 35-45% progress increase for the students taking part in the trial.
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