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Why Parental Engagement is Key to Student Success
Parents are more engaged with their children’s learning than ever before, but there is still a lot that can be done to ensure parents are in the best possible position to support their child’s learning.
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Imagine the impact of Tassomai + AI
Find out what we’ve been working on and watch an example of Tassomai + AI in action to see how this technology has the potential to put a personal tutor into the pocket of every learner.
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The Long Shadow of Discrimination in Education - Reflecting on the Impact of Section 28 with Professor Catherine Lee
2023 marks 20 years since the repeal of Section 28 and for Pride month Tassomai has spoken to Professor Catherine Lee about her experiences of teaching while the law was in place.
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Introducing Text-to-Speech - we heard you, now you can hear us!
In response to requests from our users we are excited to launch a new feature that enables students to hear (as well as read) their Tassomai questions.
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Tassomai are Education Resource Awards 2023 winners!
The Tassomai team are delighted to be winners at this year’s ERAs in the Secondary Resource or Equipment – Tools for leadership, management & assessment category .
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Tassomai meets Doug Lemov
Doug Lemov, author of the international bestseller Teach Like A Champion talks to Tassomai about retrieval practice, the pandemic, rising anxiety amongst teens, and creating a culture of belonging in the classroom.
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Parental engagement and additional options for families getting Tassomai through schools
Tassomai’s weekly progress reports help to support parental engagement and we’re developing additional options for parents who get Tassomai through school.
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World Poetry Day 2023 - Poetry education in the UK
Celebrating World Poetry Day 2023 , Tassomai Content Writer, Georgia, considers poetry education in the UK and how Tassomai supports its teaching.
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What is retrieval practice, and how can it help students embed core subject knowledge?
Retrieval practice is a powerful tool for enhancing learning outcomes and embedding core subject knowledge . Retrieval practice platforms like Tassomai save teachers time and help them to rapidly identify knowledge gaps.
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Tassomai’s new Weekly Goal system
We’ve been working with schools and listening to feedback on our Daily Goal system , and we have a great new development coming which completes the work we began in the summer.
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New Year, New Subjects!
After the success of our trial in the autumn term, we are delighted to be launching 3 new GCSE courses for Y9-11 students studying geography, history and computer science.
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Printable reports on each student’s activity!
An exciting new addition to the Teacher Dashboard allows teachers to download printable reports on their students’ Tassomai activity with personalised intervention links to help improve on their weaker topics
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How to practise for mock exams
With mock exams just around the corner, it is time for GCSE students to start revising and making a long-term revision plan for the summer. Here are some of our top tips for practising for mock exams and making sure everything goes as smoothly as possible…
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New GCSE Survival Guide - Practical Advice for Parents of Y9-11s
As a new cohort of students embark upon their GCSE journey and others begin to think about their mocks, Tassomai has published an updated (free) guide for parents to help them navigate what can be a challenging time for families.
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Daily Goal Fractions - here's what you need to know...
We have made a slight change to the way we calculate daily goals … our new system is designed to credit students for every bit of work that they do while encouraging them still to spread their work through the week and work to a high standard.
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Exciting New Updates for the New School Year
Welcome back! We hope you have all had a relaxing summer break and are looking forward to the new academic year. There have been a few changes on Tassomai over the last few months that we are excited to share with you all…
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Edtech equality and strategies to drive good Tassomai usage across year groups
David Gash, Head of Science at Gateacre School, talks to Tassomai about how he and his Second in Department, Cara Harris, are giving students a head start in their learning and ensuring all of his pupils have equal access to Tassomai…
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3 New Subjects to Launch in September: History, Geography and Computer Science
We are developing new GCSE history, geography and computer science content that we plan to launch in September for AQA, Edexcel and OCR exam boards...
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How Tassomai has replaced homework for core subjects in our school
Amy Craven, Lead English Teacher at St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy in Dewsbury, talks to Tassomai about using the program in her classroom and how much it has reduced teacher workload at her school…
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How students' performance improved on Tassomai - 2022 update
We’ve looked into our data to see how much students improved on Tassomai throughout the 2021/22 academic year, and the results are impressive! This post explains in detail how we calculate the performance improvement metric.
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