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Practical tips for supporting your child’s mental health
Not sure where to start when it comes to teenage mental health support? The Tassomai team, with the help of mental health campaigners, psychotherapists and education experts, have put together a list of their top recommendations.
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5 ways to support your child’s mental health throughout their GCSEs
As we look towards end of year assessments, Tassomai asks mental health and education experts what their top pieces of advice are for parents supporting their children’s wellbeing.
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Meet the Customer Success Team! (We were teachers too!)
Introducing Tassomai’s Customer Success Team and why they think their background in education helps them to support teachers using Tassomai.
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Introducing: The New Teacher Mobile App!
Teachers can now login on the Tassomai mobile app to view individual students’ data . Find out more about the changes in this article…
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Fine-tuning Topics on Tassomai! (Be Careful What you Wish for)
After listening to teachers’ requests, the Tassomai team has given teachers the ability to ‘pause’ sub-topics on the Teacher Dashboard… but proceed with caution!
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Meet your new Teacher Dashboard!
We are excited to announce an update to Tassomai’s Teacher Dashboard which we hope will make it easier and more intuitive for teachers to use.
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Revision! You don’t have time to waste.
Revision and learning expert (and our guest blogger) Kit Betts-Masters shares his top revision dos and don’ts.
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A Step-By-Step Guide to Revising for GCSEs
Matt Green, The Rapping Science Teacher on tiktok and the owner of JGM Science Tutors, speaks to Tassomai about his foolproof method for getting revision started (unfortunately, it’s not rapping).
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Top tips for parents from a senior leader
Karen Collins, Lead Science Associate for PiXL, speaks to Tassomai about the structure of the science GCSEs and how parents can best prepare themselves and their children for science assessments.
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Tassomai's revision webinar for parents - here's what you missed
Earlier in November, Murray Morrison, Tassomai’s founder and CEO, sat down with Kit Betts-Masters to discuss the best ways to revise for mock exams and what parents can do to help their children. Find out more about what they discussed in this article…
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Spotting the signs of exam stress in GCSE students
Are they burying their head in the sand like the ostrich or are they more like the laid-back lion? Tassomai founder Murray Morrison presents a few classic archetypes of exam-stressed children !
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Tassomai Roundtable: Challenges, tensions and opportunities in English literature teaching
Our most recent online round table discussion led to the publication of a free downloadable report with valuable insights from English literature teachers, school leaders and English literature education organisations about the future of English teaching.
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A Parents’ Guide to GCSE Revision
Abi Ludlow, English teacher and KS3 Lead at Richard Lander School tells parents exactly what they need to know about their child’s revision schedule , and where they fit in!
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Building background knowledge - the secret to success in GCSE English
Kathrine Mortimore shares her advice for GCSE English students, using Tassomai for English and her experience of her time as part of the ongoing Torquay-Tassomai collaboration.
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How to revise for English literature and language
English literature and language are notoriously hard to revise for - or are they? Abi Ludlow, English teacher and KS3 Lead at Richard Lander School, gives her top tips on how to revise for the English GCSEs.
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GCSE English - What You Need to Know as a Parent
Andy Sammons is author of The Compassionate Teacher and Director of English and Strategic Lead at Kettlethorpe High School. Andy speaks to Tassomai about how the English GCSE subjects are structured and what parents need to know.
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GCSE Science - What You Need to Know as a Parent
Our GCSE Survival Guide science expert, Kit Betts-Masters, explains exactly what parents need to know about the science GCSEs and how to get prepared for revision early.
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Where to Start With GCSE Science Revision
Karen Collins, Lead Science Associate for PiXL, speaks to Tassomai about the structure of the science GCSEs and how parents can best prepare themselves and their children for science assessments.
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Common problem areas in GCSE science
Matt Green, AKA The Rapping Science Teacher on TikTok, writes for the Tassomai blog about the trickiest topics in GCSE science and how students can get ahead by tackling them early.
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GCSE maths - what you need to know as a parent
Our GCSE Survival Guide maths expert says that for GCSE maths, it’s essential that students get to grips with the basic core topics first and then build up from there.
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Quiz Powers
New: Quiz Powers! Students can now use special abilities during quizzes — eliminate a wrong answer or get hints from AI tutor Mai. Powers are earned by hitting the correct answer target, encouraging accuracy while making quizzing more fun.
Tools for teachers
The Group Quiz feature!
Teacher-led, group-based Tassomai quizzes — personalised for each class — powered by students’ usage data. Put Tassomai on screen in the classroom and use Group Quiz for:
Quick and easy lesson starters
Targeted, high-impact revision sessions
Cover lessons any teacher can run
Headteacher CASE STUDY
“Great bang for your buck”
Less marking. Fewer admin headaches. More meaningful impact. Find out how Tassomai helped Horsforth School reduce teacher workload while improving student outcomes.
TIPS FOR TEACHERS
Big changes to your Teacher Dashboard
We've made a series of enhancements to make management and admin easier for teachers and TassoChamps.
The latest update makes it easier to organise learner accounts — from creating and editing students to managing groups and settings.
Trial results data
Closing the attainment gap with ‘Pupil Premium Boost’
Twenty schools that use Tassomai partnered with us to trial a differentiated intervention for their Pupil Premium students.
The results showed a profound impact on attainment, with PP students on the trial making 35-45% more progress than their peers!
Media coverage: Business Cloud Magazine
Beyond homework: How Tassomai is powering learning in the classroom
With the growing use of Class Tasks and the introduction of its brand new Group Quiz feature, Tassomai is evolving.
Awards and accreditations
Top of the 2025 EdTech charts!
The Tassomai team were absolutely delighted to be named number 1 in Business Cloud Magazine’s ‘EdTech 50’ for 2025!
Thank you to the EdTech 50 judging panel and to everyone who voted for Tassomai.
Media coverage: Pupil Premium Boost
Closing the Pupil Premium attainment gap
Tassomai’s founder Murray Morrison was featured in Education Today magazine talking about Tassomai’s new intervention for Pupil Premium students and the impact it’s had so far.
Product feature: “Engagement Rankings”
Teachers… track and compare your school’s performance!
Dashboards have a smart feature for teachers to track their school’s Tassomai performance. Our national Engagement Rankings show teachers and school leaders how their school compares to other Tassomai using schools in 4 key areas.
