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Tassomai Round table: Edtech in science education - building back better in a post pandemic world
Our online round table discussion led to the publication of a free downloadable report with valuable insights from science teachers, school leaders and science education organisations.
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Learning in lockdown
Andy Darracott is the Deputy Head of Science at The Petersfield School in Hampshire, he tells us how Tassomai helped his school to personalise teaching during the pandemic.
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My Priorities for Remote Learning During School Closure
Tassomai teacher - and guest blogger - Kit Betts-Masters shares his experience of teaching remotely during the pandemic .
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Lockdown learning webinars for parents of Tassomai students
Find out what parents were most interested in hearing about at our first lockdown learning webinar, and register for more webinars on the 10th and 11th of February.
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Murray Morrison's top tips for making the most of remote learning
Murray Morrison, Tassomai’s founder and an online learning and revision expert, outlines his best tips for remote working and how to combat lockdown learning fatigue.
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Making the Most of Tassomai - webinars for parents and Tassomai teachers
Tassomai’s founder Murray is running training webinars to support parents and teachers using Tassomai during lockdown.
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How much data does Tassomai use?
With students using technology to aid their learning more than ever before, Tassomai analyses just how much mobile data our app uses to make sure students won’t be racking up a costly bill.
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Managing multiple subjects - tips for private subscribers
Private subscribers are now able to access as many subjects as they want , all for the cost of a single course subscription. In this blog Murray Morrison explains how best to make the most of multiple subjects .
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Exciting changes for our private subscribers
Tassomai is evolving! We’re introducing a free 1-week trial and our private subscriptions now include multiple subjects for one fixed price .
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Supporting remote learning for science, maths and English, the scientific way!
Tassomai’s creator Murray Morrison outlines how Tassomai can help with remote teaching and learning during lockdown.
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Teacher-assessed grades - How Tassomai data can support decision making in lieu of exams
With 2021’s exams cancelled and teachers grading their students for a second year running, Tassomai founder, Murray Morrison , shares some vital tips on how Tassomai data could help to support decision-making .
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Launching Tassomai with a tune
Charters School in Berkshire quite literally went to town when they launched Tassomai, so we were keen to share their all singing, all dancing story on the Tassomai blog.
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Where did it all begin? An interview with Tassomai founder Murray Morrison
Tassomai founder, Murray Morrison, sat down with Andy Woods from Pearson’s The View from the Lab podcast to discuss how he got to where he is today.
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This Christmas we are turning virtual trees into real trees!
Tassomai is sponsoring the protection of approximately 750 newly planted trees and giving schools the chance to win real trees to plant in their grounds or gift to students to recognise exceptional use of Tassomai.
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How students can train their memory to retrieve facts fast and accurately
Guest blogger and science teacher Kit Betts-Masters is the man behind ‘Gorilla Physics’, a YouTube channel dedicated to helping learners get top GCSE grades . In this blog Kit explains the most effective way for a student to train their memory!
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Introducing new data drops - powerful data at your fingertips!
New data visualization features for schools promise to level up implementation of Tassomai, save staff time and give teachers the means to reward students for their learning on the platform.
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Using images to increase the impact of Tassomai's new maths content
Our new KS4 maths content uses images to improve knowledge retention and boost student engagement . Find out how this approach improves the teaching power of our quiz questions.
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Moving from a magpie mindset
Guest blogger Vic Goddard tells us what he looks for when choosing EdTech , how this has changed over the years and why he’s keen to put Tassomai’s new English Literature course to the test.
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Students don't have time to revise in ineffective ways - this is what science says is the best way to learn!
Revision and learning expert (and our guest blogger) Kit Betts-Masters shares his strategy for exam success … and it starts with putting down the highlighters.
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Mock Exams in a Year of Remote Learning
It’s been an unpredictable year and we can’t say for certain how exam season in 2021 will turn out, so mock exams could be more important than ever. Find out how Tassomai can help you identify your students’ strengths and weaknesses and focus their revision.
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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.
