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Surviving the stress of GCSEs… How Tassomai helped our family!
Elaine subscribed to Tassomai to help her daughters through their GCSEs . The family have seen the impact that Tassomai can have on grades, exam stress and revision planning.
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Independent learning with Tassomai
Head of Science, James Stradling writes about the challenges facing our coastline schools and using Tassomai as a tool to promote independent study.
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Show me the evidence!
Tassomai founder Murray Morrison on the formation of the EdTech Evidence Group (EEG) and why schools should be evaluating edtech providers based on evidence of impact.
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Tassomai reveals all… the logic behind quiz and question selection
Ever wondered how Tassomai decides what content to show you, why you’re seeing quizzes on a particular topic and how Tassomai is helping you learn? Read on to reveal all….
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Tassomai at Key Stage 3
Heathfield Community School is one of the schools using Tassomai’s new Key Stage 3 content, with a particular focus on their Pupil Premium students . Emily Mason, Heathfield’s Pupil Premium Coordinator tells us about implementing the program and their progress so far.
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A more flexible way of viewing your students' Tassomai usage!
You asked, we listened! Your teacher dashboard is now fully customisable enabling you to view, and download, usage and performance data over whatever period you want.
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We're Bett Awards 2020 Finalists!
For the second year running, Tassomai is up for 3 awards at Bett, the annual celebration of technology in education!
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Don't get spooked by mock exams!
Tassomai founder Murray Morrison suggests parents take a hands off approach to mock exams and treat them as a learning experience that will help their child prepare for the real thing.
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Closing the attainment gap - how we did it (and how we measured it!)
Students of all abilities improve in their academic performance as they use Tassomai - but the effect is even stronger for learners with lower initial attainment.
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Get your Tassomai “reward month” - subscribe now, save later!
We’re helping private subscribers to beat the January blues - by offering them the first month of 2020 for free if they sign up before the end of November.
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My approach to Tassomai… a student’s success story
A Tassomai student tells us how she used the program to help her go from 4s and 5s to 8s and 9s, discovering a newfound love for science along the way!
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PiXL Build Up - helping the ‘forgotten third’
Tassomai founder Murray Morrison on PiXL Build Up and why initiatives like this are essential to close the disadvantage gap and reduce educational inequality.
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Does Tassomai work and is it worth the money? We asked our subscribers to tell us...
On GCSE results day we emailed our private subscribers to find out how their children did in their exams and to ask for feedback on Tassomai.
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How students' performance improved on Tassomai
We analysed our data to see how much students improved on Tassomai throughout the year, and the results are impressive!
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Working in EdTech: What are the roles and how do you get into it?
What is EdTech, what roles exist, what experience do you need and how do you get a job in an EdTech company?
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More responsive Daily Goals!
We’re improving Daily Goals to make them more engaging and rewarding for students.
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How many questions have Tassomai students answered in 2018-19?
Guess how many questions students answered on Tassomai this year for the chance to win a £100 Amazon voucher! ENTRIES NOW CLOSED
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Tassomai to launch personalised intervention videos for students with knowledge gaps in science
A press release announcing the addition of video content from September 2019, plus more about the research that evidenced their impact on knowledge recall and retention amongst students.
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About our New Video Content
In September 2019 we are adding videos to our KS4 science content - these have been researched with UCL, and will help students’ long-term and short-term retention!
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Celebrating Schools with the EdTech 50
Congratulations to the Tassomai-using schools featured in the ‘ Edtech 50 Schools ” - a celebration of schools using EdTech to support great teaching and enhance learning.
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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.
