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How Tassomai's English literature course works
Learn more about the structure and method behind our new KS4 English literature content, and how it will help to increase knowledge retention .
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Trick or treat? How to prepare for your child’s mock exams this year
Don’t let mock exams trick you into panicking! Treat this autumn’s mocks as a chance to get prepared with the help of Tassomai’s latest features.
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Attracted to Distractors
Learn more about the theory behind multiple choice question design and why a ‘good distractor’ helps us to assess gaps in students’ understanding.
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Learn how to revise more effectively - and get better GCSE grades!
Guest blogger Kit Betts-Masters from Gorilla Physics explains how students can revise more effectively and get the top grade at GCSE.
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Remote learning plans for science, maths and English, the scientific way!
The DfE has said schools are expected to have a strong contingency plan in place for remote education provision by the end of September , here’s how Tassomai can help.
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How to ensure that your child catches up after school closures
Guest blogger Kit Betts-Masters from Gorilla Physics tells us why he believes Tassomai’s self-quizzing approach is a surefire way for students to identify gaps in learning and catch up fast.
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Creator of online learning app offering free catch-up tuition sessions to users
A press release from Tassomai about our founder Murray offering free catch-up tuition sessions to users throughout September.
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New Diagnostic Snapshot tool
Tassomai and Pearson have developed a Digital Snapshot tool for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Science specifications, to help teachers plan necessary reteaching and laser-target their interventions.
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The Tree for parents and students!
The Tree is an exciting feature that lets students watch their knowledge and understanding grow as they answer questions on Tassomai, and parents can see it too! Learn more and read FAQs about the Tree.
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Tassomai + Wonde = 🚀
Tassomai integrates with Wonde to reduce teacher workload and manage school data efficiently.
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A first look at Tassomai’s new GCSE maths content
Tassomai is well known as an online learning program that boosts attainment in GCSE science, and from Autumn 2020 Tassomai's packages for schools will also include Key Stage 4 maths!
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What is blended learning?
… and how does edtech like Tassomai support it? Blended learning has become a hot topic as schools and families adapt to living with COVID-19.
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We need ‘track and trace’ for education!
An open letter from Tassomai’s founder to school leaders about the Government’s ‘catch-up’ tuition plan, and why direction and focus is essential for it to succeed.
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Tassomai app for parents and changes to the dashboard
We’re introducing a parent app and updating the dashboard to make monitoring your child’s usage even easier.
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A first look at Tassomai’s new GCSE English literature content
Learn more about the course structure and the texts we are covering, and take a look at some sample questions .
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‘Parent Pay’ - Why we’re adjusting the rules for schools taking parental contributions.
Murray explains why we have chosen to change the rules around taking parental contributions for Tassomai.
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How Tassomai’s new English literature program is highlighting the importance of diversity
Amid calls for the National Curriculum to be updated and diversified, our team is hard at work creating questions for a range of brilliant books, plays and poems , which we hope will inspire schools to offer more texts by BAME authors.
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The secret to good results in the 11 plus and other school entrance exams
Tassomai’s founder Murray Morrison writes about the importance of self-knowledge and why routine is the foundation for good results in entrance exams like the 11+ and 13+.
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How students' performance improved on Tassomai - 2020 update
We’ve analysed our data to see how much students improved on Tassomai throughout the 2019/20 academic year, and the results are impressive! This post explains in detail how we calculate the performance improvement metric.
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Using Tassomai data to support centre-assessed grades
As teachers around the country face the challenge of grading their own students, Tassomai founder, Murray Morrison , shares some vital tips on how Tassomai data could be used to support decision-making .
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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.
