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Why students forget mock exam material by May (and how spaced retrieval fixes it)
Explore why students often forget mock exam material by May and how spaced retrieval with short daily sessions can improve long-term memory and exam performance.
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Teacher Webinar: How to Build a High-Impact Rewards Strategy with Tassomai Leaderboards
Sign up for our webinar to learn how to create an effective rewards strategy using the Tassomai Leaderboards.
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Unlocking the Achieviary: Why We Are Rewarding Daily Streaks on Tassomai
Learn how Tassomai’s new Streak Birds reward daily study streaks to support consistent revision and long-term learning for students, with tools to help teachers track progress.
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Give your SEND students a BOOST
Explore how Tassomai's SEND Boost supports students with special educational needs through tailored features that improve engagement and progress in GCSE and other exams.
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Multi-Lingual Mai
Mai, our Digital Tutor, is now multi-lingual and can support EAL students who could benefit from question translations, hints and explanations in another language - we have a special bundle offer that includes extra support for SEND and Pupil Premium students, get in touch today to get the ball rolling.
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Tassomai App and AI resistance
Tassomai has launched a new desktop app to tackle AI cheating tools and make student homework AI-resistant.
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Quiz Powers
Quiz Powers are abilities students can use when they need a little helping hand while quizzing.
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Introducing the New and Improved Mai
Tassomai's algorithm has always helped students learn — but Mai Helps just got an upgrade that makes it even more powerful.
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The ‘Achieviary’
We’d like to introduce you and your students to the ‘Achieviary’, our latest collection of Tassimals for students to unlock. As the name is doing its best to suggest, this is a bird themed collection ( Aviary ) that students can win by completing certain challenges ( Achievements ) on Tassomai.
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Tassimals Days of the Week Competition Reveal
The reveal of our Tassimals Days of the Week competition is live. Uncover the hidden symbols, the inspiration behind each design, and links to a presentation to share with your students.
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Level Up the Classroom: Introducing Class Leaderboards
The Tassomai team are pleased to be rolling out Leaderboards, a new way to foster healthy classroom competition and support engagement.
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How whole-school culture and multi-subject strategy drove outstanding Tassomai engagement
How Sir Thomas Wharton Academy embedded Tassomai across subjects to build strong routines and exceptional engagement.
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Motivation that works: how Sir Thomas Wharton Academy uses rewards to drive exceptional engagement with Tassomai
How creative rewards — from Tassimals to queue-jump passes — transformed student motivation at STWA.
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Introducing Tassimal Ranks and the Lemurs Collection
We’re making Tassimals even more rewarding with new Bronze , Silver and Gold ranks — plus a special Lemurs Collection for school visits, social posts or exceptional achievements.
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Tassimals merchandise for schools
Schools can now order their own Tassimals merchandise through our print supplier — and they will save 20% on the regular price!
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Class Tasks now more flexible than ever
Class Tasks allow teachers to deliver the same quiz to every student . Previously they had to include a learning resource like a video or an article. Now, you can create a Class Task on any topic — with or without a resource .
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When learners push back on Tassomai: how to respond
Students aren’t always enthusiastic about Tassomai — studying doesn’t always feel like fun! Here’s how to understand and respond if they say it’s “just quizzing,” “too repetitive” or “not teaching me anything.”
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Motivating learners with Tassomai
Small, daily wins make the biggest difference. Here’s how Tassomai helps students stay motivated — and how parents can keep that momentum going at home.
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New Tassimals and a competition for schools!
Introducing new “Days of the Week” Tassimals ! Collect them by completing Daily Goals, spot the hidden clues in each design, and see if you can crack Murray’s mystery to win £££s in our prize draw.
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Driving engagement with Group Quizzes and Class Tasks
It’s easier than ever to launch a Group Quiz or set a Class Task. With new Teacher Dashboard pages, smart topic recommendations and quick-launch options, teachers are now just a few clicks away from getting started.
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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.
