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Ofsted's Quality of Education Framework: How Edtech Can Support Schools
Mark Barton, Tassomai’s Customer Facing Team Lead writes about Ofsted's shift towards a more holistic approach to evaluating schools and how edtech can support teachers and SLT.
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Introducing ‘Challenges’ - a new feature for Tassomai students
To help motivate students and introduce a little more competition on Tassomai we’re introducing Challenges , starting with the “ Champion ” and “ Golden Boot ” challenges.
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Scalar and vector quantities: GCSE physics explained
We find a lot of GCSE science students struggle with questions about scalar and vector quantities . This “Tricky Topics” blog explains the key difference that students need to know to tackle this topic with confidence in their GCSE physics exams.
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Tricky topics in GCSE English Language: Homophones
Homophones is an important topic for GCSE English students to understand and one which comes up in GCSE English exams. It’s also a topic which we know many students struggle with. Read this blog post to get to grips with Homophones !
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Teachers, Time-saving & Tassomai
” When I was teaching, the one thing I wished I had more of - aside from a moment’s peace - was time. " Chris Gunner, Tassomai’s Customer Success Manager on the time-saving benefits of Tassomai for teachers.
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Tricky topics in GCSE Maths: Quadratic Equations
Quadratic Equations is an important topic for GCSE maths students to understand and one which comes up in GCSE maths exams. It’s also a topic which we know many students struggle with. Read this blog post to get to grips with Quadratic Equations !
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Tricky topics in GCSE English Literature: Poetic Form (Unseen Poetry)
Poetic Form is an important topic for GCSE English students to understand and one which comes up in GCSE English exams. It’s also a topic which we know many students struggle with. Read this blog post to get to grips with Poetic Form !
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A major ‘Mai’llstone’ for Tassomai’s AI-tutor!
To celebrate Mai’s first birthday we’re sharing some facts about Mai, and an update from our team on how we plan to evolve this engaging addition to Tassomai.
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Tricky topics in GCSE Science: Diffusion
Diffusion is an important topic for GCSE biology students to understand and one which comes up regularly in GCSE science exams. It’s also a topic which we know many students struggle with. Read this blog post to get to grips with diffusion !
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The Tassomai impact on Humanities
Clare Quarton, Teaching Team Leader for Humanities at Treviglas Academy, Newquay tells us about the impact Tassomai has had and how they’ve made homework fun, engaging and a little bit competitive for students.
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Setting students on a path to top grades in GCSE geography with Tassomai
Geography is a very content-heavy subject, so it can be tough for teachers to cover the syllabus more than once. Using Tassomai to revise and recap has really helped helped her students, says Charlotte Pollard, a Geography ECT at Treviglas Academy in Newquay .
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How to find valuable work experience during education
Many students venture out and gain some work experience during their final years of secondary school, either through arranged placements or volunteering opportunities. In this blog we unpick how to find valuable work experience during education.
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Spotlighting historic LGBTQ+ inspirations: Alan Turing
This Pride month we are spotlighting the LGBTQ+ figures that have inspired our team! While students are sitting their maths and computer science GCSEs over the next few weeks, it has got us thinking about some of the inspirational figures that lead the way in these fields. Sarah, our Sales Representative, was inspired by Alan Turing and the unjust way he was treated…
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Groundbreaking LGBTQ+ Figures in Science, English & Maths
This pride month we are sharing the stories of some of history’s pioneers for each of our three subjects. Find out more about some of the LGBTQ+ figures who have helped to pave the way for future generations in their field…
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Closing the Pupil Premium attainment gap with "Pupil Premium Boost"
Schools testing Tassomai's differentiated intervention for Pupil Premium students are seeing a 35-45% progress increase for the students taking part in the trial.
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Nutrition tips for exams!
The Tassomai team spoke to Lucinda Miller , founder and clinical lead of NatureDoc, about what she would recommend to students and their parents when it comes to nutrition, food and all-round wellbeing ...
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Extra Mai credits for the start of exam season
To celebrate the launch of our new ‘Mai Explains’ feature and to help students who are revising for exams, we’re increasing the number of Mai credits for school users from Friday 10th to Sunday 12th May.
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Introducing ‘Mai Explains’ - Immediate feedback on errors from our AI-powered tutor!
Thanks to Mai’s latest upgrade, students can get immediate feedback on their mistakes with the new “ Mai Explains ” feature.
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How to revise: One week before exams!
Here’s what the Tassomai team think are the BEST revision techniques to use a week before an exam.
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Using Tassomai’s maths content to build good learning habits at key stage 3
Kyle Parsad talks about his experience of using Tassomai’s maths content to build good learning habits among his KS3 students, and about its positive impact on teacher workload.
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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.
