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Changes to Parent Club benefits and Tassomai’s “Boost” option
The Live Lessons library is now freely available to all students if their parents are members of our Parent Club, and “Boost” has been renamed “ Extra Subjects ”.
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Using Tassomai to help teach GCSE history
A history teacher at Chase High School in Southend-on-Sea shares his experience of using the edtech retrieval practice program "Tassomai" to help embed knowledge with his GCSE history students.
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Introducing “Class Tasks”
Tassomai teachers can now set “Class Tasks” to help embed knowledge after teaching a topic or to direct intensive, impactful revision in a problem/intervention topic.
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Easter Holiday Challenge!
Tassomai users can help their schools to win big prizes in our charity prize draw this Easter. Just complete 8 or more Daily Goals during the Easter holidays to be in with a chance of winning!
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"If it’s good enough for my students, it’s good enough for my child"
The Tassomai team recently spoke to Claire Crichton-Allen , a former teacher and head of department who used Tassomai in school and now uses the program to homeschool her own daughter, Mabel.
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The Tassomai Triangle: School – Parent – Tassomai: “How We Did it…“ with Cara Steele
In the second of our “How We Did It…” webinar series Murray spoke to Cara Steele, Curriculum Leader for Science at Marple Hall School in Manchester who implemented Tassomai in 2019 when they were looking at overhauling homework and have been one of our top users ever since.
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A mentor like me: helping girls to thrive in STEM subjects
Today we have a guest blog from the WISE Campaign talking about the importance of role models in ensuring more girls take STEM subjects at school and pursue careers in STEM industries.
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Closing the attainment gap with Tassomai
How Tassomai is creating features to target Pupil Premium attainment and helping to close the gap in education. Teachers can sign up to be part of our trial here…
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January Challenge Prize Draw Results
We’ve looked through January’s data to see who completed 20 or more Daily Goals , and we’ve drawn our winners from the eligible Tassomai students.
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Hungry for knowledge – swapping lunch queue passes for revision performance. “How We Did it…“ with Claire Crichton-Allen
Claire Crichton-Allen, an experienced Head of Department speaks to us about incentivising students without any budget and exceeding the National Average by 10% to get her school’s best-ever GCSE science results.
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3 new MFL vocabulary courses
Tassomai announce the launch of new MFL (Modern Foreign Language) courses covering the key vocabulary lists for Spanish, French and German.
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"How We Did It" - Claire Crichton-Allen
Introducing “How We Did It” …, a new series of webinars for teachers. In this first webinar Tassomai's founder, Murray talks with Claire Crichton-Allen whose approach to implementing Tassomai made a big impact in a short space of time.
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Mai, our AI tutor is now available for Tassomai schools
The Tassomai team are delighted to announce that Mai, our AI-powered tutor is now included in our packages for schools.
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Help us secure a spot in the EdTech 50!
If you’re a Tassomai fan, please take a moment to vote for us in Business Cloud Magazine’s EdTech 50 . The polls close at 23:59 on Sunday 21st January.
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How Tassomai changed my family’s approach to learning
Hear from Josi whose son uses Tassomai's online learning program to help him with his school work instead of a private tutor. Find out how they use the platform and why it has been particularly helpful for their family.
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Tassomai’s January Challenge!
This new year Tassomai is challenging students to complete their Daily Goal every day in January to be in with the chance of winning a prize! Are your students up to the challenge?
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How Tassomai has helped me homeschool my son
The Tassomai team recently caught up with Kenneth, a father who uses Tassomai as part of his son’s homeschooling programme. We asked him all about how they use the platform and how it has helped with his son’s home education.
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Working in EdTech: Careers at Tassomai
Tassomai is proud to be one of the leading EdTech companies in the UK! But what is EdTech? And how do you get a job in an EdTech company?
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NEW KS3 Guide for Parents!
Download our FREE 10-page guide for parents of students in Key Stage 3 (years 7-9) to find out our top tips!
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Next steps for Mai
We’ve added Mai, our AI-powered tutor to our private subscriber product! There will also be more opportunities for school users to access Mai in the near future.
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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.
