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Tips for students · 30 September 2024

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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Article · 22 September 2023

How will Artificial Intelligence change the study of English literature and language?

This week Joanna, Tassomai’s Community Marketing Manager and an English literature graduate, shares her thoughts on how she thinks AI will impact how the subject is taught …

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Case study · 13 September 2022

Why I love Tassomai’s scientific approach to English teaching!

Chantelle Nichols, Teacher of English and KS5 Coordinator at The Sutton Academy in St. Helens, talks to Tassomai about how she uses Tassomai to identify gaps in her students’ knowledge and engage students who prefer maths and science in their English studies…

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Case study, Tips for teachers · 23 June 2022

How Tassomai has replaced homework for core subjects in our school

Amy Craven, Lead English Teacher at St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy in Dewsbury, talks to Tassomai about using the program in her classroom and how much it has reduced teacher workload at her school…

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News, Tips for teachers · 28 April 2022

NEW Live Lessons Schedule Announced for May Revision Period

Tassomai will be extending our series of Live Lessons to run throughout the May revision period! Find out more about the new sessions here…

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Tips for parents · 27 October 2021

How to revise for English literature and language

English literature and language are notoriously hard to revise for - or are they? Abi Ludlow, English teacher and KS3 Lead at Richard Lander School, gives her top tips on how to revise for the English GCSEs.

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Tips for parents · 27 October 2021

GCSE English - What You Need to Know as a Parent

Andy Sammons is author of The Compassionate Teacher and Director of English and Strategic Lead at Kettlethorpe High School. Andy speaks to Tassomai about how the English GCSE subjects are structured and what parents need to know.

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Tips for teachers, Tips for parents · 21 May 2021

Tassomai’s NEW KS4 GCSE English language course

Tassomai expands its English language course to include KS4. This course has been designed to help GCSE students get to grips with literary devices, spelling and grammar to equip them with the tools to analyse a piece of text they haven’t seen before.

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