GCSE Survival Guide
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Exams this year? Here’s how to make the most of the next few months (and how Tassomai can help!)
2025 is just beginning but exam season will come around quickly! Here’s what parents can expect over the next 6 months, and how they can help students prepare for exams.
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Tassomai’s New GCSE Survival Guide for Students!
As students look towards the new year, with the return of strict grade boundaries and exams looming on the horizon, Tassomai has published a free guide for students to help them navigate the challenging GCSE years.
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New GCSE Survival Guide - Practical Advice for Parents of Y9-11s
As a new cohort of students embark upon their GCSE journey and others begin to think about their mocks, Tassomai has published an updated (free) guide for parents to help them navigate what can be a challenging time for families.
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5 ways to support your child’s mental health throughout their GCSEs
As we look towards end of year assessments, Tassomai asks mental health and education experts what their top pieces of advice are for parents supporting their children’s wellbeing.
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A Step-By-Step Guide to Revising for GCSEs
Matt Green, The Rapping Science Teacher on tiktok and the owner of JGM Science Tutors, speaks to Tassomai about his foolproof method for getting revision started (unfortunately, it’s not rapping).
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Top tips for parents from a senior leader
Karen Collins, Lead Science Associate for PiXL, speaks to Tassomai about the structure of the science GCSEs and how parents can best prepare themselves and their children for science assessments.
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Spotting the signs of exam stress in GCSE students
Are they burying their head in the sand like the ostrich or are they more like the laid-back lion? Tassomai founder Murray Morrison presents a few classic archetypes of exam-stressed children !
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A Parents’ Guide to GCSE Revision
Abi Ludlow, English teacher and KS3 Lead at Richard Lander School tells parents exactly what they need to know about their child’s revision schedule , and where they fit in!
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Building background knowledge - the secret to success in GCSE English
Kathrine Mortimore shares her advice for GCSE English students, using Tassomai for English and her experience of her time as part of the ongoing Torquay-Tassomai collaboration.
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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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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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GCSE Science - What You Need to Know as a Parent
Our GCSE Survival Guide science expert, Kit Betts-Masters, explains exactly what parents need to know about the science GCSEs and how to get prepared for revision early.
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Where to Start With GCSE Science Revision
Karen Collins, Lead Science Associate for PiXL, speaks to Tassomai about the structure of the science GCSEs and how parents can best prepare themselves and their children for science assessments.
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Common problem areas in GCSE science
Matt Green, AKA The Rapping Science Teacher on TikTok, writes for the Tassomai blog about the trickiest topics in GCSE science and how students can get ahead by tackling them early.
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GCSE maths - what you need to know as a parent
Our GCSE Survival Guide maths expert says that for GCSE maths, it’s essential that students get to grips with the basic core topics first and then build up from there.
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Introducing the GCSE Survival Guide - practical advice for parents of Y9-11s
The Tassomai team has put together a free guide for parents and a series of blogs with advice from subject specialists , education experts and mental health campaigners.
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Building resilience in your students - advice for teachers
Sam Clark, teacher, writer and founder of Resilience for Kids gives us his best advice for teachers on building resilience and supporting students’ wellbeing.
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Why do teenagers act the way they do?
Teenagers’ brains are on a developmental rollercoaster during the GCSE years, but what really makes teenagers act like… teenagers? Our GCSE Survival Guide contributor Madeleine Inkin has the answers!
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Understanding the Teenage Brain
Clinical child psychotherapist, Madeleine Inkin, writes about the developing adolescent brain and the impact that neurological changes have on decision making and behaviour.
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Managing your own expectations as a parent
Clinical child psychotherapist, Madeleine Inkin, writes about the neurological changes that young people are going through during the GCSE years, and how parents can manage their own expectations .
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