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GCSE Chemistry Tricky Topics: Redox and Displacement Reactions
Predicting a displacement reaction is the easy part. Here is how to explain it in terms of electrons, with OIL RIG and two worked examples.
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Why passive highlighting fails GCSE students and what to do instead
Highlighting feels like hard work, but research rates it as one of the least useful ways to revise. Why it fails GCSE students and the active recall swaps that work instead.
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The testing effect in practice: Why retrieving knowledge beats re-reading notes every time
Explore how active retrieval practice improves long-term memory compared to re-reading notes and how Tassomai supports students in building durable knowledge and confidence.
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Supporting your child through GCSE revision without the daily arguments
Discover effective ways to support GCSE revision with short daily practice and reduce conflict. Learn how Tassomai helps create a peaceful study routine and track progress.
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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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The Science of Effective Learning: How to Help Your Child Revise Smarter, Not Harder
Many students revise the wrong way — re-reading and highlighting don’t help knowledge stick! Discover the science-backed strategies that make revision more effective and help learners prepare for GCSE exam success.
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Displacement reactions explained: GCSE chemistry
Displacement Reactions are an important topic for GCSE chemistry 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 Displacement Reactions !
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Tricky topics in GCSE Maths: Calculating Percentages for Ratios
Calculating Percentages for Ratios is an important topic for GCSE maths students to get to grips with, as it’s an exam specification point for major exam boards . It’s also a topic which we know many students struggle with. Read this blog post to get to grips with Calculating Percentages for Ratios !
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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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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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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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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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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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Top Revision Tips - from teachers & the Tassomai team
As we come towards exam season, we’ve compiled some top tips to help students revise.
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How to tackle GCSE revision
Exams are getting closer, and students should be ramping up their revision by now. This article looks at what kind of revision students should be doing, and what’s most effective…
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Revision tips for GCSE exams
With exams likely to be tougher this year, students and parents across the country are wondering how they can best prepare for the tricky summer ahead… but with a sensible approach to preparation, there needn’t be anything to fear.
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How to prepare for the toughest exams yet
Murray Morrison is the founder of Tassomai, discusses the challenges students will face this year, why exams will be harder than ever before and what parents can do to get their children ready for their GCSEs…
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How to practise for mock exams
With mock exams just around the corner, it is time for GCSE students to start revising and making a long-term revision plan for the summer. Here are some of our top tips for practising for mock exams and making sure everything goes as smoothly as possible…
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