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Tips for students · 6 May 2022

How to revise: One month before exams

The Tassomai team is going to be breaking down our top tips for revision over the next few weeks, including what to do a month , a week and the day before each exam…

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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 teachers · 11 March 2022

Tassomai teachers... could you present a 'Live Lesson' this Easter?

Tassomai is inviting teachers using the platform to register their interest in helping to trial ‘Live Lessons’... focused GCSE revision sessions for Key Stage 4 students.

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Tips for parents · 17 February 2022

How to help your child revise - and why NOW is the time to start

Tassomai’s founder Murray recommends using the time between now and Easter to identify weaknesses and get problem areas sorted BEFORE getting down to serious revision.

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Tips for parents, Tips for students, Tips for teachers · 9 December 2021

Revision! You don’t have time to waste.

Revision and learning expert (and our guest blogger) Kit Betts-Masters shares his top revision dos and don’ts.

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Tips for parents, Tips for teachers · 23 November 2021

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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Tips for parents, Tips for teachers · 16 November 2021

Tassomai's revision webinar for parents - here's what you missed

Earlier in November, Murray Morrison, Tassomai’s founder and CEO, sat down with Kit Betts-Masters to discuss the best ways to revise for mock exams and what parents can do to help their children. Find out more about what they discussed in this article…

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Tips for parents · 11 November 2021

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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Tips for parents · 4 November 2021

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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Tips for parents · 27 October 2021

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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Tips for parents · 13 October 2021

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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Tips for parents, Tips for students · 28 January 2021

Murray Morrison's top tips for making the most of remote learning

Murray Morrison, Tassomai’s founder and an online learning and revision expert, outlines his best tips for remote working and how to combat lockdown learning fatigue.

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Tips for parents, Tips for students · 24 November 2020

How students can train their memory to retrieve facts fast and accurately

Guest blogger and science teacher Kit Betts-Masters is the man behind ‘Gorilla Physics’, a YouTube channel dedicated to helping learners get top GCSE grades . In this blog Kit explains the most effective way for a student to train their memory!

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Tips for teachers, Tips for parents, Tips for students · 11 November 2020

Students don't have time to revise in ineffective ways - this is what science says is the best way to learn!

Revision and learning expert (and our guest blogger) Kit Betts-Masters shares his strategy for exam success … and it starts with putting down the highlighters.

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Tips for teachers · 5 November 2020

Mock Exams in a Year of Remote Learning

It’s been an unpredictable year and we can’t say for certain how exam season in 2021 will turn out, so mock exams could be more important than ever. Find out how Tassomai can help you identify your students’ strengths and weaknesses and focus their revision.

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Tips for parents, Tips for students · 18 September 2020

Learn how to revise more effectively - and get better GCSE grades!

Guest blogger Kit Betts-Masters from Gorilla Physics explains how students can revise more effectively and get the top grade at GCSE.

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Tips for parents · 10 September 2020

How to ensure that your child catches up after school closures

Guest blogger Kit Betts-Masters from Gorilla Physics tells us why he believes Tassomai’s self-quizzing approach is a surefire way for students to identify gaps in learning and catch up fast.

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Article, Tips for parents, Tips for students · 7 May 2019

Dealing with Exam Stress

YoungMinds are a charity that focus on mental health in children and adolescents. This article outlines how students can focus on their own mental well-being and how parents can provide support for their children.

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Tips for students · 2 April 2019

Tricky Topics #6 - Catalysts

We can see that a lot of students struggle with questions about catalysts. Our 6th and final “Tricky Topics” article explains what catalysts do and how.

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Tips for students, Tips for parents · 2 April 2019

How to use Past Papers

Past papers are a great way to revise - but students don’t always use them effectively. Make sure you get the most out of past papers when revising!

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