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Introducing the New and Improved Mai

News, Tips for parents, Tips for students, Tips for teachers, Tips for users · 27 April 2026

Introducing the New and Improved Mai

Tassomai's algorithm has always helped students learn — but Mai Helps just got an upgrade that makes it even more powerful.

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Motivation that works: how Sir Thomas Wharton Academy uses rewards to drive exceptional engagement with Tassomai

Case study, Tips for teachers · 9 January 2026

Motivation that works: how Sir Thomas Wharton Academy uses rewards to drive exceptional engagement with Tassomai

How creative rewards — from Tassimals to queue-jump passes — transformed student motivation at STWA.

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Introducing Tassimal Ranks and the Lemurs Collection

Tips for students, Tips for teachers · 11 December 2025

Introducing Tassimal Ranks and the Lemurs Collection

We’re making Tassimals even more rewarding with new Bronze , Silver and Gold ranks — plus a special Lemurs Collection for school visits, social posts or exceptional achievements.

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Class Tasks now more flexible than ever

Tips for teachers · 27 November 2025

Class Tasks now more flexible than ever

Class Tasks allow teachers to deliver the same quiz to every student . Previously they had to include a learning resource like a video or an article. Now, you can create a Class Task on any topic — with or without a resource .

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Have you considered supporting your SEND learners with Tassomai?

Tips for teachers · 30 July 2025

Have you considered supporting your SEND learners with Tassomai?

Traditional homework doesn't cut it for many SEND learners. Tassomai takes a fundamentally different approach. Instead of forcing students to adapt, our platform adapts to them .

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Exams this year? Here’s how to make the most of the next few months (and how Tassomai can help!)

Article, Tips for parents, Tips for students, Tips for users · 2 January 2025

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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How Class Tasks make homework less work

Case study, Tips for teachers · 5 November 2024

How Class Tasks make homework less work

Holly Bradshaw , Curriculum Leader for Science at Marple Hall School , spoke to us about how Class Tasks are helping with homework setting and boosting students’ confidence.

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Version 2.0 - We’re Updating Class Tasks

Tips for teachers, Article · 5 November 2024

Version 2.0 - We’re Updating Class Tasks

After some very helpful teacher feedback , we’re excited to announce that we’ve updated the Class Tasks feature. Read this blog to find out what’s new .

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Ofsted's Quality of Education Framework: How Edtech Can Support Schools

Tips for teachers · 11 October 2024

Ofsted's Quality of Education Framework: How Edtech Can Support Schools

Mark Barton, Tassomai’s Customer Facing Team Lead writes about Ofsted's shift towards a more holistic approach to evaluating schools and how edtech can support teachers and SLT.

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Teachers, Time-saving & Tassomai

Tips for teachers · 30 September 2024

Teachers, Time-saving & Tassomai

” When I was teaching, the one thing I wished I had more of - aside from a moment’s peace - was time. " Chris Gunner, Tassomai’s Customer Success Manager on the time-saving benefits of Tassomai for teachers.

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Setting students on a path to top grades in GCSE geography with Tassomai

Case study, Tips for teachers · 26 June 2024

Setting students on a path to top grades in GCSE geography with Tassomai

Geography is a very content-heavy subject, so it can be tough for teachers to cover the syllabus more than once. Using Tassomai to revise and recap has really helped helped her students, says Charlotte Pollard, a Geography ECT at Treviglas Academy in Newquay .

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Using Tassomai’s maths content to build good learning habits at key stage 3

Case study, Tips for teachers · 24 April 2024

Using Tassomai’s maths content to build good learning habits at key stage 3

Kyle Parsad talks about his experience of using Tassomai’s maths content to build good learning habits among his KS3 students, and about its positive impact on teacher workload.

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Using Tassomai to help teach GCSE history

Case study, Tips for teachers · 27 March 2024

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”

Tips for teachers · 26 March 2024

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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"If it’s good enough for my students, it’s good enough for my child"

Case study, Tips for parents · 12 March 2024

"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

Tips for teachers · 6 March 2024

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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Hungry for knowledge – swapping lunch queue passes for revision performance. “How We Did it…“ with Claire Crichton-Allen

Case study, Tips for teachers, Tips for users · 8 February 2024

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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"How We Did It" - Claire Crichton-Allen

Tips for teachers · 29 January 2024

"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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Why Parental Engagement is Key to Student Success

Tips for teachers · 16 August 2023

Why Parental Engagement is Key to Student Success

Parents are more engaged with their children’s learning than ever before, but there is still a lot that can be done to ensure parents are in the best possible position to support their child’s learning. 

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TOP EXAM TIPS - from the Tassomai team

Article, Tips for parents, Tips for students · 12 May 2023

TOP EXAM TIPS - from the Tassomai team

This week, students across the country will start sitting their exams. So we’ve compiled a list of tips from education experts to help prepare and stay calm throughout.

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