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Posts tagged History
Building domain-specific vocabulary in GCSE History and Geography using low-stakes quizzing
Precise subject terms win top-band marks in GCSE History and Geography, but they fade fast. How low-stakes quizzing turns vocabulary recognition into fluent recall in the exam.
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The Tassomai impact on Humanities
Clare Quarton, Teaching Team Leader for Humanities at Treviglas Academy, Newquay tells us about the impact Tassomai has had and how they’ve made homework fun, engaging and a little bit competitive for students.
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Spotlighting historic LGBTQ+ inspirations: Alan Turing
This Pride month we are spotlighting the LGBTQ+ figures that have inspired our team! While students are sitting their maths and computer science GCSEs over the next few weeks, it has got us thinking about some of the inspirational figures that lead the way in these fields. Sarah, our Sales Representative, was inspired by Alan Turing and the unjust way he was treated…
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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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The Long Shadow of Discrimination in Education - Reflecting on the Impact of Section 28 with Professor Catherine Lee
2023 marks 20 years since the repeal of Section 28 and for Pride month Tassomai has spoken to Professor Catherine Lee about her experiences of teaching while the law was in place.
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New Year, New Subjects!
After the success of our trial in the autumn term, we are delighted to be launching 3 new GCSE courses for Y9-11 students studying geography, history and computer science.
Read more →What do parents need to know about history GCSE?
Keir Smith, history teacher at a school in Bristol, talks to Tassomai about what parents need to know about the history GCSE and how they can support their child with their revision.
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3 New Subjects to Launch in September: History, Geography and Computer Science
We are developing new GCSE history, geography and computer science content that we plan to launch in September for AQA, Edexcel and OCR exam boards...
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