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How to use Tassomai’s parent report emails to support your child
Tassomai’s weekly progress report shows your child’s active days, accuracy and weakest topic of the week. How to read it, and how to use it to coach rather than nag.
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What school reports don’t show: how to track your child’s true topic mastery
A single report grade can hide serious gaps. Why school reports miss what your child really knows, three ways to spot gaps at home and how to follow progress topic by topic.
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Understanding GCSE exam boards: key differences between AQA, Edexcel and OCR
AQA, Edexcel or OCR? A grade means the same on every board, but question styles, set texts and options do not. A plain guide for parents on why your child's exam board matters.
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How parents can support 11+ and Key Stage 3 preparation without causing unnecessary stress
Long practice papers can turn 11+ and KS3 preparation into a battle. Four low-stress habits, built on short daily quizzes, help your child gain confidence without losing their downtime.
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How to help your secondary child build a 10-minute daily study routine at home
Discover how a 10-minute daily study routine using Tassomai can help secondary pupils revise smarter with practical steps for parents to support consistent habits at home.
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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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Tassomai App and AI resistance
Tassomai has launched a new desktop app to tackle AI cheating tools and make student homework AI-resistant.
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Motivating learners with Tassomai
Small, daily wins make the biggest difference. Here’s how Tassomai helps students stay motivated — and how parents can keep that momentum going at home.
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Time to Talk Day 2025: Encouraging Conversations with Children – Tips for Parents
Ahead of Time to Talk Day, Emma Yentis hosted a webinar for Tassomai parents about having conversations with children and how vital they are for fostering understanding, emotional intelligence, and resilience.
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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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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 and YoungMinds' webinar on Teenage Mental Health
For World Mental Health Day, Tassomai invited parents to join a webinar on Teenage Mental Health with Stevie Goulding, from the charity YoungMinds . In this blog you can find out what was covered and watch a recording of the webinar .
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"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
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
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 Tassomai changed my family’s approach to learning
Hear from Josi whose son uses Tassomai's online learning program to help him with his school work instead of a private tutor. Find out how they use the platform and why it has been particularly helpful for their family.
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NEW KS3 Guide for Parents!
Download our FREE 10-page guide for parents of students in Key Stage 3 (years 7-9) to find out our top tips!
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Parental engagement and additional options for families getting Tassomai through schools
Tassomai’s weekly progress reports help to support parental engagement and we’re developing additional options for parents who get Tassomai through school.
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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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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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