Tassomai’s most enthusiastic supporters are the teachers, parents and of course the students who have invested their time, money and effort in our program and experienced the Tassomai effect for themselves.
Here are some of their stories.
The Stonehenge School in Wiltshire started using Tassomai in 2015 and has seen a spectacular impact on grades, the gender attainment gap and the school’s Progress 8 score.
“We introduced Tassomai with a goal to improve our science results from the lowest 20% in the country to being at the national average - in fact we are now in the top 20% in the country!”
- Carole Dean, Deputy Headteacher
Watch the video or read the full case study on our blog
Matthew Moss High School in Rochdale introduced Tassomai in the run up to Christmas - within just six months it made a huge impact, helping the school get their best ever GCSE science results!
“Our results were magnificent, the best GCSE science grades the school has seen. Over 7% of our students got the highest possible grade and over half of the cohort were above 55.”
- Claire Crichton-Allen, Science Curriculum Lead
Watch the video or read the full case study on our blog
Elaine subscribed to Tassomai to help her daughters through their GCSEs. The family have seen the impact that Tassomai can have on grades, exam stress and revision planning.
“I think it just gave her a huge amount of confidence, it also made me feel really happy because I felt there was some really concrete revision taking place.”
- Elaine, Tassomai subscriber & parent
We recently spoke to John McDonnell, a history teacher at Chase High School in Southend-on-Sea who has found Tassomai really helps embed knowledge for students he has limited time with.
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.
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.
The Tassomai team recently caught up with Josi whose son uses Tassomai through a family subscription to help him with his school work instead of a private tutor. We asked her about how they use the platform and how it’s helped her family.
The Tassomai team recently caught up with Kenneth, a father who uses Tassomai as part of his son’s homeschooling programme. We asked him all about how they use the platform and how it has helped with his son’s home education.
James Stradling from All Saints Church of England School in Weymouth writes about using Tassomai to re-engage pupils with home learning in the post-covid era in an area of high pupil premium and poor social mobility.
"It’s like having a tiny science teacher drip feeding knowledge to our kids when we are not around" is how science teacher Scott Clarke describes Tassomai in this school case study!
Rebecca Higginson, Second in Department for Science at Newton Abbot College, talks to Tassomai about her experience of joining a new school that has been using the platform for years and how it helps to inspire her students’ learning…
Chantelle Nichols, Teacher of English and KS5 Coordinator at The Sutton Academy in St. Helens, talks to Tassomai about how she uses Tassomai to identify gaps in her students’ knowledge and engage students who prefer maths and science in their English studies…
David Gash, Head of Science at Gateacre School, talks to Tassomai about how he and his Second in Department, Cara Harris, are giving students a head start in their learning and ensuring all of his pupils have equal access to Tassomai…
Amy Craven, Lead English Teacher at St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy in Dewsbury, talks to Tassomai about using the program in her classroom and how much it has reduced teacher workload at her school…
John Pacey, Lead Assistant Headteacher at Acklam Grange School, talks to Tassomai about how his school uses Tassomai’s science courses and the change he has noticed in his students’ approach to learning…
Faye Brodrick, Head of Science at Ysgol Maesydderwen Comprehensive School in Swansea tells us how she created a ‘secret Tassomai club’ with her lowest attaining students in order to narrow the gap between her school’s highest and lowest grades.
Nick Cleator, Head of Science at Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy in Cheshire tells us how Tassomai data has changed his department’s approach to homework and lesson planning.
Abi Ludlow, English teacher and Tassomai lead at Richard Lander School in Truro discusses her experience with Tassomai’s KS4 English literature content and her hopes for its future.
Andy Darracott is the Deputy Head of Science at The Petersfield School in Hampshire, he tells us how Tassomai helped his school to personalise teaching during the pandemic.
Head of Science, James Stradling writes about the challenges facing our coastline schools and using Tassomai as a tool to promote independent study.
Heathfield Community School is one of the schools using Tassomai’s new Key Stage 3 content, with a particular focus on their Pupil Premium students. Emily Mason, Heathfield’s Pupil Premium Coordinator tells us about implementing the program and their progress so far.
A Tassomai student tells us how she used the program to help her go from 4s and 5s to 8s and 9s, discovering a newfound love for science along the way!
Laura Foulsham, Head of Science at St. John Bosco College tells us why (and how) her department made Tassomai the primary homework for all KS4 students, significantly reducing the time spent on admin and marking.
Ben Parnell, Regional Director for Greenshaw Learning Trust identified Tassomai as an intervention tool to improve science outcomes in two schools in the West Country, each with their own challenges.
