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.

Tips for parents, ArticleSam Sutherland16 October 2024Mental Health, Wellbeing, Anxiety, Parenting, parents, Parent Club, Parents, Parental expectations, Parent engagement, School parents, Students, student support

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.

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.

Case study, Tips for teachersSam Sutherland26 June 2024Geography subject page, Geography, humanities, Competition, Friendships, Students, Student stats, case study, Teaching, Teacher app, Tassomai teachers, Teachers, advice for teachers, teaching, User stories

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.

Case study, Tips for teachersSam Sutherland24 April 2024Maths, GCSE maths, Teaching, Teachers, Interleaving, Learning, Blended learning, Students, Tassomai student, reducing workload, repetition, reinforcement, Maths subject page, User stories

"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.

Case study, Tips for parentsSam Sutherland12 March 2024Homeschooling, Parents, Students, Teaching, Homework, Private subscribers, Home learning, AI, Mai, Leapfrog, User stories, Families page, EHE, Parent Club

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.

Tips for teachersSam Sutherland6 March 2024Webinars, Teaching, Teachers, teaching, Tassomai teachers, Teacher dashboard, Parenting, Parent engagement, Parental engagement, Parents, Parental expectations, parents, Students, Schools, Tassomai student

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.

Case study, Tips for teachers, Tips for usersSam Sutherland8 February 2024Teaching, Tassomai teachers, Teacher dashboard, Students, Success, advice for teachers, science, Parent engagement, Parental engagement, Parenting, Parents, User stories

How Tassomai changed my family’s approach to learning

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.

Case study, Tips for parentsSam Sutherland4 January 2024case study, Parents, GCSEs, Exams, exam boards, the tree, Students, Parenting, User stories, EHE, Families page

Supporting independent study with Tassomai in a high pupil premium area

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.

Case studySam Sutherland8 June 2023Leadership tools, engagem, Parent engagement, Students, Home learning, Motivation, Independent learning, James Stradling, User stories, impact, Impact

Introducing Text-to-Speech - we heard you, now you can hear us!

In response to requests from our users we are excited to launch a new feature that enables students to hear (as well as read) their Tassomai questions.

Tips for teachers, Tips for studentsSpencer1 June 2023Accessibility, Text-to-Speech, New feature, Students, Test

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.

Article, Tips for parents, Tips for studentsSam Sutherland12 May 2023Exams, exams, top tips, Exam revision, month before exams, Tassomai teachers, teaching, Teaching, Teachers, Students, Tassomai student, past papers, Parent Club

Tassomai is 10!

As Tassomai celebrates its 10 year anniversary, we look back at what and who has shaped us and where we’re heading in the next 10 years.

Tassomai’s New GCSE Survival Guide for Students!

As students look towards the new year, with the return of strict grade boundaries and exams looming on the horizon, Tassomai has published a free guide for students to help them navigate the challenging GCSE years.

Tips for studentsGuest User1 December 2022Student guide, Students, GCSE, GCSEs, GCSE Survival Guide, Parent Club

My approach to Tassomai… a student’s success story

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!

Tips for students, Case studySpencer10 October 2019impact, Students, User stories, Student guide, Science subject page

Working in EdTech: What are the roles and how do you get into it?

What is EdTech, what roles exist, what experience do you need and how do you get a job in an EdTech company?

Tips for students, ArticleGuest User19 June 2019Students, Careers, EdTech

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.

Article, Tips for parents, Tips for studentsGuest User7 May 2019Exams, Revision, Parents, Students