English isn’t a subject that’s typically associated with retrieval practice, but English teachers are discovering that it’s a great way to embed core subject knowledge.
✔ English language is included in school packages for Y7-11 and private subscriptions for Y3-11.
✔ English language is exam-board specific at Key Stage 4.
✔ English literature is available at Key Stage 4 (for schools and private subscribers) and covers a diverse range of texts.
Look through some multiple choice quiz questions for English literature and English language, and see how students are supported by Mai, our AI tutor.
See how tools like the Tree are used to identify learning gaps and show a learner’s knowledge growing.
Tassomai’s GCSE English language content tests students on and reinforces their knowledge of a range of literary techniques, giving them a framework for analysis.
At KS4, the content has been tailored to suit the main exam boards and, where relevant, we have included topics on exam scoring to ensure that students know how many marks are available for each question.
✔ AQA
✔ EDEXCEL
✔ OCR
✔ EDUQAS
✔ CCEA
✔ WJEC
For KS4 English literature we cover texts that are commonly studied at GCSE and some less well known contemporary works. Course content covers: Form, Characters, Plot, Themes, Context, Structure and Language.
Macbeth
Romeo & Juliet
Jekyll & Hyde
A Christmas Carol
Anita and Me
An Inspector Calls
Blood Brothers
Animal Farm
Othello
The Tempest
Never Let Me Go
Lord of the Flies
Refugee Boy
The Empress
DNA
Great Expectations
Boys Don't Cry
The Merchant of Venice
Frankenstein
Much Ado About Nothing
Of Mice and Men
Tassomai covers the poetry clusters for AQA, EDX and OCR.
We currently offer clusters covering the themes of ‘Power and Conflict’ as well as ‘Love and Relationships’ for each exam board.
These courses contain questions on form, literary devices, themes and context, as well as comparison questions, which help students to understand and reinforce the links between poems in each anthology.
Unseen Poetry Skills Course
All UK exam boards have an unseen poetry element to their GCSE English literature exams - a topic that is notoriously hard to revise for.
Tassomai helps students to be as prepared as possible when faced with poems they have never seen before.
Our content tests students on and reinforces their knowledge of a range of poetic and literary techniques, giving them a framework for analysis.
Key Stage 3 English language content covers:
Spelling: Prefixes & Suffixes, Common Mistakes, Bronze, Silver & Gold
Language: Punctuation, Grammar, Syntax & Terminology
Words & Meanings: Descriptive Language, People & Character, Useful Terminology, Homophones
Teachers have detailed oversight on their students’ activity and the ability to set homework and manage settings and topics through their Teacher Dashboards.
The Understanding Grid, a self-populating Personal Learning Checklist, uses the same data set as The Tree. At a glance, teachers can spot knowledge gaps at an individual or whole class level, saving valuable teaching time and enabling them to rapidly target interventions.
Parents and guardians get a weekly email report and access to their own Parent Dashboard where they can follow their child’s progress and view their Trees.
The Parent Dashboard shows how many Daily Goals have been completed and in which subjects. Parents can also view learning resources (videos or articles) recommended specifically for their child to aid progress.
Learn more about Tassomai for families who have access through schools and for private subscribers.
Students using Tassomai for Key Stage 4 English literature and English language are invited to watch short videos when our algorithm sees that they need help with a particular topic.
Each tutorial is short (usually 1 to 2 minutes) and directly related to the content the learner is about to be quizzed on next.
All videos are on our YouTube channel.
Tassomai’s English literature videos focus on Shakespeare texts including Othello, Macbeth, The Tempest, Romeo & Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing and The Merchant of Venice.
English language videos focus on language and grammar, covering common problem areas like the use of apostrophes.
We’re so confident of Tassomai’s impact, we offer a GCSE English grade guarantee to schools and private subscribing families.
The best way to get to know Tassomai’s English content is to try it for yourself. Schools and families can both trial our award-winning content for FREE!
All schools can trial Tassomai for free for 3 weeks. You’ll get full access for your department and your students.
Click here to learn about our packages for schools where you’ll find the option to book a screenshare demo. If you like what you see we’ll get you set up in no time.
Families can trial Tassomai for free for 7 days, with full access to all age-relevant subjects. Click here to learn more and start a free trial.
If your child already gets Tassomai through school, please read our info for school parents.
If you don’t already get Tassomai through your school, talk to your teachers about a schools package or a parent / guardian about a free private subscriber trial.
You can also find information for students here.
Don’t just take our word for it, hear from the people who use Tassomai for English.
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…
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…
Andy Sammons is author of The Compassionate Teacher and Director of English and Strategic Lead at Kettlethorpe High School. Andy speaks to Tassomai about how the English GCSE subjects are structured and what parents need to know.
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.
