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Our team of tutors would like to wish the best of luck to all our students who are opening those envelopes tomorrow morning – we hope all your hard work will bring its rewards!

As every year, our team of tutors will be waiting to hear from their students with great anticipation. We would like to invite our Year 13 students to share their results with us on Thursday, 17th August at 10:30am-11:30am at the office.

Should you need any advice, or if you have a moment to share your results with us, please do give our office a call on 0203 565 0539 – we would love to hear from you!

In anticipation of Results Day, our lead tutor Vivek Gathani would like to share with you a few tips about how to prepare for it, and what to do if your results turn out to be better or worse than you had expected:

We are delighted to share with you the positive feedback contributed by the parents of students who have attended our group lessons and found these enjoyable and beneficial to their learning.

“For me, it has been a pleasure working with Trefoil. That’s why my children come here - because I enjoy the experience of being a parent and working with Trefoil, but also my children enjoy coming here. Whenever I have needed any help or guidance with anything - whether it be about schools, or just Maths in general, Vivek has always been available to offer me guidance and he’s been extremely supportive.”

We are glad to announce that this August, October, November and December, we will be running English, Mathematics and Reasoning mock examinations for 11+ students preparing for Grammar and Independent School examinations in September 2023, December 2023 and January 2024.

The Mathematics mock examination papers are written by our Lead Mathematics Tutor, Vivek Gathani, who helped write and mark the 11+ entrance examinations when teaching at Haberdashers' Boys' School.

The English mock examination papers are written by our Lead English Tutor, Milda Gathani, who has been preparing pupils for 11+ entrance examinations to Grammar and Independent schools since 2013.

The Reasoning mock examination papers are written by our Director of Studies and Reasoning and Science Tutor, Rebecca Wolffe. Rebecca is a qualified teacher with over ten years of teaching experience.

Tomorrow, 12th August is World Youth Day and this year's theme is Green Skills for Youth: Towards a Sustainable World.

For more information on this international day and what Green Skills for Youth is all about, please follow the link:

https://www.un.org/en/observances/youth-day

We are delighted to introduce you to the newest member of our office team, Abi, who has joined us in the role of Office Assistant. Without a doubt, both students and their parents will get to know Abi very well in the coming months as she will be greeting students and liaising with parents during all lessons that take place on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays.

Welcome to the team, Abi - we are delighted to have you on board!

We are delighted to share with you the positive feedback contributed by the parents of students who have attended our group lessons and found these enjoyable and beneficial to their learning.

“Vivek has been a brilliant Maths tutor for both of our children. I think that he’s got a very good style of teaching. The way Vivek explains new concepts to the children is very easy to understand. We have been fortunate enough to see some of his lesson videos via the portal and the way that he explains things makes it feasible for us to understand as well. I think that he’s got a very good connection with the children, they find him funny and entertaining as well, which helps their enjoyment.”

After a well-deserved break for the Summer, we are delighted to welcome students back into the classroom for the start of Summer Lessons at Trefoil Tutors. Today, we will re-open our doors to over 50 students who will be completing our three-week Summer Lessons course before they go back to school in September.

At Trefoil Tutors, we aim to provide our students with the knowledge and skills to excel in their education. This course is a continuation of our lessons for students who are entering Years 5, 6, 12 and 13 and studying Mathematics, English, Reasoning and Further Mathematics at Trefoil Tutors.

All other students will be returning on Monday, the 4th of September.

We are delighted to remind parents that the Summer Lessons for students who have completed Years 4, 5, 11 and 12 will begin on Monday, 7th August next week. We are looking forward to being back in the classroom with students in preparation for the Autumn Term!

At Trefoil Tutors, we aim to provide our students with the knowledge and skills to excel in their education. This course is a continuation of our lessons for students who are entering Years 5, 6, 12 and 13 and studying Mathematics, English, Reasoning and Further Mathematics at Trefoil Tutors.

We are delighted to have registered over 300 students who have already booked their places in our Mathematics, Further Mathematics, English, Reasoning, Science, Chemistry, Biology and Economics lessons for the Autumn Term.

We are now excited to offer the final available places to students who are on our waiting list as well as those who are getting in touch with us for the first time.

Please see the currently available places on our website: https://www.trefoiltutors.co.uk/availability/

At Trefoil Tutors, we are incredibly proud of the quality of teaching and learning we deliver across a range of different subjects. In our small group lessons, our team of qualified teachers and experienced tutors aim to augment and support the work done by schools. Students are taught according to a structured scheme of work and are given weekly homework assignments and regular assessments which are all prepared in-house by our tutors, with weekly individual feedback provided to parents via our personalised online portal.

A far cry away from traditional one-to-one tuition, our lessons take place in purpose-built classrooms in our Elstree office where tutors are supported by a full-time administrative team to ensure they can spend their time teaching. All our tutors are qualified teachers or experienced tutors who are subject specialists and have been DBS checked, fully insured and have attended safeguarding courses run at Trefoil Tutors. These are the standards expected at top schools in the country and we firmly believe tutors should hold themselves to the same standards.

If you would like to join our lessons in the new academic year, or if you would like to learn more about our services, please do get in touch - we look forward to hearing from you!

The Summer Holidays are an excellent opportunity for students to pursue their reading interests without the constraints of a usual school timetable.

In order to encourage students to explore different authors, styles and genres, as well as help them develop a love of literature, our Lead English Tutor Milda has compiled a list of twelve book recommendations for each year group from Year 3 to Year 11. The books on the list range from timeless classics to recent releases.

As they go through the list, students will become familiar with the work of world-famous writers and meet iconic book characters.

To download the Recommended Reading List, please follow the link below for your Year Group:

Year 3: https://bit.ly/3VfnhyX

Year 4: https://bit.ly/3rKN6Jm

Year 5: https://bit.ly/3fSHDNX

Year 6: https://bit.ly/3VfnuSs

Year 7: https://bit.ly/3VnU0SK

Year 8: https://bit.ly/3RNBTSW

Year 9: https://bit.ly/3MvOUQp

Year 10: https://bit.ly/3Mi6Y07

Year 11: https://bit.ly/3CHBP2O

We hope that students will explore these not only during the Half Term, but also throughout the academic year!

Many of the books on the list are available to borrow from our office library. Please speak to our English tutors Kishan and Milda if you are looking for a specific title.

Happy reading!

We are delighted to share with you the positive feedback contributed by the parents of students who have attended our group lessons and found these enjoyable and beneficial to their learning.

“At Trefoil Tutors, you are regularly updated on your child’s progress. If they have homework they haven’t submitted - you’re notified of that by email. You are fully aware of what is going on and on a termly basis you’ll have a one-to-one consultation with your tutor as well, where you can discuss anything you like and any issues that you might have, or any questions or any anxiety that you might be feeling. You don’t have to chase any of that. And even throughout the course of the term, if you want to call, they’re more than happy to take your calls then as well.”

At Trefoil Tutors, we know that the educational experience extends far beyond the confines of an individual lesson. To help maintain engagement and avoid academic regression, our Lead Tutors Vivek, Milda and Rebecca have prepared a series of subject-specific projects for our students to complete over the Summer Holidays.

The deadline for submitting all projects is 12pm on Monday, the 15th of August. Projects can either be emailed to office@trefoiltutors.co.uk or handed into the office in person. Late submissions will not be accepted.

The student who produces the best project in each year group, as decided by each tutor, will be awarded with subject-themed prizes once they return to Trefoil Tutors in the new academic year.

For more information, please visit the Summer Projects page on our website:

https://www.trefoiltutors.co.uk/summer-projects/

We are delighted to share with you the positive feedback contributed by the parents of students who have attended our group lessons and found these enjoyable and beneficial to their learning.

“We have seen a huge improvement in Lakesha’s subject knowledge in Maths. Her confidence, for a start, has improved, as well as the way she answers questions, her attitude in class - being able to put her hand up and ask questions, but most importantly, her grades at school have improved and we noticed this within a few months of starting lessons at Trefoil.”

Trefoil Tutors are delighted to share a vacancy for a Tutor of Economics to join our team in September 2023.

We are currently looking for an experienced Economics tutor to teach two or more small groups of up to six students. The tutor will specialise in teaching Key Stage 5 (Year 12 and Year 13).

The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in planning, teaching and evaluating outstanding Economics lessons and have demonstrated a passion for their subject. FQT status and school teaching experience are preferred but not essential.

The successful candidate must be able to start teaching the Economics group lessons in September 2023 and commit to the position for the full academic year. The successful candidate should also be prepared to conduct online lessons via Skype if necessary.

To apply for the role, please send your CV and a cover letter to our Director of Studies, Rebecca Wolffe, at jobs@trefoiltutors.co.uk by Sunday, the 6th of August.

Applications will be reviewed as they arrive, and we reserve the right to close this vacancy sooner; please apply as soon as possible.

For more information about the role, please visit the Vacancies page on our website:

We look forward to hearing from you!

If you are looking for something fun to do over the holidays and keep your mind engaged in artistic pursuits, you may want to consider taking part in The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2023 as it is now open for entries! 11 – 17 year olds can submit at foyleyoungpoets.org for free by 31 July.

Best of luck to all who are taking part!

Submit your entries at: foyleyoungpoets.org

We are delighted to be sharing the Summer Term newsletter with you. Inside, you will find a summary from each of our Senior Leadership Team, our English, Maths and Science Summer Projects, information about registration for the next academic year as well as highlights from our social media pages.

Happy reading!

We are delighted to share with you the positive feedback contributed by the parents of students who have attended our group lessons and found these enjoyable and beneficial to their learning.

“Going through the 11+ process can be quite stressful for parents, especially if you haven’t had a child go through it beforehand, because you aren’t sure of what to do, how to do it, or what schools to apply for. There was a lot of guidance from Vivek and Milda with regards to 11+ preparation and which schools to choose. There was advice available when I needed it. They were able to tell me how my children were progressing through the subject matter, so it gave us confidence in knowing what choices to make in the 11+ journey. They involved the children in the decision-making process as well, so it was really useful.

There’s a wide variety of subjects involved in the 11+: English, Maths and Reasoning. Therefore there’s a lot of subject matter that you can use to help prepare your child. For me it was brilliant, especially when the results and the offers for interviews came out. The support didn’t just stop there either, it was ongoing, right through until the very end of the 11+ programme, which meant you felt fully supported throughout the entire journey.”

With the final lessons of the Summer Term now complete, we would like to thank our students and their parents for all of their hard work and support throughout the year. While the academic year is now over, with our teaching and office teams taking a short break, we are already looking forward to welcoming back our Year 4, 5, 11 and 12 students for Summer Lessons on the 7th of August. The remaining year groups will resume lessons in the week commencing 4th September. We wish you all a happy, healthy and relaxing summer!