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In this week's Senior Tutor Update, our Senior Tutor Vivek welcomes new and returning students to our lessons that begin on Monday, the 4th of September. Vivek reflects on the successes of last year and outlines the need for consistency to build on the solid foundations already set. Vivek introduces students and parents to the Welcome Booklet (which will now be electronic only) and the Welcome Bag that students will receive in their first lesson. Vivek sets out the focus for the year ahead, aiming to balance good routines with little bits of magic! Finally, Vivek wishes everyone all the very best for an exciting year ahead!

In her first video of the academic year, our Director of Operations Armine extends her warm welcome to all new and returning parents and students. Armine presents the Operations Team and introduces the exciting array of responsibilities under the team's scope. Armine also draws attention to the paving works scheduled to take place this week for which an email with special instructions has been shared.

After a summer of preparations, today, our team is thrilled to launch the new academic year at Trefoil Tutors.

We are delighted to welcome back our students from last year and greet new students joining us for the first time. Over the next seven days, we will see over 300 students attending their first lessons in Mathematics, Further Mathematics, English, Reasoning, Science, Biology and Economics.

We look forward to working with you and wish you all an enjoyable and rewarding academic year!

As the 11+ entrance examination season begins, we would like to wish the best of luck to all our 11+ students sitting the first round of entrance examinations for Dame Alice Owen’s School and Henrietta Barnett School today!

We know you have worked hard preparing for your examinations. Now is the time to stay focused and remember the lessons learned during your revision and practice.

With the new school year around the corner, the start of September brings a big change to thousands of students who will be making the transition from a primary to a secondary school. After months of hard work preparing for their 11+ examinations, our Year 7 students step into the next stage of their academic career as secondary school pupils.

As part of the Educational Q&A Series, our Senior Tutor, Vivek Gathani, published a video sharing his advice about making the most of the experience and supporting your son or daughter through this exciting - albeit sometimes daunting - moment of their school life.

Having worked at Haberdashers' Boys' School for four years as a teacher, Year 7 form tutor and deputy housemaster, Vivek is closely familiar with the day-to-day opportunities and challenges the students face in a new school.

To watch the video, please follow the link below:

We would like to wish all those starting the year in a new school the best of luck! Secondary school has a wealth of exciting opportunities to offer you, both academically and in its extra-curricular pursuits.

We hope you enjoy this part of your school journey. We can't wait to hear your first impressions!

As we prepare for the start of the new academic year, on 29th August, the Trefoil Tutors team attended a Staff Training Afternoon. During the training, Vivek, our designated Safeguarding Lead, held a refresher session on Child Protection and our Code of Conduct, while members of our Senior Leadership Team prepared training for our administrative, teaching and registration teams.

At Trefoil Tutors, team cohesion, tutor development and child protection are the cornerstones of the professionalism that we bring to tutoring and we were delighted that so many of our team were able to join us!

With a number of new additions to our teaching and administrative teams this year, in the week preceding the start of the new academic year, we have organised training days to ensure the safety of our staff and students. Today’s training includes First Aid Training led by HTS Training specialist Heather.

During the session, Heather reviewed the role and responsibilities of a first aider, trained the team in how to manage unconscious casualties, how to respond to incidents involving choking or external bleeding and practised Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).

We are pleased to say that we have a defibrillator on-site, which our staff members are trained to use in case of emergency.

Although we hope we will never need to use these skills, we are glad to offer the additional reassurance to parents and students; once again, reaffirming our aim to bring a new level of professionalism to the services we offer.

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.

“The small group setting has really benefited Raya. She loves sharing her ideas and I think it gives her a little sense of competition, which is good. I think that the length of the lessons, at one and a half hours, is fine. We really like how flexible the lessons are, if she can’t attend in person she has the option to join via Skype. We like that the Maths lessons also come with a pre-recorded video, so that she can revisit the topic if needed. She really enjoyed the interactive ambience in the classroom, the tutors make learning fun. She really, really enjoys attending lessons at Trefoil.”

Today we held the first set of English, Mathematics and Verbal Reasoning 11+ mock examinations for students preparing to sit grammar school entrance examinations this September and independent school entrance examinations in January. Thank you to all those who attended - we hope you found the practice useful!

With Autumn Term starting in 9 days, our Registration team are busier than ever offering the handful of final available places to students who are looking to join us in the new academic year.

Each year, we see over 90% of our students return for lessons in the new academic year. At Trefoil Tutors, we are committed to long-term teaching and learning and have seen the benefits that students reap when continuing lessons across several academic years. We encourage our students to begin their lessons with us at the start of the academic year, and to continue with us as they progress through the school years.

If your son or daughter would like to join our small, specialised group lessons in Mathematics, Further Mathematics, English, Science, Reasoning, Biology and Chemistry, please visit the Group Availability page on our website to check if places are still available:

The page is regularly updated with the number of places still available in our group lessons, making it easy for you to check the times and dates of available groups.

To book a place in one of the groups, please complete an enquiry form on our website, contact our Registrar Esther on 0203 565 0539 or by emailing registrar@trefoiltutors.co.uk, or click on the relevant “Contact” button on the webpage to express your interest.

If the group you would like to join is full, please contact us to be added to the waiting list.

We look forward to hearing from you!

All of the Trefoil Team would like to say a big congratulations to all our GCSE students who will be receiving their results today. Very well done for reaching this important milestone in your academic journey!

As every year, our team of tutors will be waiting to hear from their students with great anticipation.

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!

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’ve had a very positive experience with Trefoil. All of the teachers have been great, they have made the classes fun, interactive and engaging. The lessons are very structured and methodical; you can see that the tutors have put in a lot of effort in creating the lessons. The tutors are constantly checking the students’ progress by providing written feedback for each weekly assignment and through regular assessments. Overall, it is clear that it is a very organised and structured tutoring company.”

All of the Trefoil Team would like to say a big congratulations to all our A Level students who are receiving their results today. Well done on having completed your school journey! We are grateful to have had the opportunity to be by your side for a part of it, helping you navigate the intricacies and challenges of the A Level course.

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!

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.”