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"Vivek was our maths tutor and he’s great, his lessons are very focused and very friendly. The kids just love it. Milda was our English tutor at Trefoil – a great person, the lessons are very composed and basically exceptional."

Rebecca is our Director of Studies and Lead Science and Reasoning Tutor. Rebecca has a BSc (ARCS) in Biochemistry from Imperial College, London, a PGCE through the Teach First Programme and a postgraduate qualification in Educational Leadership from the Institute of Education. With 10 years of teaching experience, Rebecca comes to Trefoil from her role as Director of Science at Verulam School in St Albans.

Following enquiries from a number of parents, we are delighted to confirm we will be running Mathematics, English and Reasoning mock examinations for pupils who are preparing to sit 11+ entrance examinations to grammar schools in September 2021. The mock examinations are modelled on 11+ entrance examination papers to grammar schools in the area.

For more information about the mock examinations, dates and availability, please visit our website: https://www.trefoiltutors.co.uk/mock-examinations/

With 11+ Grammar School examinations taking place over the next few weeks, our Senior Mathematics Tutor, Vivek Gathani, has written a mock examination which we are delighted to share with you for free.

During his time as a Mathematics teacher at Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, Vivek helped mark and write the 11+ examination. Vivek is a qualified teacher with over 13 years experience in private tutoring.

We hope that parents and students will find this paper useful in their final preparations. Answers to the paper have also been provided.

To download the paper and the answers, please visit the Resources page on our website.

“I really enjoyed the 11+ Parents’ Evening. It was helpful to get the insights from Vivek and Milda about the process, the timeline; how they overlay the tutoring sessions on top of that timeline; and to get some insight into different schools, as well.”

Milda is our Registrar and Lead English Tutor. Milda has a BA(hons) Politics degree from the University of York and an MSc in Conflict Resolution and Governance from the University of Amsterdam. Milda is an outstanding full-time tutor with over five years of experience in private tutoring and ten years of working with educational youth charities in the UK and abroad. Milda tutors English Language and Literature to pupils from Y3 to GCSE.

The summer holidays are an important time for students to take a break and recharge their batteries – at the same time, this year more than ever, parents and teachers alike worry about academic regression which may make the start of the new academic year harder than expected.

To help students tackle this, our senior tutor, Vivek Gathani, has prepared a set of free Mathematics summer revision assignments for students from Year 3 to Year 12 to keep them practising their mathematics regularly. These are written in the same style as the homework assignments students receive at the end of each of our small group lessons at Trefoil Tutors. The assignments are accompanied by corresponding answer sheets.

To download the free assignments, please click on the link below: https://www.trefoiltutors.co.uk/free-holiday-materials/

"I definitely recommend to go to the tutor that has actually taught in the school, because they know the curriculum, they know what level the kids should be at, they know exactly what will fit into the curriculum, and how they are going to fit into the 11+. So, I definitely recommend someone who has really taught in the school."

Vivek founded Trefoil Tutors in 2011 with the aim of bringing a new level of professionalism to tutoring. Vivek is the company’s Senior Tutor, Lead Mathematics Tutor and Child Protection Officer. With a BSc Mathematics degree from the University of Warwick and a PGCE in Mathematics from the University of Oxford, Vivek has over 14 years’ experience in private tuition as well as four years’ experience of teaching Mathematics at Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School.

The 12th of August is an important date in the calendar for all GCSE students waiting to receive their results. Our team of tutors would like to wish the best of luck to all of our students who are opening those envelopes tomorrow morning – we hope all your hard work will bring its rewards!

We would like to share the video our Senior Tutor Vivek Gathani recorded for last year’s Results Day, sharing his advice and answering questions from students and parents.

The 10th of August is an important date in the calendar for all A-level students waiting to receive their results.

In anticipation of Results Day, we would like to share with you the video our Senior Tutor Vivek Gathani recorded the week before Results Day last year, offering some very useful advice on how to prepare for it and what to do if your results turn out to be better or worse than you had expected. We hope you find this useful!

"Since Salma attended Trefoil, her mathematics seems to have improved quite a bit and her grades have improved to reflect the good teaching methods that are being employed."

We know that each new academic year comes with a new stack of books. If you find yourself not knowing what to do with your old coursebooks and set texts, we would be more than happy to add the books you no longer wish to keep to our library and give an opportunity for our younger students to use them in their work.

If you would like to drop your old books off at our office, please do get in touch to arrange a convenient time - we look forward to hearing from you!

Currently pursuing a degree in Medicine at King’s College London, Neil is a tutor who is closely familiar with the amount of work involved in achieving top grades having achieved excellent results throughout his own academic career as a scholar of Mill Hill School. Passionate about Biology and closely familiar with the updated curriculum, Neil tutors our GCSE and A-level Biology students.

We are glad to announce that this August and September, we will be running English, Mathematics and Reasoning mock examinations for 11+ students preparing for grammar and independent school examinations this year.

For more information about the mock examinations, dates and availability, please visit our website: https://www.trefoiltutors.co.uk/mock-examinations/

As we prepare for the new academic year, we are delighted to share a number of exciting opportunities to become part of our team. We are recruiting for the following roles:

• Director of Operations (part-time)
• Weekday Evening Receptionist (part-time)
• Weekday Evening Assistant (part-time)
• Sunday Office Assistant (part-time)
• Personal Assistant to Director and Registrar (part-time)

You can find the role descriptions for each of these positions on our Vacancies page:

To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter to jobs@trefoiltutors.co.uk before 8th August 2021.

We look forward to hearing from you!

In order to encourage students to explore different writers, styles and genres, as well as help them develop a love of literature, our lead English tutor Milda has compiled a list of 12 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.

https://trefoiltutors.co.uk/documents/138/Recommended_reading_list_-_Trefoil_Tutors.pdf

We hope that students will explore these not only during the summer holidays but also throughout the academic year!

“I have seen massive changes in my daughter’s attitude to maths. She has gone leaps and bounds in confidence when approaching papers. She has learnt topics before she’s had to learn them at school, or has just had subjects reconfirmed for her during her tutoring at Trefoil. As a parent, I am very happy that we've enjoyed coming to lessons at Trefoil Tutors and we are looking to continue – especially as we have seen such improvement!”