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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.

"My son Anthony is in Year 11 at HABS. Before starting at Trefoil, I wasn’t very sure about doing group sessions, but Anthony gave it a go and really enjoyed it. Learning Maths with Vivek has helped him a lot, and he is getting consistently good grades in his tests at school. In fact, he was so happy at Trefoil, that we decided to register him for English and Science lessons here as well. English, in particular, has been a great success. He has found the group sessions in English useful since the students can share ideas and that is something that he wouldn’t benefit from if he went to a one-to-one session. Overall, he is very happy with Trefoil, it has helped him to improve his exam technique and he is very happy with that, and so we are as well."

The Intermediate Mathematical Challenge commences today, with Year 10 and Year 11 students competing for gold, silver and bronze certificates across the country.

We would like to wish the best of luck to all our students who are sitting the Challenge today. Remember that it is not an exam, but a challenge - so stay calm and enjoy the process!

In this week's Senior Tutor Update video, Vivek reminds students, parents, tutors and the office team to look after their energy levels and take time to rest if needed; there is no harm in walking in order to prepare for a sprint finish. As students revise for the upcoming examinations, Vivek advises them to be selective about the revision content they use to make sure it is of a high academic standard. Vivek highlights the need for students to have aspirational and realistic target grades. Additionally, our Director of Studies Rebecca will review students' current attainment and compared them with stated academic aspirations - she will be contacting parents of students who are currently not on track to achieve those targets. Finally, Vivek welcomes our new Registrar, Esther, who starts- her work with us this week.

Today, we begin celebrating National Storytelling Week!

National Storytelling Week takes place every year and is a celebration of the power of sharing stories.

We would like to say a big congratulations to all the students who have sat their 11+ entrance exams this year and successfully got through this demanding process. Very well done; we are all really proud of you!

If there is anything we can do to help with upcoming interviews, please do not hesitate to get in touch!

Today is International Holocaust Memorial Day. The theme for 2023 is Ordinary People.

We would like to take this day to remember, and pay tribute to, the 6 million lives lost during the Holocaust.

Applicants who have sat interviews for places at the University of Cambridge will hear about being offered a place today. We would like to wish the best of luck to our students who are waiting to hear back - our fingers are firmly crossed for you!

As every year, we will be waiting to hear from our 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.

In this week's Senior Tutor Update, Vivek talks about the methods we employ at Trefoil Tutors to help students take ownership of their learning and strive to become more independent learners who are intrinsically motivated.

Finally, Vivek reminds those parents who are still deliberating whether to sign up for lessons now or wait until next term or next academic year about the importance of starting the course at the beginning of the Key Stage, or as close to it as possible; time really is of the essence when it comes to helping students cover the course in a comprehensive and structured manner, as well as develop long-term learning habits.

To watch the video, please follow the link to our Facebook page:

Today, we begin the Chinese New Year celebrations and step into the Year of the Rabbit according to the Chinese calendar. We would like to wish you a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year! We hope you have enjoyed celebrating with your friends and family.

The end of the Chinese New Year celebrations is marked by the Lantern Festival, which will take place on Sunday, 5th of February. If you would like to learn more about the traditions and festivities surrounding the Chinese New Year, you may find some interesting information on the dedicated website: https://chinesenewyear.net/

We are delighted to introduce you to the newest member of our office team, Juhi, who has joined us as our new Receptionist. Without a doubt, both students and their parents will get to know Juhi very well in the coming months as she will be greeting students and liaising with parents during all lessons that take place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

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

We are now pleased 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. If you feel that your son or daughter would benefit from specialist tuition in Mathematics, Further Mathematics, English, Reasoning, Science, Biology, Chemistry or Economics, please do get in touch.

For an update on the current availability in our lessons,, please visit our website: https://www.trefoiltutors.co.uk/availability/

If you would like to join our lessons in this term, we would strongly recommend joining before Week 4. Places are now allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

To enquire about booking your place, please contact our Director of Accounts Milda on 0203 565 0539 or email registrar@trefoiltutors.co.uk.

We look forward to hearing from you!

As we enter Week 3 of the Spring Term, we would like to remind students that this is the first assessment week of the Term. Students will be sitting a 20-minute assessment in their lessons this week. Some classes will not be given an assessment this week, for example, Reasoning students and some A Level classes. For these classes, a longer assessment will be given in Week 6. Remember to follow Vivek and Rebecca’s advice in this week’s Senior Tutor Update video and the Welcome Booklet on how best to revise for these assessments!

In this week's Senior Tutor Update video, Vivek reminds students that it is the first assessment week of the term. For our continuing students, this will be a path well trodden; however our new joiners will be experiencing Trefoil assessments for the first time this week. Vivek discusses how we use the data from these assessments to monitor student progress as well as inform our future teaching. Vivek encourages parents of our Y6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 students to equip their children with a Casio FX-991EX Classwiz calculator if they haven't done so already. Vivek congratulates our 11+ students who have been invited for interviews thus far and reminds parents to book in a free 11+ interview prep session if they haven't done so already. Finally, Vivek welcomes Juhi, who joins the office team as our new Receptionist.

Tomorrow, on Saturday, the 14th of January, there will be a one-off change to our lesson timetable.

Vivek and Milda’s lessons that usually begin at 10am and finish at 11:30am will begin at 9am and end at 10:30am.

Vivek and Milda’s lessons that usually begin at 11:45am and finish at 1:15pm will begin at 10:30am and end at 12pm.

All other lessons will take place at the usual times.

We hope this does not cause too much inconvenience; please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions about these changes. You can reach us on our office line at 0203 565 0539, or email our team at office@trefoiltutors.co.uk.

Thank you for your understanding!

Applicants who have sat interviews for places at the University of Oxford will hear whether or not they have been offered a place today. We would like to wish the best of luck to our students who are waiting to hear back - our fingers are firmly crossed for you!

As every year, we will be waiting to hear from our 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.

In this week's Senior Tutor Update, Vivek reflects on the differences that two years have made to our teaching and learning setup with Covid-19 in the backdrop. Vivek celebrates a return to "normality" as well as applauding the new and exciting initiatives that are taking shape at Trefoil. Vivek also wishes all the best to our 11+ students who are now receiving the results of their first round of examinations and invites them to share their results with us, as well as to benefit from the advice about the interviewing process that we offer at Trefoil Tutors. Vivek additionally wishes the very best of luck to our Year 13 students, some of whom will be finding out the results of their Oxford interviews this week. Vivek welcomes our new starters who have joined lessons in the Spring Term, emphasising the importance of establishing good routines from the very start.

We would like to wish the best of luck to all our 11+ students sitting entrance examinations for Aldenham School today and Royal Masonic School for Girls between today and Thursday, 12th January!

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.