Trefoil Tutors was established in 2011 with a mission to bring a new level of professionalism to tutoring. Providing outstanding teaching and learning and enriching a student’s educational experience are at the forefront of all that we do.
We offer specialist small group tuition for Years 3 to 13, in order to augment and support the teaching that students receive in school.
Our business is based on three foundational values: Personal, Passionate, Professional.
Being a tutor at Trefoil Tutors goes far beyond providing a platform for outstanding teaching and learning. Our tutors are seen as mentors to students as much as they are teachers. Getting to know students and their families during their time with us is a cornerstone of what we hold to be important and is paramount in ensuring we can communicate effectively with our clients.
At Trefoil Tutors, we are equally committed to sharing our subject knowledge as well as our love of the subjects we teach with our students. Making lessons dynamic, interesting and engaging helps us develop an enjoyment of the subject and promote life-long learning in our students. We are unashamedly geeky!
All too often, tutoring is seen as an additional job. Our team see tutoring differently - we approach it as a vocation in itself. We aim to professionalise all we do, both with regards to our tutoring and our administrative procedures. We use the exceptionally high standards of top Independent and Grammar Schools as the benchmark we hold ourselves to.
Connor, Aug. 30, 2024
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 and Chemistry, please visit the Group Availability page on our website to check if places are still available:
https://www.trefoiltutors.co.uk/availability/
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!
Connor, Aug. 29, 2024
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.
Vivek is a qualified teacher with over 13 years’ experience in private tutoring. During his time as a Mathematics teacher at Haberdashers' Boys' School, Vivek helped mark and write the 11+ examination.
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, follow the link below: https://bit.ly/3vbTifG
For the answers and additional 11+ mock examination papers, please visit the Resources page on our website: https://www.trefoiltutors.co.uk/specific-resources/…
At Trefoil Tutors, we offer small, specialised classes run by qualified teachers and experienced tutors. With over 250 students already booked in for September, we do have a small number of places in our Mathematics, English and Science classes still available.
Please do get in touch with our Registrar on 0203 565 05 39 or via email on registrar@trefoiltutors.co.uk for more information.
Connor, Aug. 27, 2024
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.”
"The best thing about the lessons is that they didn’t get thrown into the deep end – they were told exactly what they were going to do, and everything was well prepared."
Saad's mum
"We are delighted with Gabriela’s progress: she has improved so much, in her confidence, in her attitude to the subject - and she looks forward to the lessons."
Gabriela's mum
"Vivek would take his time to explain to each student what they were struggling with - and he would always explain it in a fun way."
Pupil, Year 6
"I’m really happy with the work that Vivek does and the way he teaches – he really challenges my girls. He’s very, very patient; he can sit and explain everything ten times if you need him to and he makes everything sound very easy."
Ria and Anya's Mum
"Avi has been a good student but over the years had plateaued in maths, and I can honestly say that Vivek has brought back that spark about maths to Avi."
Avi and Aman's Mum
"The lessons have given him a great deal of confidence and he’s got the belief he can achieve the top grade in maths."
Jonathan's Dad
"It’s nice being in a group, because you can compare your work and it’s nice to see how other people have thought of doing the same question."
Pupil, Y11
"They’ve built up a good understanding of mathematical concepts and, as a result, they’ve improved a great deal in school."
Karan and Rohan's Mum
"We were working together as a team - the tutor, the parent and the child. I think that is the best bit and they couldn't have done it better."
Kabir's Mum
"One of my sons has been with Trefoil Tutors for over 5 years now and has enjoyed every bit of it. As parents, we can see he’s achieving much higher results in his academics at school."
Samad and Saif's Dad
"Suhan has recently been moved into an accelerated group, where children can learn more as the speed and depth is differentiated for this group of children. That helps Suhan push forward towards his preparations for exams."
Suhan's Mum
"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!"
Aaliyah's mum
"Trefoil Tutors is extremely well organised - it's more like a small school than a traditional tutor. It is very ordered and structured; there is a clear routine for all the lessons. We've been extremely impressed with both the service and the approach from both Vivek and Milda."
Joshua's Dad
"Trefoil Tutors are a very professional company - they are very supportive and always available whenever we need them."
Aarav's Dad
"English in particular has been a great success. He found the group sessions in English useful because kids tend to exchange or share ideas and that is something that he wouldn’t get if he went to a one-to-one session."
Anthony's Dad
"Kabir never felt like he was missing out on anything or lagging behind because Vivek took the time to explain each concept to each and every one of the boys."
Kabir's mum
"It’s a very professional environment yet it’s friendly at the same time. They are very organised: everything is very well planned, we get the lesson dates well in advance. The communication is great and the newsletter keeps us informed about any changes that are happening."
Avi and Aman's mum
"We found is that the feedback is very structured, and in fact even more detailed than what you get in a school report, because it’s just focusing on one subject."
Jonathan and Lili's dad
"Trefoil Tutors recently introduced their new website, which is very useful and helpful because we can now track the lessons and the progress. Additionally, we recently downloaded some 11+ mock exams and answers from the online portal, which was very helpful."
Salma's dad
"Usually when you go to a maths tutor, you just expect it to be boring and slow and just more questions – but here it’s not. The way Mr G teaches is fun, it’s animated and he’s always willing to have a chat about different maths and make it fun at the same time."
Pupil, Year 10
"Trefoil Tutors has done so much for my son – he has matured a lot, he’s concentrating a lot more and his grades are excellent because of Trefoil Tutors, not because of the school."
Saif and Samad's mum
“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.”
Rory's mum
“It was such a fantastic idea for Vivek and Milda to organise the 11+ Parents’ Evening because I had no clue about 11+: I didn’t know what to expect, I was scared from what people had told me. But coming here it made me feel more comfortable about it. There’s nothing as good as feeling and knowing that you are supported.”
Kishi's mum
"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."
