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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.

“In terms of the structure of the lessons and the group set-up, the boys have really enjoyed it. It’s in-keeping with what they would be accustomed to in a school environment which is quite nice. Rather than it being a formal one-to-one setting, a group environment keeps it consistent to what they’re used to. The subject matter can be challenging both from the aspect of the tutor, as well as the other students in the classroom, so everyone is there to improve from different angles and I think a varied environment from what they experience in school has, for my boys, certainly been very beneficial.”

In this week’s Senior Tutor Update, Vivek reminds us that Week 2, 5, 8 and 11 of each Term are packed full of teaching content. Vivek applauds the high attendance rate last week and encourages this to continue ahead of an important week to come. Vivek reminds parents that our Director of Studies, Rebecca, will be sending her usual watch-list emails. This week, these will refer to the assessments completed in Week 6 which, for our Year 11s, 12s and 13s would have been longer, summative assessments. Finally, Vivek notifies parents to look out for an important email regarding registration for the Summer Term, Summer Lessons and the Autumn Term.

We would like to remind parents of our current students that four members of the team at Trefoil Tutors, including our Director and Lead Tutors, have completed Level 3 Award First Aid Training. These staff members are familiar with the role and responsibilities of a first aider, and as part of their training, have learnt how to manage unconscious casualties, how to respond to incidents involving choking or external bleeding and have practised Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).

Magdalene College Cambridge has announced a brand new Arts and Humanities essay competition for 2023. Open to Year 12 students attending state-maintained schools in the UK, the prizes aim to encourage ambitious and talented students in the Arts and Humanities subjects to explore their interests further, with the hope that they will be encouraged to read these or related subjects at University.

The Essay Competition has a First Prize of £300, a Second Prize of £200, and a Third Prize of £100. Winners will be invited to a prize-giving ceremony at Magdalene in the summer. The deadline for submissions is on Friday, 28th April 2023 at 6pm.

Yesterday was Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent - a period of six weeks leading up to Easter.

Lent is a special time of reflection and faith, practised in prayer and by the act of giving up something. That “something” depends on the person observing Lent, with the main guidelines being that it has to be something that’s challenging to give up during this period. Millions of people give up something during Lent as a sign of sacrifice and to test their self-discipline.

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.

Today is Shrove Tuesday - also known as Pancake Day!

Shrove Tuesday falls on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent - a period of six weeks leading up to Easter.

Enjoy your pancakes and the countdown to Easter!

We hope all our students and their parents enjoyed a relaxing February Half Term Break! We would like to remind parents that today marks the beginning of the second half of the Spring Term and all lessons will run according to the usual timetable.

We are excited to welcome all our students back to our classrooms this week!

In this week's Senior Tutor Update video, Vivek emphasises the importance of the six weeks to come for our Year 11s and Year 13s in particular as we complete the GCSE and A Level courses respectively. Vivek congratulates our 11+ students on their outstanding set of results and encourages parents to book in a time with Vivek for some "making your mind up" advice. Finally, Vivek reminds everyone that the majority of the deadlines for our largest staff expansion in history is 9pm on Sunday 19th February.

Our Director of Accounts Milda shares the news that the term dates for the Summer Lessons and the new academic year have been set, and will be emailed to parents on Monday of Week 7. Furthermore, Milda introduces the priority registration process for the Summer Term, Summer Lessons for our Year 4, 5, 11 and 12 students and the Autumn Term of the new academic year. Finally, Milda mentions exciting new early-bird discounts for parents who would like to register their children for the full academic year in advance.

We would like to remind all our students who attend Rebecca’s Science lessons of the lessons taking place tomorrow, Sunday, the 19th February. As communicated in December and January, Rebecca’s Science lessons at the beginning of the Spring Term have been rescheduled to take place this Sunday.

This Sunday, students will attend their Week 6 lesson and sit a 30-minute assessment in their lessons. Please 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!

The rescheduled lessons will take place at the following times:

10am-11:30am - Year 7 Science

12pm-1:30pm - Year 9 Science

2pm-3:30pm - Year 11 Triple Science (Usually 7:50pm-9:20pm on a Thursday)

4pm-5:30pm - Year 12 Chemistry

6pm-7:30pm - Year 11 Triple Science (Usually 6pm-7:30pm on a Sunday)

7:30pm-9pm - Year 13 Chemistry

Here is a message from our Director and Senior Tutor at Trefoil Tutors, Vivek Gathani:

Hello everyone,

I hope you're well and enjoying the Half Term break.

By means of a little introduction, my name is Vivek Gathani. I am Director and Senior Tutor at Trefoil Tutors.

Trefoil Tutors was set up in 2011, with the aim of bringing a new level of professionalism to tutoring in North London. Over a decade on, we find ourselves here, in our office in Elstree where we teach over 300 students a week in our small, specialised group lessons. Currently, we have four full time tutors, one part time tutor and three subcontracted tutors whose work is fantastically supported by a full office team consisting of a Director of Accounts, a Director of Studies, a Director of Operations, a Bursar, a Registrar and a team of secretaries. At Trefoil, we very much see tutoring as a vocation in itself.

We are pleased to share the news that Trefoil Tutors are looking to employ a part-time Business Development Manager to join our growing team, starting in March 2023.

We are looking for an engaging, ambitious and experienced Business Development Manager to develop our Advertising and Marketing strategy and pursue new growth opportunities. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in taking the company forward and building on its current outstanding levels of success.

This is a part-time role based on a 12-hour-per-week schedule. Candidates can expect to work one weekday and one weekend day.

As we complete the first half of the Spring Term, we are delighted to see students continuing to follow good routines in their learning. In order to help students practise little and often during their break in order to keep academic regression at bay, our lead Mathematics, English and Science tutors Vivek, Milda and Rebecca have prepared a set of holiday work assignments.

Based on the material covered so far in the Spring Term, the assignments are a great way to help students review the topics from the weeks just gone as well as make a running start for the second half of Spring Term.

To access the holiday work assignments and answers, please follow the link below: https://www.trefoiltutors.co.uk/free-holiday-materials/

We hope you find these useful in your revision!

With a number of Independent Schools sending out offer emails last week, it is not surprising that our social media threads are awash with parents asking for advice on how to choose the right secondary school for their child.

Therefore, our Senior Tutor Vivek Gathani thought it would be beneficial to record a short video extending his advice to the broader 11+ community in the hope that it will help parents who are facing similar decisions.

In this week's Senior Tutor Update, Vivek wishes all our students, parents and staff a restful Half Term break as we mark the half-way point in the academic year. Vivek reminds everyone that the office will be closed between Monday, 13th February and Sunday, 19th February inclusively. Rebecca's rearranged Science lessons will take place on Sunday, 19th February.

Vivek encourages our students to use the Half Term break to rest up and re-charge their batteries. This is especially true for our Year 11 and Year 13 students. Vivek reminds students to complete the holiday work; not only for the subject they attend at Trefoil but all the holiday work produced for their year group. Vivek reiterates the need for students to keep their folders organised, with up-to-date overview sheets. This will help kick-start students' revision which will likely begin during the Easter holidays.

We would like to wish you a happy Valentine's Day, and hope you will spend it surrounded by your loved ones!

After a successful first six lessons of the Spring Term, our Half Term Break begins today, with no group lessons taking place between Monday, the 13th and Sunday, the 19th of February, with the exception of the rescheduled Science lessons that will take place on Sunday, 19th of February.

All other group lessons will resume on the week commencing Monday, 20th of February.

Please note, our office is closed for the Half Term break from Monday, 13th February to Saturday, 18th February. Our team will be intermittently checking our email inboxes for any urgent queries.

Enjoy your Half Term break and we look forward to seeing you in Week 7!

Our warmest congratulations go to Rebecca, our Director of Studies and Lead Tutor of Science and Reasoning, who got married this month!

From all of us at Trefoil Tutors, we would like to wish Rebecca and her husband Alex a lifetime of love and happiness.