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To support our students' preparations for their 11+ examinations, our Lead Mathematics Tutor, Vivek Gathani, would like to share a selection of problem-solving questions with answers he has written for his students.

Parents often enquire about practice questions similar in type and difficulty to those found towards the middle and end of Independent School papers. The sets of questions Vivek has prepared pick up on techniques we teach our students in lessons in the run-up to these examinations. We thought it may be beneficial to share these with the wider community.

To access the problem solving questions and the corresponding answers, please follow the link below:

We hope you find these useful!

The Half Term break is an excellent opportunity for students to pursue their reading interests without the constraints of a usual school timetable.

In order to encourage students to explore different authors, styles and genres, as well as help them develop a love of literature, our Lead English Tutor Milda has compiled a list of twelve 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.

To download the Recommended Reading List, please click read more and follow the link for your Year Group.

We hope that students will explore these not only during the Half Term, but also throughout the academic year!

Many of the books on the list are available to borrow from our office library. Please speak to our Lead English Tutor, Milda, if you are looking for a specific title.

Happy reading!

Trefoil Tutors is an awarding-winning tuition provider, recognised as the Best Tuition and Educational Support Provider in the South East region by UK Enterprise Awards and shortlisted by Education Investor Awards. Founded in 2011 with the aim of bringing a new level of professionalism to tutoring in North London, Trefoil Tutors provide group lessons which follow structured courses designed to support and augment the work studied in school as well as help students prepare for 11+, GCSE and A Level examinations.

At Trefoil Tutors, we are incredibly proud of the quality of teaching and learning we deliver across a range of different subjects. In our small group lessons, our team of qualified teachers and experienced tutors aim to augment and support the work done by schools. Students are taught according to a structured scheme of work and are given weekly homework assignments and regular assessments which are all prepared in-house by our tutors, with weekly individual feedback provided to parents via our personalised online portal.

Currently tutoring over 330 students in the North London area, we are very proud to see that our students are achieving outstanding results. We are grateful that 100% of our surveyed parents would recommend Trefoil Tutors to a friend.

Our lesson availability is limited, with places allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. If you would like to join our lessons, we highly recommend contacting us promptly to avoid disappointment. To discuss joining our lessons, please contact our Registrar, Ruby, on registrar@trefoiltutors.co.uk or call 0203 565 0539.

As we begin our October Half Term break, we know that parents may be looking for engaging and interactive ways to keep their children entertained over the holidays. Below are ten activities we recommend for a fun and educational Half Term break.

1. A virtual tour of the Musée d’Orsay, Paris

As the evenings begin to get a little longer, travel to Paris from the comfort of your own home where you can scroll through interactive galleries featuring van Gogh, Cézanne, Degas, and learn more about the architecture of the building in the online exhibit.

https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/musee-dorsay-paris

2. Shakespeare’s Globe: Learn Online

The Globe Theatre is offering a number of online resources for a variety of age groups. These include storytellings and workshops exploring the subtext of many of Shakespeare’s most well-known plays and the ways in which they matter to our modern age.

https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/learn/

On Monday, 17th October, we held our third set of English, Reasoning and Mathematics 11+ mock examinations for students preparing to sit Independent School entrance examinations at the end of this year and in January 2023.

Thank you to all those who attended - we hope you found the practise useful!

Trefoil Tutors are holding another set of mock examinations for English, Reasoning and Mathematics next Saturday, the 29th October.

To book your place, please email our Registrar, Ruby, at registrar@trefoiltutors.co.uk or call 0203 565 0539.

As we complete the first Half Term of the academic year, we are delighted to see students begin to establish good routines in their learning. In order to help students practise little and often during their holidays in an attempt to keep academic regression at bay, our Lead Mathematics, English and Science tutors have prepared a set of holiday work for each year group, which is now available on our website.

We have made these free resources accessible through our website, so please do feel free to share this material with siblings, friends, neighbours, or whoever you feel would benefit from a little extra revision!

In this week's Senior Tutor Update video, Vivek congratulate tutees, their parents, tutors and the office team for an exceptional first Half Term of the academic year. Vivek informs us that the office will be closed from Monday, 17th October and Sunday, 30th October inclusively. Vivek encourages us all to use the two-week Half Term to relax and recharge our batteries, ahead of a big six-week Half Term before Christmas. Once those batteries are recharged, Vivek encourages students and parents to look to the newsletter for inspiration on how to use the break effectively by going on one of the recommended educational activities, completing the holiday work or reviewing their folders.

Wishing you a restful Half Term break!

After a successful first six lessons, our Half Term Break begins today, with no group lessons taking place between the 17th and the 30th October. Lessons will resume on the week commencing Monday, 31st of October.

The Trefoil Tutors office is closed for the Half Term break from Monday, 17th October to Sunday, 30th October. Throughout these two weeks, we will be operating with a skeleton staff only; our team will be intermittently checking our email inboxes for any urgent queries.

We hope you have a relaxing break!

In response to continued interest in our group lessons, we are excited to announce that Trefoil Tutors will be running three new groups for Year 10 Mathematics, Year 4 English and Year 11 Triple Science starting in the second half of the Autumn Term.

For more information about joining our group lessons in the second half of the Autumn Term, please contact our Registrar Ruby at registrar@trefoiltutors.co.uk or call 0203 565 0539.

On Sunday, 2nd October, our Director and Senior Tutor, Vivek Gathani, successfully completed the London Marathon raising money for the NSPCC.

If you would like to sponsor Vivek and support this great organisation, please follow this link to donate:

This academic year, we continue to offer the full-year booking discount of £100.

We would like to kindly remind parents of the upcoming deadline to use the full-year discount by the start of the Half Term break, the 16th of October.

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.

‘Make mental health and wellbeing for all a global priority’

World Mental Health Day is a chance to talk about mental health in general and how we need to look after it. It’s so important to talk about things and get help if you are struggling.

You do not have to go through tough times alone. If you are finding things difficult, speaking to someone might help. A number of charities have dedicated helplines and are ready to offer you their ear and support.

In this week's Senior Tutor Update, Vivek reflects on the last two weeks and celebrates the good work we have all completed. Equally, Vivek reminds us that we have one very important week to go before the two-week Half Term break, where students will be completing their first longer assessment of the academic year.

In this week's Senior Tutor Update, Vivek does his best impression of a newsreader, summarising a busy week at Trefoil. Vivek thanks everyone for their support in helping him run the London Marathon as well as for the sponsorship as he raises money for the NSPCC. With the cold season upon us, Vivek encourages students to attend lessons face-to-face if they are well enough to do so, but equally, to make use of the calling-in facility if they are unwell. Vivek also reminds students to complete corrections and begin their revision for the assessment in Week 6. With parents of our students in mind, Vivek proudly announces the start of the event schedule at Trefoil, with the 11+ Parents' Advice Evening taking place on Monday 17th October.

Our Director of Accounts Milda brings two important announcements. Firstly, our full year payment discount is available until the end of the Half Term (16 October). Parents are welcome to secure their child's place for the full academic year and receive an additional £100 discount per subject. Secondly, Milda introduces new Year 4 English, Year 10 Mathematics and Year 11 Science lessons added to our timetable after the October Half Term break.

In this week’s video, our Senior Tutor Vivek reviews the first Assessment Week of the academic year and reminds students of the good routines we’ve been establishing. Additionally, with cross-year examinations usually taking place in schools in the coming months, Vivek discusses a number of effective revision methods building on VAK theory, which will be helpful to all our students regardless of their age. In her first video of the academic year, our Director of Operations Armine reminds parents of the parking arrangements at Theobald Court and introduces an exciting array of upcoming events for both students and their parents.

From all of us at Trefoil Tutors, we would like to wish you all a very happy Rosh Hashanah. We hope you have enjoyed celebrating the new year with your friends and family. Shana Tova!

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.