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We would like to wish the best of luck to all our 11+ students sitting the entrance examinations for John Lyon School between today and Wednesday, 22nd November!

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.

Anti-Bullying Week 2023 is coordinated by the Anti-Bullying Alliance. It will take place from 13th to 17th November 2023 and has the theme “Make A Noise About Bullying”.

The week will kick off with Odd Socks Day on Monday 13th November, where adults and children wear odd socks to celebrate what makes us all unique.

From all of us at Trefoil, we would like to wish you a very happy Diwali!

We would like to take this day to remember the service and sacrifice of all those that have defended our freedom. The team at Trefoil will be observing the one-minute’s silence at 11am, both today and during our lessons on Sunday morning.

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.

The Primary Maths Challenge commences this week, with Year 5 and Year 6 students competing for gold, silver and bronze certificates across the country.

From all of us at Trefoil, we would like to wish you a happy Guy Fawkes Day and Bonfire Night!

Did you know that November is the month to read more non-fiction?

As part of the National Non-Fiction Month, children are invited to create their own postcard and win a selection of non-fiction books.

From all of us at Trefoil, we would like to wish you a peaceful All Saints’ Day.

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.

From all of us at Trefoil, we would like to wish you a very spooky Halloween!

We hope that all our students and their parents enjoyed a relaxing Half Term break. Today, Monday, the 30th of October, we resume the Autumn Term and welcome all our students back to our group lessons.

We look forward to seeing you all in our classrooms this week!

As our current Year 6 students near the final - albeit the most crucial - period of their 11+ journey, on Monday, 16th October, we held an 11+ Advice Evening for the parents of our Year 4 and Year 5 students who are embarking on their 11+ journeys now.

We would like to thank the parents who attended the Advice Evening - it was a pleasure seeing so many parents of our Year 4 and Year 5 students gathered at Trefoil Tutors for the first event we organised this term!

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.

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:

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.

The Autumn Holidays are 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 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.