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Best of luck to all our 11+ students sitting the entrance examinations to The Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School today and on Friday! 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!

Today, we held a set of tailored English, Mathematics and Reasoning 11+ mock examinations adapted to the revised exam structure of the entrance examinations for Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School, which a number of our students are going to sit this week.

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

With the 11+ entrance examinations to Independent Schools taking place in the coming months, we would like to remind parents of the final places available in the upcoming mock examinations that will take place in December and January. As we have received a great deal of interest regarding the mock examinations from students who are not attending our lessons, a large number of places in the mock examinations have already been booked.

Places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

For more information or to book your place, please call the office on 0203 565 0539 or email us at office@trefoiltutors.co.uk.

In this week's Senior Tutor Update, Vivek and Rebecca share a set of useful reminders for the final week of the term. Vivek reminds parents that our priority registration has now ended and we are starting to offer places to students on the waiting list. Students are also reminded to adhere to the updated guidelines with students over the age of 11 wearing masks in communal areas - thank you for helping us keep Trefoil a safe environment for all!

We would like to remind students and parents that this is the final week of group lessons before we begin our Christmas holidays. The Autumn Term ends on Sunday, the 13th of December. After the break, all group lessons will resume on the 4th of January. We look forward to seeing everyone for their final lessons this year!

“We’ve had a great experience with Trefoil Tutors for our sons. They’ve built up a good understanding of mathematical concepts and, as a result, they’ve improved a great deal in school. But most importantly, they’ve been happy going to lessons and have comfortably managed to combine school work and assignments set by Trefoil Tutors. It’s been a win-win for them in every respect.”

At Trefoil Tutors, we recognise the importance of maintaining an ongoing conversation between parents, tutors and students as a key factor in maintaining tutee progress and development. As a very successful Autumn Term comes to an end, we would like to invite parents to book in a meeting to speak to your child’s tutor and discuss their progress throughout the academic year so far. These meetings will build on the personalised feedback the tutors upload to the online portal every week.

To book your meeting, please log in to the online portal and choose a convenient date and time.

We would like to remind parents of our current students that priority registration for the Spring Term is now open and that our current students' places in the lessons are reserved until Sunday, the 6th of December. Please do make sure to book your child's place before this date to ensure continuity of lessons. Any places that are not booked by this date will be offered to students on the waiting list on a first-come, first-served basis.

"The lessons have given him a great deal of confidence and he’s got the belief he can achieve the top grade in maths."

With many schools hosting virtual Parents' Evenings in the upcoming weeks, our senior tutor Vivek comments on his time as a school teacher and shares useful advice on how to approach, and make the most of, the conversations with your child's teachers.

To watch the video, please visit our Facebook page

In this week’s Senior Tutor update, Vivek highlights the importance of students completing corrections during our online lessons. He goes on to emphasise the value of managing students’ confidence, motivation and energy levels during a long half term. Additionally, our Registrar Milda reminds parents that priority registration for Spring Term is now open, with places for our current students reserved until Friday, the 4th of December. Milda emphasises that places will no longer be reserved after this deadline and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

"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."

Our Economics group lessons are run by our Economics tutor Christoph, a professional Economics teacher with over three years of experience teaching at Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School. Christoph holds a BSc(Econ) in Economics and an MSc in Economic History from the London School of Economics (LSE). Moreover, Christoph is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA).

We would like to remind parents of our current students that priority registration for the Spring Term has begun! As always, in order to help ensure continuity of teaching and learning, we would like to give priority to students already attending the lessons to book their place in the upcoming term before we offer any available places to pupils on our waiting list.

In this week's Senior Tutor Update, Vivek reflects on our return to online lessons for the second lockdown. After expressing his gratitude towards the parents of our students, our tutors and our administrative team for putting in all the extra time to ensure a smooth running of lessons online, Vivek turns to our students. To help them make the most of learning in a virtual environment, Vivek shares four useful observations about online learning and offers useful advice on engaging with the material and maintaining the continuity of learning despite the changes to the learning environment. As next week is Assessment Week, our Director of Studies Rebecca speaks to students about effective revision methods in order to help them prepare for the upcoming week.

"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 prepared."

Did you know this November is the month to read more non-fiction? In this week’s video, our lead English tutor Milda talks about National Non-Fiction November and the benefits of broadening your reading interests.

To watch the video, please visit our Facebook page:

Following the Prime Minister’s announcement to impose a second lockdown, we have been closely following updates to the guidelines outlined by the Government. Regrettably, we have been forced to temporarily take our lessons online from Thursday 5th November 2020. Please note that we will return to face-to-face lessons as soon as we are allowed to by the Government. We will continue to monitor and reassess the situation daily.

Should you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to contact our office on 0203 565 0539 or via email office@trefoiltutors.co.uk.

Stay safe and see you on Skype!