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As many parents consider secondary school choices for their children, you may find it useful to read some advice published by the Good Schools Guide on the factors to consider when applying to secondary schools. To read the article, please follow the link below:

With over 200 students attending our small group lessons, we are delighted to share an exciting opportunity to join our team of tutors in this week's video!

We are looking for a Mathematics tutor and an Economics tutor to run small group lessons at our office in Elstree. The ideal candidate will be a qualified teacher or have extensive teaching experience in a school environment.

With a fixed, term-time only timetable, access to high quality resources and a full-time admin support team, the role is focused on delivering specialised classroom teaching to small groups of up to six students in a tailored classroom space.

To watch the video, please visit our Facebook page:

For more information about the opportunity, please see the leaflet below or call us on 0203 565 0539. To apply, please express your interest to office@trefoiltutors.co.uk by the 9th of December - we look forward to hearing from you!

Our next video about 11+ entrance to grammar schools will be posted on our Facebook page on Friday the 30th of November – do follow us in order to receive notifications about when each new video is released.

Following enquiries from a number of parents, we are delighted to inform you that during the Christmas holidays, we will be running Mathematics mock examinations for pupils who are preparing to sit their IGCSE Mathematics examinations in January 2019.

The mock examinations are modelled on new specification IGCSE papers. The Mathematics mock examination papers are written by Vivek Gathani, our lead Mathematics tutor who is a qualified teacher with four years of experience teaching at Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School.

New research has shown that early school starts affect students' health as well as concentration levels. When entering early adulthood, students' ideal wake and sleep times gradually become later. Early school starts often means that students lose between 2-2.7 hours of sleep a day, which affects brain development and has been linked to the activation of genes associated with mental illness.

To read the full article, please follow the link below:

With the 11+ independent school examinations fast approaching, we would like to remind you of the English and Mathematics mock examinations we are running during the Christmas holidays at our premises in Elstree (5 Theobald Court, Theobald Street, WD6 4RN). Places are limited and booked on a first-come, first-served basis. To book your place, please email us at office@trefoiltutors.co.uk or call 0203 565 0539.

We are delighted to announce that over 200 students are now attending our group lessons in English, Mathematics and Science here at Trefoil Tutors. Thank you for using our tutoring services and we look forward to working with you throughout the academic year!

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

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Our next video will be posted on our Facebook page on Friday, the 23rd of November – do follow us in order to receive notifications about when each new video is released. If you would like to submit a question for the upcoming video, please do share it with us on our social media!

For those budding scientists looking for ways to explore the world around them with the help of technology, we would like to share a shortlist of mobile apps that will allow to learn more about stars and space, investigate chemical elements and their history, or track birds and their migratory routes.

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Students applying to study at the University of Oxford next year will be attending their interviews at the start of December. Those currently preparing to be interviewed, or those simply curious about the types of questions that come up in these interviews might find it interesting to have a look at the sample questions the university has recently released in order to make the process more transparent. The questions are categorised by subject and also include comments from university tutors regarding the reasoning behind the questions as well as their expectations from the interviewee.

To read these, please visit the University's website:

We would like to remind you that we are still welcoming applications from candidates who would like to join our team as a part-time Personal Assistant (PA). Application deadline is tomorrow, the 14th of November.

Based in our office in Elstree, this part-time position is perfectly suited for a locally based parent who is looking to balance their job with school drop-off and pick-up times, with working hours of Monday to Friday 10am to 2pm and a competitive salary.

For the role description, please visit our website:

Should you have any questions about the role, please do not hesitate to contact us on 0203 565 0539. To apply, please email your CV and cover letter to jobs@trefoiltutors.co.uk.

We look forward to hearing from you!

The Primary Maths Challenge commences today, with Year 5 and Year 6 students competing for gold, silver and bronze certificates across the country. We would like to wish the best of luck to all our students who are sitting the Junior Maths Challenge today!

Remember that it is not an exam, but a challenge - so stay calm and enjoy the process.

All our best wishes,

The Trefoil Team

With many schools hosting 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 meeting your child's teachers.

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Our next video will be posted on our Facebook page on Friday, the 16th of November – do follow us in order to receive notifications about when each new video is released. If you would like to submit a question for the upcoming video, please do share it with us on our social media:

As Trefoil Tutors continues to grow, we are delighted to share with you an exciting opportunity to become part of our team. We are currently looking for a Personal Assistant (PA) to join our Elstree office. 

About the vacancy
We are looking for an approachable and organised individual with a proactive attitude to join our team as a Personal Assistant (PA). Based in our office in Elstree, this part-time position is perfectly suited for a locally based parent who is looking to balance their job with school drop-off and pick-up times, with working hours of Monday to Friday 10am to 2pm and a competitive salary. 

For the role description, please visit our website: https://www.trefoiltutors.co.uk/vacancies/. 

Although relatively new initiative, the Breakthrough Prize is one of the largest prizes offered in Science – every year, it awards scientists in Mathematics, Fundamental Physics and Life Sciences for making significant contributions to our understanding of the world. Those of our students who take a particular interest in these fields might find it interesting to look at the winners of the prize and familiarise themselves with the current leading ideas in the science sector!

This year, winners were celebrated for breakthroughs in gene therapy, discovery of a new class of electronic materials and developments in mathematical theory.

For a full list of winners, visit the Prize’s website:

From all of us at Trefoil, we would like to wish you all a very happy Diwali. We hope you are celebrating the festival surrounded by family and friends!

Attended by over 200 of the country’s leading nurseries, pre-preps, prep schools, senior schools and colleges, the Independent Schools Show is an open day-style event taking place on the 10th-11th of November at Battersea Park. Tickets are available for free when registering in advance.

To find out more about the event, please follow the link below:

We were delighted to see so many of our Year 6 students attending the 11+ mock examinations we held during the half-term holidays. We would like to remind parents of the final places available in the upcoming mock exams that will take place in December and January.

The mock examinations are modelled on 11+ entrance examination papers to independent schools in the area and are written by our lead tutors Vivek Gathani and Milda Sabunaite.

After a relaxing half-term break, we are excited to welcome all our students back for the second set of lessons which begins on Monday, 5th of November. We look forward to seeing you tomorrow!