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My son has known Mr G since the age of 11, he was his former maths teacher at HABS. He is now a year ahead of his age [at school], and we used Mr G's lessons to help him bridge that gap, but he enjoyed the lessons so much that he's continued working with him. The lessons have given him a great deal of confidence and he’s got the belief he can achieve the top grade in maths. I asked my son what is different about the way Mr G teaches maths to the way maths is taught at school; he said Mr G has a fun way of teaching complex topics.

With most students starting their Christmas break next week, now is a great time to catch up on some reading. To help students choose their holiday read, our lead English tutor Milda has recommended a variety of books suitable for students of different ages. Bearing in mind that the Christmas break is a time to be shared with family, all the recommended books are ones that have also been turned into films - which means that the whole family can enjoy them this Christmas!

On the 8th of December, we hosted our second Professional Development Seminar as part of our Professional Development Programme for tutors. In the seminar, our senior tutor, Vivek Gathani, discussed our Code of Conduct with the tutors and analysed potential situations that may arise when working with children.

At Trefoil Tutors, tutor development and child protection are two cornerstones of the professionalism that we bring to tutoring and we were delighted that so many of our team were able to join us!

We are delighted to inform you that have recently uploaded a broad selection of 11+ resources, including past papers, to the Resources section of our website. We have labelled some of these as "holiday work" which our current students may find useful for their practice in the weeks leading up to the 11+ examinations this January.

You can find the resources here:

"My girls absolutely love coming to Trefoil, they don't like to miss the lessons. They love doing the homework and making sure that it's perfect. It's been a very good experience and I wouldn't change it for anything."

With our Year 6 students having received their grammar school 11+ entrance results, we carried out some analysis and made comparisons between these and the results students achieved in the mock independent school papers (completed at Trefoil). Our senior tutor Vivek Gathani shares his conclusions and comments on comparing the students' results across both papers as well as providing some useful tips for the Year 5 students preparing for their examinations in 2019.

To watch the video, please visit our Facebook page:

Our next video will be posted on our Facebook page on Friday, the 14th of December – 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:

We are currently registering students for the final places in our IGCSE Mathematics mock examinations tailored specifically to students sitting their exam early, in January 2019. Modelled on new specification IGCSE papers, the mock examinations 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 and will take place 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.

The students will have the opportunity to sit a different Mathematics mock paper each day.

We are currently registering students for the final places in our English and Mathematics mock examinations which will take place 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 would like to remind you that the 11+ mock examinations are open to all Year 6 students sitting independent exams, so students who have not previously attended our lessons are welcome to attend.

We would like to remind parents of our current students that priority registration for Set 3 of lessons is now open and that your place in the lessons is reserved until the 16th of December - please do make sure to book your child's place before this date! Any places that are not booked after this date will be offered to students on the waiting list on a first-come, first-served basis.

We are delighted that so many of our students' parents have been able to share their thoughts about their experience of using our services. Here are the impressions of one of our students' parent about attending Mathematics group lessons with our lead Mathematics tutor Vivek:

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.

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.

To watch the video, please visit our Facebook page:

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!

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!

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.

To watch the video, please visit our Facebook page:

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/. 

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.