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With the new academic year at Trefoil starting on the 10th of September, we would like to remind parents that we are now registering students for the final available places in our Mathematics, English and Science group lessons.

We offer discounts to parents who are signing up more than one child for the lessons and to students looking to attend lessons in more than one subject. Until the 1st of September, we also offer a fixed £200 discount to parents who book their child's place for the full year of lessons.

If you would like to book your son or daughter a place, or find out more about the lesson structure and content, please call us on 0203 565 0539 or email office@trefoiltutors.co.uk. Places are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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On Friday, the 24th of August, we hosted our first advice evening for A-level students and their parents on the topic of applying to universities and writing a good personal statement. The workshop was run by Vivek Gathani, our lead Mathematics tutor and a former UCAS advisor at Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School.

The fourteen participants of the workshop received advice about the application process and looked into the specifics of writing a good personal statement for their UCAS applications. After discussing the content and language of personal statement, parents and students had a chance to brainstorm ideas for their own personal statement, as well as ask questions and discuss the intricacies of successfully applying to particular universities with Vivek.

Thanks to everyone who attended and best of luck with writing your applications!

Today, we would like to share with you the answers to the fifth - and final - set of 5 Quick Questions that were posted on our website on the 22nd of August.

We hope that you enjoyed practising your mathematics over the summer with the 5 Quick Questions series from our lead Mathematics tutor Vivek Gathani - keep up the good habit of practising little and often!

Although the series has come to an end, we have plenty of useful and interesting material to share with you in the upcoming weeks including some free 11+ papers - do follow us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn to receive our updates!

Please click the article to see the answers.

In this week's video, our lead English tutor Milda would like to remind you that there is still time to submit your entry for our Summer Creative Writing Competition! Open to students from Year 4 to Year 13, we are looking for creative writing entries on any topic of your choice. The winner of the competition will receive a £20 Amazon voucher prize and the two runner-up participants will receive a £10 Amazon voucher prize.

To take part, please send your entries to info@trefoiltutors.co.uk by the 31st of August. We look forward to reading your stories!

To watch the video, please visit our Facebook page

As the last weeks of summer come to an end, we would like to share with you our final reminder to keep revising your mathematics in preparation for September. Our lead Mathematics tutor Vivek Gathani has prepared the final set of 5 Quick Questions this summer, with a set of questions tailored for each Key Stage group.

In addition, please see below the answers for the fourth set of 5 Quick Questions that were posted on our Facebook page on the 20th of August.

We will be posting the answers to the fifth and final set of Quick Questions on Sunday, the 26th of August.

A quick note to all parents of students who are preparing to sit 11+ entrance examinations this September: we are glad to announce that in the upcoming days, we will be sharing a free 11+ mock examination paper written by our lead Mathematics tutor Vivek Gathani. If you would like to receive a copy of the mock paper, please PM @trefoiltutors.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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Following enquiries from a number of parents, we are delighted to confirm we will be running Mathematics and English mock examinations for pupils who are preparing to sit 11+ entrance examinations to grammar schools in September 2018. The mock examinations are modelled on 11+ entrance examination papers to grammar schools in the area.

The Mathematics mock examination papers are written by Vivek Gathani, our lead Mathematics tutor who helped write and mark the 11+ entrance examinations when teaching at Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School.

The English mock examination papers are written by Milda Sabunaite, our lead English tutor who has been preparing pupils for 11+ entrance examinations to grammar and independent schools since 2013.

The mocks will take place at our premises in Elstree (5 Theobald Court, Theobald Street, WD6 4RN).

For more information, please click the post.

Students who have started practising their Mathematics in preparation for September may have noticed that topics which used to be easy to crack are much trickier after the summer break! We call this academic regression, and to help you brush up your mathematics before returning to the classroom, our lead Mathematics tutor Vivek Gathani has prepared the fourth set of 5 Quick Questions for each year group.

We hope you have already had a chance to try the previous three sets of 5 Quick Questions - please see the answers to the third set of questions below!

We will be posting the answers to the fourth set of questions and a brand new set of 5 Quick Questions on Wednesday, the 22nd of August.

Good luck, mathsies!

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Yesterday, A level students across the country received their examination results. We hope all went to plan - if you would like any advice on how to go further, please do get in touch.

With the GCSE Results Day coming up on Thursday the 23rd of August, we are glad to share the latest video from our Educational Q&A video series with our lead tutor Vivek Gathani. This time, Vivek is answering questions regarding GCSE Results Day.

To watch the video, please visit our Facebook page

We hope you are enjoying the final weeks of your summer break. As we all start to get into the mindset of returning to school, we would like to remind students to keep practising your Mathematics prior to the start of the new academic year to fend off academic regression.

We are glad to share with you the third set of 5 Quick Questions prepared by our lead Mathematics tutor Vivek Gathani for each Key Stage group.

In addition, please see the answers for the second set of 5 Quick Questions that were posted on our Facebook page the 7th of August.

We will be posting the answers to the third set of questions and a brand new set of 5 Quick Questions on Sunday the 19th of August.

Good luck, mathsies!

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The 16th of August is an important date for all A-level students waiting to receive their results. In anticipation of Results Day, our lead tutor Vivek Gathani would like to share with you a few tips about how to prepare for it, and what to do if your results turn out to be better or worse than you had expected.

To watch the video, please visit our Facebook page.

We hope that yesterday you enjoyed solving Set 2 in our 5 Quick Questions series from our lead Mathematics tutor Vivek!

Today, we would like to share the answers to the questions with you in order to give you the opportunity to check your results.

We hope you did well!

We will be posting the third set of 5 Quick Questions on Sunday the 12th of August.

Even during the holidays, we encourage students to do short bursts of practice in order to keep their mathematical skills in shape. Our lead Mathematics tutor Vivek Gathani has prepared a second set of 5 quick questions for each year group to help students keep up this good habit!

We are sharing with you the second set of questions as well as the answers for the first set of questions that were posted on the 1st of August.

We will be posting the answers to the second set of questions tomorrow, and a brand new set of 5 quick questions on Sunday the 12th of August.

Good luck, mathsies!

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Today, we are very excited to welcome a team of five interns who will be joining us for the rest of the summer. The interns, selected from a pool of applicants of outstanding mathematicians, will be supporting our lead Mathematics tutor Vivek in his preparations for the upcoming academic year.

Welcome!

We are happy to share with you the fifth video in our Educational Q&A series. In this video, our English tutor Milda Sabunaite shares with you her advice on how to encourage children to read and practise creative writing during the summer break.

To watch the video, please visit our Facebook page.

According to our lead Mathematics tutor Vivek, “Mathematics is not a spectator sport”. Practising little and often is crucial – even during the summer holidays. To help students maintain their Mathematical skills during the summer break, we will be posting sets of five quick questions on Wednesdays and Sundays to help children keep that academic regression at bay.

We are excited to share the first set of questions with you today!

We will be posting the answers and the next set of questions on Sunday.

Good luck, mathsies!

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We are delighted to share with you the fourth video in our educational Q&A video series. In this video, our lead English tutor Milda Sabunaite talks about encouraging children to read during the summer holidays and shares her book recommendations for students from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 4.

To watch the video, please visit our Facebook page.

The summer holidays are an important time for students to take a break and recharge their batteries – at the same time, parents often worry about academic regression which may make the start of the new academic year harder than expected. Today, we are happy to share with you our third Q&A video, where our lead tutor Vivek Gathani shares some advice about how to make the most of the summer holidays and strike the right balance between work and play.

To watch the video, please visit our Facebook page.

Having concluded the academic year, on the 14th of July, we invited our tutors and all those who supported us throughout the year to our annual Trefoil BBQ party as a way to say thank you and celebrate the start of the summer break.

A day full of chatter, good food and games was a great way to end the year. We would like to say a big thank you to all our guests and wish you a lovely summer!