19th January 2018 – 11+ Update

Thought a quick update on the 11+ exam results season might interest a few of you. There were 15 pupils in the 2017 Year 5-6 group. We need to remember that most of these children only had a few months of tuition thanks to Trinity School. They are all really bright kids, of course, but…

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13th January 2018 – Trinity Maths and English Extension Lessons Underway

Following on from Monday’s first Year 4 Masterclass at Royal Russell, this moring saw the start of the Year 5 element of the Foundation’s Tuition Programme as Trinity’s Maths and English Extension Lessons got under way with the first session: one hour of each subject. Trinity have engaged a new teacher for the lessons and Mrs…

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8th January 2018 – Royal Russell Masterclasses Up and Running

Excellent news.  17 participants (well 16 actually as one pupil was sick) started their Year 4 English and Maths masterclasses this afternoon at Royal Russell.  Everyone was very enthusiastic with some turning up for the 3.45pm start over half an hour early in the excitement! The Royal Russell team were impressed with both the enthusiasm…

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14th December 2017 – That’s a Good Idea!

A new initiative launched by the Government today: www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-42343540 promising £23 million to support academically able children from deprived backgrounds to reach their full potential, using the tagline: “unlocking talent, fulfilling potential”. Mmm, what a brilliant idea.  Where have we heard it before????

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5th December 2017 – The Tuition Programme in a Nutshell

You may remember our post a few weeks ago announcing our new friend Chris Philp MP.  Well, Chris asked for a briefing paper that he could use in his discussions with various people in the hope of spreading the word about the Tuition Programme and the possibility of replicating its formula elsewhere to promote social…

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30th November 2017: Further Expansion of the Tuition Programme

As you will recall, we were honoured back in April when Trinity opened its doors on a Saturday morning to 15 Year 5 pupils from four New Addington primary schools for additional lessons in Maths and English, providing additional challenge to these brightest of children and helping to prepare them for the grammar school exams…

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15th November 2018 – A Busy Few Weeks

We’ve been very busy over the last few weeks: very busy indeed!  With the current group of Year 6 pupils preparing for their 11+ entrance exams for private schools, we’ve been helping parents with registration forms and applications for bursaries.  14 of the 15 children have entered for a total of 28 exams.  We have to…

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27th October 2017 – A New Friend for the Foundation

This morning Gary Coy, our Founder and Chair, met with Chris Philp MP, Conservative member for Croydon South.  Gary has known Chris for a little while through other charitable activities but wanted to get his opinion on the prospects for using us as a case study in an effort to promote similar schemes of co-operation…

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17th October 2017 – Grammar School 11+ Results

We are pleased to announce that two of the Year 6 pupils currently on our Tuition Programme (attending the Extension Lessons at Trinity School on a Saturday morning) have passed second stage exams.  Priscilla sat the Wallington Girls test and Mohammad sat Wilson’s second test which means he now has eligibility for both Wilson’s and…

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25th August 2017 – Christopher at Trinity and at the Piano

Christopher’s father has been kind enough to send a few photos through of him (that’s Christopher, not his father) involved in various activities at Trinity, so we thought we’d share them with you to show this is not all about academics.  However, we have also seen his end of Year 7 school report and it…

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