My son is nearly 10 and is in year 5. He has a young fairly newly qualified teacher and I don't think he has made that much progress this year. He had the same teacher in years 3 and 4 and he said he was doing well and should be heading towards a level 5 in his SATS in year 6.
I think the primary he is at are just happy for children to pass although when he is in year 6 he will get booster lessons. He is still at the stage of getting simple guided worksheets for homework. He has never ever been asked to write an essay or do a comprehension.
If he is capable I would like him to get into one of the top 2 sets in secondary (he will probably go to a fairly good State one).
I know a lot of children can do better with extra help but schools haven't got the time. My question is if my son was tutored now would this only help him to get an "artifically" high mark in his SATS or would it improve his education generally?
And would parents generally use tutors for only 11 plus and private school entrance exams?
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Will tutoring generally help my child's education to people only use them to "coach" their children to get artifically high exam results
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bargainmad · 25/02/2008 10:49
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