DS is applying for post 16 courses. The courses (BTech) say you will be signposted to level 1 courses if you don’t get GCSE level 4 (some ask for 3) in maths and English. He is working at GCSE level 6 in English but he cannot do maths. He just is unable to deal with maths problems involving more than one step. He does have tutoring but this has not improved his grade. He has been a level 1 (GCSE grade) from year 7 to year 11. The school cannot / are not interested in why he has not made progress. Will he really have to do level 1 BTech to focus on English and maths, when English is already fine and his other subjects are okay? Most of the colleges don’t have level 1 options anyway. What can someone who can’t do maths, do at 16+?
Just looking for advice as my elder daughter went through a simple A level route and I have little knowledge of other options.