DS1 is in top set maths at our local comp.
He is in Year 9, and up to now he has always been pretty good at maths, but things seemed to start dipping in Year 8 and he now seems to be struggling to keep up. They seem to be going at a really fast pace and swapping topics very regularly.
DS has today spoken to his teacher about the possibility of dropping down a set, but his teacher has told him that he wouldn't advise this, as it would mean he wouldn't get higher than a B when it comes to GCSE.
Is this likely to be the case? I was thinking that DS might be better in a set where he is working at a slower pace and having more chance for everything to sink in, than struggling in a set where the pace is too fast?
I am going to speak to the teacher myself, but would appreciate some advice before I do if anyone can help as I don't really know what to do for the best.