Ds always struggles in maths exams/ tests. He has done since primary school. He doesnt struggle in most other subject tests - only Maths. They have just had their end of year 8 exams, in most subjects (Geography, History English etc) he got 80 - 85%, 70% for Science. Maths was 22%!!! Eeek!
I know for a fact he revised every day for Maths for weeks, we bought a revision guide, I asked his teacher for the topics in plenty of time. We set him work ourselves. This was not a lack of revision. He put in far more preperation for Maths than any other subject.
His Maths teacher says he's perfectly capable and grasps the concepts. However he frequently needs our support with Maths homework. Poor ds doesnt know what is going wrong. Any suggestions? And what do I say to the school? I'm planning an email because this can't carry on, it happens every year. He will fail the GCSE if this doesnt get tackled. I am at a loss as to what we can do.
He's had tutors in the past, they say he can do it but struggles to recall what he's been taught. This is not the case for any other subject.
Please advise.