DD is 14. She is very academically minded and has a path ahead she wants to follow ie six form, uni, postgrad etc. Her BF is the same age, lovely but very different to her. Academically he is getting c’s and b’s, would like to do a-levels but then an apprenticeship to become a mechanic. That’s fine - different career aspirations isn’t the problem. The issue is he has zero and I mean zero support at home. He shares a bedroom with his step sister who is 7, has no desk to work at, no dining table etc. every time he has ever asked for help from them with homework they’re just not interested. We gave him an old laptop of ours after it emerged he’d had to try to do all homeschooling during covid on his mobile phone but the environment at home is not conducive to doing well. He’s had so much rejection that he finds it hard to ask for help. We have made it clear to my dd that we are willing to help as much as we can but he has to be motivated and want the help. She says he does but is getting frustrated by his refusal to ask. I told her they need to go and speak to a teacher they like and trust and explain the situation at home. He also needs help to learn how to plan and manage homework. My dd is getting stressed as she wants to help him but there’s only so much she can do without negatively impacting on her own studies. I’ve said he can come round tonight - I’ve set up the dining room table so they can work there and not in her room. I am willing to help him try and plan his work and do whatever I can. I hate to see any child suffer because of their parents’ indifference but equally he isn’t my child and I can’t have him here every day - she needs her own time and he already spends plenty of time here. I guess I’m wondering how to help or if my hands are tied.