KS1 Maths Tutor Needed for Blackheath SE3 area, London

[sarahsays84]

Hi,
I'm new to mumsnet (just signed up today!) I was hoping someone could point me in the right direction, my almost-7-year-old is struggling with her maths subjects at school. I have approached the school about it but they have more or less said it's down to me to find extra tutoring as there's only so much a classroom teacher can do! She lacks interest and confidence in the subject and has resorted to messing around in lessons rather than paying attention. :( I think she is worried about trying to do something and not being any good at it. I have tried working with her at home, and going through the BBC bitesize activities but with no success... any advice would be much appreciated!! If anyone could recommend a tutor in the Blackheath area that would be great!
Thank You!! :)

Hi sarahsays84:

Rather than going the tutor route - you could consider going on-line.

Several have posted the praises of MathsWhizz and Mathletics. We use mathsfactor (and have since the beginning for DD2 (now Y2) and since Y2 for DD1 (now Y4). Info on mathsfactor her: www.themathsfactor.com/. They will assess where your daughter is at and start from there.

The beauty of any of these on-line tutorial system is that it can fit in and around family life. It isn't another lesson you have to schedule for, instead your DD can be doing an on-line tutorial whilst you cook, or first thing in the morning if she's in the mood. That flexibility is worth a lot, in a busy household.

However, I did find in KS1 and Y3 KS2 - I did a lot of typing answers for the girls. DD1 now year 4, is doing it all on her own now.

Blimey, PastSellByDate - that's 36 posts now recommending MathsFactor; you should charge them commission

Feenie:

I am so heartily grateful that something sensible came into our lives and slowly but surely built understanding of number patterns and mathematical operations that my DD1 (helpfully labelled 'dim' by her teachers & the Head) could understand.

My feeling is she was never dim - she just needed clear explanation and some time to practice the concept before moving onto the next thing.

I was livid with the school's attitude about maths and the utter lack of any homework to help consolidate learning. We were at rock bottom and there isn't a day that goes by I'm not completely and utterly thrilled we discovered a solution to my DDs' problems. I just couldn't bear watching the school relegate her to the scrapheap - because explaining how to take one digit from two digits more than once was too much to ask.

However Feenie there are lots of great APPS, on-line games, wacky songs etc... to help. The thing we've learned is there is no 'one way' to do things - you need to look about and find what works best for you.

Give it up, sandratelfer - you've had three posts deleted already. We are not stupid.