Child behind- what would you do?

[Jessicapancake]

My 8yo has always been 'working towards' at school, but they have but in support such as extra reading and maths sessions, and not really flagged it as anything major.
This parents eve they have a new, very experienced teacher who has told me that she is very behind. She was shocked (her words) at how low her assessment scores were as the previous teacher hadn't really given that impression. She got something like 20/100 in her maths.
The teacher said otherwise she's a happy, confident lovely child and that some children just aren't academic.

I'd like to do something to help her catch up a bit. I'm time poor as we both work full time but probably could afford a tutor once or maybe twice a week at a squeeze.

Or is there something else I could look at like repeating the year?

Wwyd?
Please be kind, I'm feeling really upset about it.

I am a tutor and I've recently taken on a child who sounds exactly like the OPs and this if pretty much what I've done. A tutor will be worth the money to increase her confidence and boost her progress.

I agree with the others couod it also be adhd?
As you are also saying shes not willing even 1-2-1 at home.

Also does your son have adhd and is that what has increased his concentration? (My dd is awaiting assessment but they said meds arent likeky suitabke if shes both asd and adhd but her concentration is awful!

I think go with the tutor. As also its evidence of more need and could get paoerwork filled in by them re her concentration etc.

I think gov shoukdnt have got rid of levels. Very unhelpful to not know how far ahead or behind a child is.

I would also bear in mind that meeting expectations is what works out as 4+ at gcse. So behind is leading to not passing maths longer term.

Would she respond to a reward chart? So 15min ttr and 15 reading daily.

I know what you mean re the workbooks etc we have loads but my kids are generally challenging and im already spending hours a week sorting my 13yo homework. She spent 3-4hours over 2 days doing 1 art homework.

Thanks everyone for all the really supportive posts, it’s been really helpful.
we have found a tutor who has lots of primary teaching experience and is going to come twice a week for 45mins, one session maths and one session English. She did an hour with my child to get a feeling for where they are at with English and maths, and she told me she didn’t think I had too much to worry about as a lot of the skills are there but it’s practice and confidence to be built- ie being able to do things in her head quickly rather that in her fingers etc.
hopefully this will really help her moving forwards.

Also, she was so focused and engaged with the tutor, the polar opposite of any work done with us. She enjoyed it too.