Maths GCSE help needed for Yr10 student

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I wondered what do people do to help their DC with GCSE Maths preparation. My DD is in Yr10 and I feel she would benefit from some help.
I am thinking of:

1. Try and help her myself - very time consuming and stressful
2. Find a tutor - expensive and have no recommendations
3. Send her to Maths holiday camps for teens in or around London.

What do people think and have you any experience of the above three points and if so, what is best?

Try DrFrostMaths.com it has a lot of resources for senior school maths. It was in the TES the other week.

Thank youcake. I shall look at this.

Does the school subscribe to MyMaths? It is a very useful resource and takes you step by step through different maths topics.

Bunbaker, I am not sure but shall ask. I heard about it and it seems that is useful, thank you!

Try www.corbettmaths.com/ who have online videos, worksheets, etc., for varying ability levels. Our son has used them when he's hit a topic he's struggled with.

Try some of the free maths lessons on YouTube (there are loads) such as HegartyMaths or Exam Solutions;

www.youtube.com/user/HEGARTYMATHS/featured

www.examsolutions.net/maths-revision/syllabuses/GCSE/period-1/Higher/module.php

thanks guys kjwh and Clavinova I shall look at these too!

We use a tutor. Perfect for our DD as for her, the biggest hurdle is confidence in her own ability.

Error, I am thinking of finding one too, but firstly shall attempt to help her myself and if I fail then shall look for one. Any recommendations for a really good one in north west London ? Thank you all!

We're in the West Country so no recommendations from me 🤔

Do you have a Kip McGrath near you?

Has anyone mentioned the mathswatch cd?

As a 40 something mature student I sat my height maths GCSEs a year or so ago and my revision relied heavily on the mathswatch cd. Mini maths lessons by grade.

As a returner to education after - ahem - 30 years - in one academic year night school I got a much coveted B grade.

So I
Highly recommend the mathswatch cd
You could probably get it on eBay - very cheap

Khan academy are great.

Steph that is really helpful many thanks! I shall try it out and use the code!

We've got the revision aids. Also print off previous GCSE exam questions on the topic we've just done to help ensure we know what we're doing.

As a secondary school maths teacher it is practise practise practise which leads to confidence building which leads to a 'can do approach' and more confidence. And remember our children must experience 'failure' in order to learn to recover and try again. Growth mindset. Mathswise is good. As are Hegarty, Corbett Mymaths and all others mentioned. Past papers can be done repeatedly to demonstrate progress and build more confidence. Little and often (say half an hour a day) will be more lasting than a once a week session with a tutor. Most schools provide revision sessions during year 11.
thered more emphasis on problem solving. Wordy questions. Reading the question CAREFULLY AND TWICE is essential to avoid careless errors.

Very useful and good advice Debs, many thanks! I have bought all the revision books, now DD needs to start going through the them.

Some of DS's fellow A-level students have been tutoring (all in Maths). Something like that might be an affordable option?

Why do you think she needs help?

I feel she needs to have more practice, as she does not perform as well as she does in other subjects.

How does she feel she is doing in maths? Does she think she works hard? Does she want extra help?

Can anyone help please.
My yr10 got E Ds and U for science,
Last year he was DD for science and Es.
The teachers said today your son is good but he is with the wrong people, (friends) if he works very hard he can achieve A or Bs
I think this because I changed the school. He started this school in October.

I was really unhappy although all the teachers talk to us very nice me and my husband.
I don't know what to do, If I say may be is because of he don't go to tuition, I would blame myself.
But he goes to owl tutors and high school teacher comes at home to teach him and his sister science and maths.

The AQA Collins revisions books have worked really well for my daughter. It is like GCSE Math's in a nutshell. It doesn't go into a lot of explanation so they can use a textbook or internet for that but...

What it does is help them organize their revision Grade boosters with 'I can' objective's help her to understand what she knows and what she needs to go over next going up a letter from lower level to higher level objectives.

She's in Year 10 and get's A's on her mocks and Bs or higher on subject tests. By the age of 13 I stopped tutoring because they really need to do it for themselves.