dd needs a boost in confidence for Alevel maths...would a tutor help?

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She's done gcse maths a yr early and was pleased to get an a.
She's just done a mock exam for the first module of A level maths.She didn't do very well and her teacher says it's because she panics and is lacking in confidence ,when she actually does know how to do it.She has always been like this with maths for some reason,despite being quite good at it.
Dh is able to help her but is a seriously crap and impatient teacher which makes matters worse.

Do you think a tutor would increase her confidence and how much do they cost?

My mum teaches sixth form maths and also does some private tutoring. She often tutors people who lack confidence, and I think that it generally really helps them .

I don't knwo what she charges, although I do know that she doesn't charge as much as some people do. I think she charges about £15 an hour, although it could well be more or less.

oooh,where does she live?

Near Liverpool .

shame-too far away,we're in hants.

How would I find one?

IMO tutors don't necessarily help as students can just become reliant on them.

There are some great websites out there - I can recommend mathsnet.net it has good explanations and practise exam questions which you can change the numbers and have another go.

Also check out what help the school can give - are there workshops or study areas where she can work with other kids?

Good luck to her, A level maths is a tough but rewarding option

DS2 was helped a lot by a tutor when doing GCSE last year - now doing AS Maths. He had a succession of teachers at school and needed to catch up. The tutor (a part time secondary Maths teacher) went through the whole course with him. Now he is doing AS in a college with small groups and is going to extra maths classes and has one to one sessions as well. Often the problem is lack of practice, so encourage her to try all the exercises/problems for each topic rather than just the ones set for homework.

her teacher has offered help at lunch ,maybe that will be enough.
She thinks he's a really good teacher.I was just wondering if there's anymore we could do.
I can see her being too busy with other stuff at lunch and not taking him up on his offer.

lilymaid-you're right she needs to more practice.

A tutor got me through maths. He went through every scenario with me and how to approach it. Nothing came as a surprise to me so I didn't need to panic. Very grateful to my parents for organising it.

She is in a group of friends where some are seriously good at maths and regularly get top marks without doing much revision or work.
They are also a very competitive group and this also panics her I think.