Don’t know what to do about DS. He is doing Geography Chemistry Biology having dropped his 4th subject, Physics, early on. I’ve been told since he was younger that he is a great geographer, he is v interested, wants to do geography or marine science or geoscience at uni and so Chem/bio fit well. I have encouraged him to look at courses with high fieldwork content (and realistic entry requirements) as that will suit his learning style - He has processing issues and gets full extra time in exams and doesn’t find lecture/book learning easy.
I have spent ages this term telling him how important the 12 exams are for predictions, possibly for CAGs if those are needed next year etc but he really hasn’t revised, brushed it all off. He came back from his exams pale, quiet and shellshocked and has been studying 3-4 hours a day on top of school ever since, so I was not expecting great things of the results.
I’ve just found out he got C in Geog, E in Chem and U in biology.
So, what now? He has asked to resit Chem and Bio and those are happening this week. I’m not sure how much improvement we are likely to see given the original exams were only about 2 weeks ago.
What is the best case scenario here? I really do not want him to repeat a year as he is a Sept birthday so old for his year anyway, and the school learning environment is really not the best for him. I think he is capable of getting good-enough A levels to do what he wants at uni -Bbb or BBC - but I’m concerned he is now too far behind. He doesn’t have any particular difficulties with the courses though - he understands them and follows them in class, so his teachers were a bit stunned by the E and U. If he gets into uni I think he will do well at the practical courses he has chosen as his most likely options.
Tutoring over the summer? Any other things he can do? Forget about uni until we have grades in hand? My instinct is that he needs SOMETHINGto aim fit to motivate him. Help.