Asking for advice for a friend. Her son has dyscalculia and various problems (working memory etc). He failed to get the minimum maths GCSE they often require for jobs, etc - I think it is a 4? He did get it in English and has a bunch of other GCSEs. He is now at a trade college (where he is doing well) but he also keeps retaking maths GCSE (or their equivalent) and failing.
The friend is thinking of hiring a tutor, so there are two questions:
-is it likely to help or will it be just throwing the money away (anyone had any relevant experience?);
-how do you go about finding a maths tutor who specialises in adolescents who have difficulties with learning (friend's son does have a full ed psych report so that could help pinpointing the difficulties).
This is all happening in London, any advice and pointers would be greatly appreciated.