Is there such a thing as 'yet ready for GCSE year's summer courses?

[Echobelly]

DS will start Y10 next year. He has ADHD and struggles somewhat at school, especially with tests though school is trying to make conditions easier for him. We have too many plans this summer to do anything remedial these holidays but I feel like maybe we'll need to reserve some of next summer for some kind of targeted y11 preparation as I think DS will need a lot of help to manage GCSE year.

It's not like his older sibling, who was pretty self starting and able to work out how to revise on their own. Is there any such thing as a pre GCSE summer school that helps kids with managing it? Anyone have a kid who has done something similar.

There school will help them massively so it’s not something I would be pushing at this stage. Let them enjoy the summer before the work sets in would be my approach.

My child is currently sitting their exams and school have been a big help. You need to recognise that not all kids will be like your eldest and need a more relaxed approach to even get through them.

There is a company called Justin Craig that run summer courses like this. Some are residential. My daughter has only used them this year for short courses in Y11 but they have been thoroughly excellent quality. Would recommend.

Thanks both.

@babystarsandmoon - I'm very willing to accept he's just different but I still think some support from people who know what they're doing would help. I can't teach him because it just kind of came naturally to me, and also what worked for me might not for him. DH can't help him because he's a bit too didactic and not always good at seeing that what works for him doesn't work for everyone else.

I don't want to take up DS' whole summer,I saw how tough the year was even got our oldest but I feel a little boost and guidance on what to expect would help, especially as he has taken to freezing up in school tests because he gets so stressed

Little and often is usually more effective than residential. Obviously there are various courses at Easter and sometimes Xmas that are last minute revision.

maybe look at getting a tutor for English and maths if he is likely to fail those?

Maths is fine - biggest worries are English and French, which I where I'd get tutors in. I'm a literature graduate but I just don't know how to help him because, again, it was a skill that came fairly naturally to me but it seems to be a real struggle for him.