Will you increase tutoring hours to help DC pass maths GCSE?

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Californiansun · 29/09/2026 15:42

DS struggles with maths, works well with tutor but not so well alone; he said he finds it hard. It is disheartening to see. Thinking of increasing tutoring hours? We can afford it.

Maybe I am going to have to learn the topics to help them; but I didn’t grow up in England and sometimes methodology are different.

Current teacher at school isn’t good (confirmed by other parents too)

Any words of wisdom and encouragement would be appreciated.

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Californiansun · Yesterday 17:39

TayyabaA · Yesterday 11:03

Of course — this is the order our maths specialist works through for Foundation 2→4:

Number first: place value, ordering, rounding, estimating — everything else sits on this.
FDP: fractions, decimals, percentages and converting between them — worth a huge chunk of Foundation marks.
Ratio and proportion (sharing in a ratio, best buys).
Algebra basics: collecting terms, expanding brackets, solving simple equations.
Money, time, measures and converting units.
Area, perimeter and volume — big marks, mostly formula + practice.
Averages and data: mean/median/mode/range, reading charts and tables.
Angles and basic geometry (triangle facts, polygons).
Simple graphs and coordinates.

10. Basic probability. 11. For the push to 4/5: Pythagoras, basic trigonometry, standard form and indices.

If he works through these in order with past-paper questions on each, the marks add up quickly. Happy to answer questions on any of them.

Thanks ☺️

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Hales113 · Yesterday 17:48

Maybe it's more independent practice that needs to go with the tuition.
There are some very good Maths websites out there like Corbett Maths and GCSE Maths Lab.

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