GCSE and supply teachers
Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2019 8:35 pm
DS in Year 9 has started the GCSE triple science curriculum. Unfortunately, he has had non-specialist supply teachers in Biology for most of the school year to date due to teacher sickness absence. This situation could continue all year.
As Biology is DS's first love and preferred subject for university study, should we consider private tuition at this early stage or let him get on with self-study and wait to see what teaching he gets in Year 10? I've been thinking of immersing myself in the GCSE Biology curriculum to try to support him, but he is generally resistant to parental involvement in his studies and I don't want to put him off!
How do other DCs cope with long-term teacher absence and supply teaching?
As Biology is DS's first love and preferred subject for university study, should we consider private tuition at this early stage or let him get on with self-study and wait to see what teaching he gets in Year 10? I've been thinking of immersing myself in the GCSE Biology curriculum to try to support him, but he is generally resistant to parental involvement in his studies and I don't want to put him off!
How do other DCs cope with long-term teacher absence and supply teaching?