I can’t afford a tutor to help my daughter get into grammar school. Will she still fulfil her potential? | Annalisa Barbieri

A parent expressed concern about their eight-year-old daughter's ability to gain admission to a grammar school due to financial limitations preventing them from affording private tutors, a practice common among other local parents. The daughter, currently in Year 3, is academically advanced, performing at a Year 6 level in mathematics, and is being further challenged at home by her parent. The parent fears that without tutoring, their daughter may not fulfill her potential, a concern amplified by their own past struggles with dyslexia, which led to underachievement and disciplinary issues during their school years. The parent acknowledges the possibility of projecting their own experiences onto their daughter but emphasizes the differing needs of children and the value of parental support. The local state secondary schools are noted to have poor results, making the grammar school option particularly desirable for academic advancement. The parent is actively supplementing their daughter's education at home, particularly in mathematics, to compensate for the limitations of her state school, which has large class sizes and limited resources.