DS1 is currently sat at the table doing as assignment that's 2 moths overdue he had 6wks to do the original assignment but never bothered. He's in yr11 and is almost certainly going to fail the year as he just doesn't care about the work.

He's always been like this and I'm pretty much ready to wash my hands of the whole situation. He lies about having homework, he constantly denies having any at all and the first thing I know about it is when I get a letter from school telling me it's overdue.

The girls are completely different and will ask for help if they need it and tell me what's due in when.

Ive come to the conclusion that there's nothing I can do for him, short of going to class with him do I know what needs doing for when.