CAREERS advisers from the Exam Results Helpline will be on hand from 8am tomorrow (Thursday) to provide information and advice to students following their A-level results.
Delivered by UCAS, on behalf of the Department for Education, the helpline opens for 10 days across the exam results period to support schools and colleges during a potentially very demanding time.
Providing students with free, independent and expert information and advice about continuing into further or higher education, or pursuing different routes such as vocational qualifications, taking a gap year or finding employment, the helpline can be reached on 0808 100 8000.
Calls are free from landlines and select mobile networks.
Nick Hynes, careers adviser and exam results helpline adviser, said: “Every year there are students who don’t get the grades they need for university, there are those who achieve better grades than expected and those whose career plans have changed since they made their original university choices.
“At such a critical and life-changing time it’s imperative these students are clear what all of their options are, enabling them to make fully informed decisions about their futures.”
Last year the helpline offered a lifeline to more than 3,000 students on A-level results day alone.
Advisers are fully qualified with at least five years of experience working in a careers-based role. The only careers helpline with access to UCAS applicants’ information and higher education qualification details, advice is timely and accurate.
Student Gemma Dowden called the helpline last year after not getting the grades she needed and said: “I was advised correctly and could not be more thankful for the calmness and reassurance I was given in a moment of panic.”
