GCSE students across the county who are preparing to pick up their results on Thursday are being encouraged not to panic if they don't get those all-important grades.
There will be many options available, whatever the result, and local organisations have plenty of advice on hand.
he Exam Results Helpline is open from 8am tomorrow to provide advice and support to students (and their parents) picking up GCSE results. Careers advisers are ready to provide impartial guidance to students who are unsure what to do next.
John Carberry, a careers adviser who has worked for the service for over 25 years said: "A lot of the young people we speak to often aren't aware of any other options available to them apart from their school's sixth form. In some cases sixth form isn't the ideal progression for students as the leap from GCSE to A Level studies can be significant and very challenging. That's where we come in – to guide each individual on what's best for them."
Careers advisers at the Exam Results Helpline (ERH) provides advice on subject choices at sixth form as well as information on other potential options for students including local colleges that are available and apprenticeships in the area.
The Exam Results Helpline – 0808 100 8000 - has been open for 6 days and has already helped more than 5,000 students.
John added: "Some students who call the line are just simply confused. If they haven't got the grades they were predicted or have done better than expected it can throw them off their plans. They want to talk things through with someone experienced. Anyone who is unsure what to do next should give us a call."
If you are getting your results tomorrow and you want to talk to someone impartially and confidentially you can call 0808 100 8000 or find the Exam Results Helpline on Twitter or Facebook.The Herald will have four pages of advice and information tomorrow and eight pages of pictures and reports on Friday - send us your news and pictures to news@plymouthherald.co.uk, @plymouthherald on Twitter and /theplymouthherald on Facebook
This year the ERH is being supported by Hollyoaks actors Jazmine Franks, who plays Esther, Alfie Browne-Sykes, who plays Jason, and model Amy Willerton.
