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| Teenagers told to keep parents at bay on results day | Teenagers told to keep parents at bay on results day |
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| Teenagers are being warned to keep "pushy parents" away from the telephone as they try to secure university places after getting their results next week. | Teenagers are being warned to keep "pushy parents" away from the telephone as they try to secure university places after getting their results next week. |
| The Girls' Schools Association, which represents around 180 private schools, said parents increasingly saw it as their duty to take over on results day. | The Girls' Schools Association, which represents around 180 private schools, said parents increasingly saw it as their duty to take over on results day. |
| But the GSA said this risked sending out the wrong message to universities. | But the GSA said this risked sending out the wrong message to universities. |
| Next week, thousands of students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive their A-level results. | Next week, thousands of students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive their A-level results. |
| Results day is followed by the clearing process which sees would-be undergraduates matched to spare places on degree courses. | Results day is followed by the clearing process which sees would-be undergraduates matched to spare places on degree courses. |
| This year it is expected that more universities will use the clearing system, as government changes to admissions rules mean institutions will be able to recruit additional students with top grades - ABB or better. | This year it is expected that more universities will use the clearing system, as government changes to admissions rules mean institutions will be able to recruit additional students with top grades - ABB or better. |
| 'You're on your own' | 'You're on your own' |
| The GSA's advice urges teenagers to take the lead themselves rather than letting their parents take over. | The GSA's advice urges teenagers to take the lead themselves rather than letting their parents take over. |
| Hilary French, president of the GSA said: "Now is not the time to be nervous on the telephone and it's certainly not the day for letting your parents fight your battles for you. | Hilary French, president of the GSA said: "Now is not the time to be nervous on the telephone and it's certainly not the day for letting your parents fight your battles for you. |
| "By all means discuss your options with them, but if you have to talk to universities, you're on your own." | "By all means discuss your options with them, but if you have to talk to universities, you're on your own." |
| Clare Reseigh, head of sixth form at St Gabriel's School near Newbury, said: "If you have to ring universities to confirm or renegotiate your place, it goes without saying that it must be you who calls. | Clare Reseigh, head of sixth form at St Gabriel's School near Newbury, said: "If you have to ring universities to confirm or renegotiate your place, it goes without saying that it must be you who calls. |
| "Under no circumstances allow your parents to call on your behalf because that will send entirely the wrong message about your maturity and commitment." | "Under no circumstances allow your parents to call on your behalf because that will send entirely the wrong message about your maturity and commitment." |
| But education author and parent Sarah Ebner said parents still needed to be involved in the clearing process. | But education author and parent Sarah Ebner said parents still needed to be involved in the clearing process. |
| "Supportive parents can only be of help to their children, but it's true that sometimes they need to step back," she said. | "Supportive parents can only be of help to their children, but it's true that sometimes they need to step back," she said. |
| "If a mother or father makes the phone call to a university, then it does suggest that they have a child who may need spoon-feeding, but that doesn't mean parents should just step back and leave their children to get on with it. | "If a mother or father makes the phone call to a university, then it does suggest that they have a child who may need spoon-feeding, but that doesn't mean parents should just step back and leave their children to get on with it. |
| "If their child has just missed a university place, they will be upset and need guidance. If you just walk away, I don't think you're being supportive at a time when you're needed. | "If their child has just missed a university place, they will be upset and need guidance. If you just walk away, I don't think you're being supportive at a time when you're needed. |
| "Instead, talk through what they might want to say and try to boost their confidence. Then give them the phone and leave them to make the call themselves." | "Instead, talk through what they might want to say and try to boost their confidence. Then give them the phone and leave them to make the call themselves." |
| Most A-level candidates will receive their results next Thursday, while GCSE results are due out on Thursday 22 August. | |
| Students in Scotland got the results of their Standard Grades and Highers on Tuesday. | Students in Scotland got the results of their Standard Grades and Highers on Tuesday. |