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"God is ahead on all of this", says Christian charity on results day

by Hannah Tooley

More than 250,000 students will be finding out their A Level results on Thursday.

Amy Tolmie, from Schools work UK, told Premier students should try to stay as calm as possible: "Keep in mind God's perspective in all of this and seek Him in what you're facing.

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Students Tharanika Ahillan and Victoria Lee celebrate after receiving their A-level results at Chelmsford County High School for Girls.

 "Whether it's the best results you've hoped for or even better or whether you're having to make difficult decisions - the thing to remember ultimately to stay calm is God is ahead in all of this."

She added: "If things don't turn out the way you expected trust him with the decisions you make coming out of it - and maybe it will lead to something much better and knowing God it often does."

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Amelia Dickinson, 18, Davina Nylander, 18, Tizzy Lawson, 18, Rose Bell, 18, and Genevieve Perrins, 18, pick up their A-level results at Newcastle High School. 

 Amy Tolmie said that praying for good results is positive, but: "It's good to know what's done is done now and to support our students whatever the results are - whatever's on that paper to help them make sense of that and what that means to them.

"So maybe moving on from praying for good results to praying for what that means to people receiving them, and what that means for their lives."

Revd Sally Hitchiner, Senior Chaplain and Faith Advisor at Brunel University in London, told Premier's News Hour that: "Remembering God's love is there and remembering that God  has a plan for our lives and He knows what we've got and He knows what we've done and where we are, and actually the promise of the Bible is that the future is open - nothing's been closed down that God can't open up."

She added for those who are disappointed, it is important to: "Make space to spend time with people who love you, whatever, so whether that's friends or family and making space for God as well.

"And making space for the idea that you're more than a piece of paper, you're more than just a number of letters that you've opened on a piece of paper today."

Listen to Premier's Marcus Jones speak to Revd Sally Hitchiner here: 

Listen to Premier's Hannah Tooley speak to Amy Tolmie here:

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