"There are options out there" Sophie Graham, National Careers Service, Jazz FM Business Breakfast

Schoolchildren across England, Wales and Northern Ireland are picking up their GCSE results this morning.

After that, they’ll be planning their next steps – 40 percent of students take A levels, while the majority will be heading on to vocational courses, apprenticeships, and in to the world of work.

There are big changes this year for those picking up their results – the traditional A* to G grades are gone, replaced with numbers 9 to 1, and the National Careers Service is taking over the advice helpline.

Nick Howard asks career advisor Sophie Graham: why the change.