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The latest updates from LAMDA Exams for current customers.

Last updated: Thursday 16 March 2023

Rail Strikes

LAMDA are planning to hold examinations as planned despite the rail strikes between 15 March and 01 April 2023 and Teacher strikes (15-16 March 2023). Customers are advised to:

• plan ahead for alternative ways to travel to and from exam venue
• leave plenty of extra time to travel
• Check your journey before you travel, just in case there are any changes
• Communicate if you are held up, so we can let centre contacts know. For Public Centres, contact the Rep and for Private Centres contact your teacher

Where possible, LAMDA will aim to accommodate late arrivals but cannot guarantee that learners will be assessed if they arrive after their scheduled exam time.

Those unable to attend should contact us via our exams email [email protected] or use our live chat to discuss alternative arrangements.

Syllabus Update

The new LAMDA Performance and Communication syllabi materials should be available in April 2024, with first Examining from August 2024.

The set piece anthologies (‘Acting Anthology’ and ‘Verse and Prose Anthology’) will also be updated at this time.

The current LAMDA Introductory and Group qualifications are extended until 2025.

Online Shop

We are currently experiencing issues with the LAMDA online shop. Because of this, there may be delays with your order. We apologise for the inconvenience. If you have a question, email [email protected] If you require copies of syllabi, visit our Download Centre.

Shakespeare Syllabus Update

The new LAMDA Shakespeare syllabus materials will be available in September 2023, with first Examining from January 2024. The current Shakespeare qualifications will be extended, so that the last Examining date for these will be in December 2023.

UCAS Examination Entries 

LAMDA have received the 2023 submission schedule from UCAS for learners wishing to take examinations that carry UCAS points and apply those against their University entries. For full details please visit our UCAS Points page.

Private Centre Reports Now Accessible on ExamTrack
Up until now we have been sending out reports such as draft timetables and special attention reports as an email attachment. To make life easier and prevent emails getting lost, you can now access all the relevant reports related to planning and preparing for your Private Centre Exam Events via your ExamTrack login. These are formatted in the same way and can be printed in full, or in part. 

Please look out for the email notifications telling you there are reports available. 

For examination events starting from 15 February 2023, we will no longer send any of these reports by email. The only reports you will receive by email will be the Results Summary when your learners have completed their exams and they have been marked and moderated.

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Change to LAMDA’s Learner Examination Report (LER)

Please be aware that LAMDA now prints on both sides of the Learner Examiner Report. This means that when you receive your results, the Examiner comments may be printed on the second page, which will be on the reverse of the document.

Tips for getting ahead this January

Peak months like March, June and July tend to be the most popular for LAMDA Exams booking and become filled quickly.

Centres planning to book events this Spring and Summer should consider holding exams in quieter periods such as February, April and May, ensure the number of sessions requested are accurate, provide alternative date(s) if the preferred choice(s) are unavailable, and remember to submit requests when ready.

Face to Face Examination Date Availability (UK Private Centre’s Only)

The below table details dates that are currently Available for booking Face to Face Examinations. If dates are not shown in the table below, they are fully booked and cannot be requested for examinations.

[Table last updated Friday 3 March 2023]

August to December 2023 date availability will be published once the 2023 / 24 LAMDA UK Public Centre dates have been confirmed. Please be aware that Public Centre Dates will greatly affect availability for Weekend Examination Events.

IMPORTANT: Please note that these dates are subject to change incredibly quickly. Dates currently showing as available can become unavailable very fast, especially around the Easter and Summer Terms. 

Please also be aware that submitting a date booking request does not guarantee that date will be available for your event when it is processed, nor does it confirm your booking. An event is confirmed and booked when the registered Centre Coordinator receives a Date Booking Confirmation email, detailing the date, number of examiners and closing date for learner entries. In the event of your requested date not being available, a member of the bookings team will be in touch to discuss alternate dates.

Rail strikes this February

National rail strikes are planned in February.

Customers are advised to:

• Plan ahead for alternative ways to travel to and from exam venue

• Leave plenty of extra time to travel

• Check your journey before you travel, just in case there are any changes

• Communicate if you are held up, so we can let can let centre contacts know. For Public Centres, contact the Rep and for Private Centres contact your teacher

Where possible, LAMDA will aim to accommodate late arrivals but cannot guarantee that learners will be assessed if they arrive after their scheduled exam time.

Those unable to attend should contact us via our exams email [email protected] or our live web chat to discuss alternative arrangements.

Details and advice on how to prepare for the LAMDA examination day, can be found here.

LAMDA Exams Policies

We have recently updated all our published policies. Please take your time to read through them and ensure you understand them fully and you know how to access any updated forms. It is a key responsibility for our Centres that they stay familiar and compliant with our Policies. Read the policies on our website here.
 

2022 Updates

Digital Marking Phase 1 Launch
On Monday 7 November 2022, LAMDA launched the first phase of the new Digital Marking platform. 

What does this mean for you: 

• LAMDA will be able to process results for all examinations more efficiently 
• Your results and Learner Examination Reports (LERs) will be sent automatically to the email registered with LAMDA, as soon as they are ready (Certificates will be posted separately) 
• Eventually there will be no need for paper Learner Examination Reports 
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FAQs
We've recently expanded our FAQs section. For questions regarding the content (syllabus) of our exams, please refer to our Teacher FAQ's.

Our new payment portal
We've made it easier for our Public Centre customers to pay for assessments, visit our How to Pay page for more information.

Results
The time frame for results has now returned to the usual period of 30 working days. LAMDA Exams Certificates and results will now be available 30 working days after the exam.

We will prioritise learners using their results for UCAS points, who require them for applying to university.

International customers
We are unlikely to be able to travel internationally for the foreseeable future due to the impact of COVID-19. Our Remote Online Assessments are open for bookings.