LAMDA Exams Noticeboard

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The latest updates from LAMDA Exams for current customers.

Last updated: Friday 2 June 2023

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Examination fees and dates for 1 August 2023 onwards announced

UK Examination fees for in-person and Remote Online Assessments and Public Centre examination dates for 1 August 2023 - 31 July 2024 have now been added to our website, here,

• Find UK fees listed on our How to pay for an exam page. 
• View Public Centre Examination dates for 1 August 2023 onwards here.

News for Public Centre Customers

We are releasing a new process that will ensure you get your paperwork directly from our system ExamTrack. Please ensure that you inform us if your email address changes. If you have entered Learner(s) for one of Public Centre events and have not received your exam paperwork 14 days prior to the exam event, please check your Spam folder or email us on [email protected]

News for Private Centre Customers

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 Tuesday 25 April 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 TO NOTE: 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.

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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News for Remote Online Assessment Customers

Update on Remote Online Assessments (ROAs) for Group Exams

LAMDA has been working on delivering remote online assessment (ROAs) for Group Exams. Testing has been undertaken to explore different assessment methods to ensure that the Group ROAs are fully comparable with Group Face-to-Face examinations. The testing has indicated that conducting Group ROAs, in the same manner as we conduct other ROA exams, does not work. This is because of the limitations of remote meeting software. Therefore, there has been a delay in delivering the Group Exams online. A self-tape option is currently being explored, but we need to test it before offering the exams in this format.

Please note that, due to interactive elements that are part of the Assessment Criteria, some Group Exams will not be offered in online format and will be only available as Face-to-Face exams. These exams are Level 3 Group Devising Drama and Introductory (all stages). We strive to bring you a solution for all other Group ROAs by the end of 2023 and will keep you updated on our progress.

 

General Updates

Syllabus Update

Read about our upcoming Syllabus updates here.

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.

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.

​​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.

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2022 Updates

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.