News
16 October 2012: Certificate design amendments as a result of changes to regulatory arrangements in Northern Ireland
Following a review of regulatory arrangements in Northern Ireland it was agreed that the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) will be responsible for regulating and accrediting the following qualifications only:
- GCSEs, GCE AS and A Levels, Other General Qualifications and Entry Level (NQF).
As part of these new regulatory arrangements all awarding organisations, including LAMDA Examinations are required to remove the CCEA logo from all qualification certificates other than the qualifications that fall within their regulatory remit.
Consequently LAMDA Examinations will be removing the CCEA logo from its regulated Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) certificates with effect from the 1 January 2013.
Both Ofqual’s and the Welsh Government’s logos will be retained on the regulated Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) certificates, as part of the regulatory requirement placed on the Awarding Organisation by the two respective Regulatory Authorities.
4 April 2012: Orlando around the world
The LAMDA bear, Orlando, has completed his trip around the world. To view his story in his own words, please click here
5 January 2012: Performance points
Following Professor Wolf's review of vocational education in 2011, the Department for Education is reforming the 14-16 performance tables and reviewing which vocational qualifications will be included. As a result of this review, LAMDA Examinations’ qualifications will no longer carry performance table points when the new measures come into effect in 2014. The key headline measure will be the percentage of students achieving 5 A*-C grades (or equivalents).
Regardless of whether a qualification is included in headline performance table measures, in future the general rule will be that all qualifications regulated by Ofqual will be approved on Section 96 to be funded for teaching. Where it is in a student's best interest, schools are encouraged to teach qualifications not included on the list.
Please note that this change does not affect points awarded to individual learners under the UCAS tariff.
5 January 2012: Updated certificate format
Revised regulators logos have been provided to all regulated awarding organisations, for inclusion on accredited certificates. The new format logos will be phased into certificates during January 2012.
18 May 2011: QCF-accredited Musical Theatre gains UCAS points
We are pleased to announce that Musical Theatre has been included in the UCAS tariff.
Jan 2011: Musical Theatre gains UCAS points
We are pleased to announce that our Musical Theatre examinations are now included in the UCAS tariff.
4 November 2010: QCF-accredited PCertLAM gains UCAS tariff points
The reaccredited QCF-version of the LAMDA Certificate in Speech and Drama: Performance Studies (PCertLAM) has been included in the UCAS tariff. Learners undertaking the new QCF qualification, which comes into effect from 1 January 2011, will receive the same number of tariff points as were awarded for the previous NQF-version.
To view the points available and for further information regarding the UCAS tariff, please click here
1 August 2010: Important Information regarding LAMDA Examinations Qualifications
We are pleased to announce that we have extended our portfolio of qualifications accredited within the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) in the following areas:
New QCF Accredited Qualifications available from the 1 January 2011
- Entry Level Award in Musical Theatre (Entry3)
- Level 1 Award in Musical Theatre
- Level 2 Award in Musical Theatre
- Level 3 Certificate in Musical Theatre
- Level 3 Certificate in Speech and Drama: Performance Studies (PCertLAM)
- Level 5 Diploma in Communication, Speech and Drama Education (LSDE)
From 1 January 2011 you will be able to register and make learner entries on the QCF qualifications listed above.
These QCF qualifications will replace the existing NQF qualifications when the NQF qualifications accreditation ceases on the 31 December 2010.
Please note that it will not be possible to enter learners on the following NQF qualifications after 1 January 2011.
Existing NQF Qualifications due to expire on the 31 December 2010
- Entry Level Musical Theatre for the Actor/Singer
- Level 1 Musical Theatre for the Actor/Singer
- Level 2 Musical Theatre for the Actor/Singer
- Level 3 Musical Theatre for the Actor/Singer
- Level 3 Certificate in Speech and Drama: Performance Studies (PCertLAM)
- Level 5 LAMDA Diploma in Speech and Drama Education (LSDE)
Please click here to download a full guidance document detailing the arrangements regarding registrations and entries for the above expiring qualifications.