LAMDA Exams

Newson Academy offers all students over the age of five years the opportunity to take LAMDA examinations. The London Academy of Music & Dramatic Arts is one of the UK’s oldest and most respected awarding organisations. Being able to speak confidently in public and communicate clearly are important skills for later life. We are very proud of our 100% LAMDA pass rate which we have maintained since 2009.

LAMDA offer a wide range of examinations- Acting, Devised, Speaking in Public and Speaking of Verse and Prose. Newson Academy offers students the opportunity to prepare for exams in all these subject areas.

The Speaking examinations are taken individually and the Performance examinations may be taken individually and in pairs. There are also group examinations in Speaking, Acting, Devised and Musical Theatre.

The Examinations are divided into:

Introductory poetry (stages 1-3) 

All other subjects start at Entry and continue up to grade 8, they are as follows: 

Entry Level 

                                                                                                                Level 1 (Foundation) - Grades 1-3

Level 2 (Intermediate) - Grades 4-5

Level 3 (Advanced) - Grade 6-8

Bronze medal - Grade 6

Silver medal - Grade 7 

Gold medal - Grade 8

 After students have reached Grade 8, they can then continue to study towards their diplomas. These are:

- The LAMDA Certificate in Speech and Drama (P. Cert .LAM)

- The LAMDA Diploma in Communication, Speech and Drama Education (LSDE)

Students can also be entered for the LAMDA Communication Award and the LAMDA Performance Award