LAMDA success at Ffynone House Independent School Swansea

LAMDA courses at Ffynone House School

At Ffynone House School in Swansea, LAMDA examinations have been offered as an extra curricular option for more than 20 years. E

ach year we hold two examination centres at school and the whole range of examinations has been offered from The Speaking of Verse and Prose, Public Speaking, Acting, Mime or Devised Performance to Reading for Performance, group work and the relatively new Musical Theatre.

Our results are always good, a testament to the hard work and especially the enjoyment of the pupils who undertake these exams. Our outgoing Head Boy, Dominic Thomas James set a fine example by gaining his Speaking of Verse and Prose Gold Medal and his Public Speaking Gold Medal, both with Distinction.

Over the past year, the following pupils have received congratulations for gaining special awards over and above their individual examinations:

LAMDA Foundation Communication Award

Kate Rowe, Ben Francis, Emma Breach, Jack Palmer, Simon Morgan

LAMDA Intermediate Communication Award

Hannah Francis, Demi Rodriguez, Steffanie Winsor

LAMDA Intermediate Performance Award

Sophie Cuttiford, Sophie David

Our LAMDA teachers, Mrs Eleanor McLeod and Mrs Elaine Sullivan, welcome any enquiries that parents may have about the LAMDA syllabus. Mrs McLeod is a member of the LAMDA examining board and has recently been honoured by having two of her original poems and one dramatic scene included in the new LAMDA Anthologies which contain the set pieces for the new examination period which begins in September 2009.

Pupils often inform us about feedback they have received in University interviews or vocational placements where their LAMDA achievements have been noted and recognised.

Well done to everyone who has done so well in their LAMDA examinations this year!

LAMDA (The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) offers a comprehensive range of evaluated examinations in performance and communication which are recognised across the world. They are designed to equip students with a range of skills that will serve them throughout life

In addition to being the UK's largest statutory speech and drama awarding body, LAMDA Examinations has a reputation for excellence across the globe. Students who study for these examinations will be aiming to improve standards in communication through the spoken word, gain an appreciation of literature, poetry and drama and develop their creative, intellectual and social development as an individual.