Examination Registration: Entry Terms and Conditions
(updated Summer 2012)
Please read these updated Terms and Conditions carefully before entering your son/daughter for an examination.
Please read these updated Terms and Conditions carefully before entering your son/daughter for an examination.
About entering for an exam
An Examination Entry MUST be completed in full and returned to your drama tutor before the candidate can be entered for an exam, either in paper format or by using our Online Entry system (OES). A new form is required for each subsequent examination. You will be advised of our closing date for examinations; this may be 6 to 8 weeks before the actual exam date. Please visit Exam Dates and Locations to see an up-to-date list of forthcoming exams and closing dates
A parent/guardian (if candidate is under 18) must submit the entry and make a payment for the appropriate amount, as detailed on the form or OES, in order for the candidate to be entered. We will accept PayPal, BACS or cheques as payment; we do NOT accept cash. Cheques are now to be made payable to THE THINKING THEATRE COMPANY. Please write the student’s NAME, GRADE and EXAM DATE on the back. All exam entries carry a processing fee of 5%, capped at a maximum of £5 and, in most instances, usually around £1.
If the correct payment and entry submissions not returned to the tutor by our closing date, the candidate will not be entered for the exam. We cannot submit entries on parents/guardians’ “say so”. For late entry information, see “About Late Changes” below.
The Drama Service operates at least one private examination centre every academic term; if this is not convenient, we can recommend a public centre for the candidate to attend. Our drama tutors do not attend public-centre examinations and so it would be the responsibility of the parent to organise the exam.
A parent/guardian (if candidate is under 18) must submit the entry and make a payment for the appropriate amount, as detailed on the form or OES, in order for the candidate to be entered. We will accept PayPal, BACS or cheques as payment; we do NOT accept cash. Cheques are now to be made payable to THE THINKING THEATRE COMPANY. Please write the student’s NAME, GRADE and EXAM DATE on the back. All exam entries carry a processing fee of 5%, capped at a maximum of £5 and, in most instances, usually around £1.
If the correct payment and entry submissions not returned to the tutor by our closing date, the candidate will not be entered for the exam. We cannot submit entries on parents/guardians’ “say so”. For late entry information, see “About Late Changes” below.
The Drama Service operates at least one private examination centre every academic term; if this is not convenient, we can recommend a public centre for the candidate to attend. Our drama tutors do not attend public-centre examinations and so it would be the responsibility of the parent to organise the exam.
About preparation
The Drama Service enters students for examinations through the LAMDA examination board. We use their published syllabus and guidelines.
It is the responsibility of the candidate and/or the parent or guardian to ensure that monologues and poems are memorised for drama exams. If the candidate is unprepared, he/she may be pulled out of the exam, at the discretion of the individual tutor. The tutor’s job is to direct the performance, not to help memorise lines.
Students will be given one copy of their examination pieces at the start of the learning period by the tutor; after that, electronic replacements can be obtained by logging on to our website at www.target-arts.org.
It is recommended that students only register as duologue (duet) learners if they can guarantee availability to rehearse with their partner outside of school time.
It is the responsibility of the candidate and/or the parent or guardian to ensure that monologues and poems are memorised for drama exams. If the candidate is unprepared, he/she may be pulled out of the exam, at the discretion of the individual tutor. The tutor’s job is to direct the performance, not to help memorise lines.
Students will be given one copy of their examination pieces at the start of the learning period by the tutor; after that, electronic replacements can be obtained by logging on to our website at www.target-arts.org.
It is recommended that students only register as duologue (duet) learners if they can guarantee availability to rehearse with their partner outside of school time.
About late changes
Dates and times of examinations cannot be rescheduled once timetabling has taken place. This is in line with examination regulations.
If for any reason the candidate is unable to attend on the day of the exam, e.g. due to illness or bereavement, then you must tell us as soon as possible, in order that any possible refund can be made available. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that a refund will always occur as this is at the exam board’s discretion.
It is sometimes possible to enter a candidate late for an exam; however, this will incur a hefty late learner’s fee which is payable directly to the LAMDA examination board. The Drama Service organises an examination session every term so it may be preferable that the candidate waits for the next session.
If for any reason the candidate is unable to attend on the day of the exam, e.g. due to illness or bereavement, then you must tell us as soon as possible, in order that any possible refund can be made available. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that a refund will always occur as this is at the exam board’s discretion.
It is sometimes possible to enter a candidate late for an exam; however, this will incur a hefty late learner’s fee which is payable directly to the LAMDA examination board. The Drama Service organises an examination session every term so it may be preferable that the candidate waits for the next session.
About legal
The Drama Support Service is part of The Thinking Theatre Company.
Completing an Examination Registration Form means that you agree to abide by our terms and conditions.
Completing an Examination Registration Form means that you agree to abide by our terms and conditions.
