Woodberry Grove, Lonon N4 1SY

In 2010/2011 some of our Year 5 children started working towards LAMDA's Speaking Verse and Prose Grade One certificate.

In 2011/2012 we have expanded the programme and children in Years 5 and 6 are participating.

The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is one of the oldest drama schools in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1861, LAMDA has provided theatre and the world of film and television with generation upon generation of first-class actors.

LAMDA began offering speech examinations to the public in the 1880s. Since then, these examinations have been refined and developed into a comprehensive system of performance evaluation by experts in education, acting and communication. In addition to being the UK’s largest statutory speech and drama awarding body, LAMDA Examinations has a reputation for excellence across the world.

The Uncertainty of the Poet
by Wendy Cope

I am a poet.
I am very fond of bananas.

I am bananas.
I am very fond of a poet.

I am a poet of bananas.
I am very fond.

A fond poet of 'I am, I am'-
Very bananas.

Fond of 'Am I bananas?
Am I?'-a very poet.

Bananas of a poet!
Am I fond? Am I very?

Poet bananas! I am.
I am fond of a 'very.'

I am of very fond bananas.
Am I a poet?