b'Confident at speaking in public?At some point in life there will almost certainlySpeaking in Public, Acting, Reading forLAMDA subject, working on performance come an occasion when you have to give aPerformance, and Speaking Verse andskills, presentation skills, text analysis, all presentation or make a speech. For some ofProse. UCAS points can be obtained fromaspects of vocal training (including breathing, us, this will happen multiple times, and youstudying Grades 6, 7 or 8 in any subject. projection, articulation and pronunciation), want to be at your best, for your speech toconfidence and self-esteem.be heard and to make that speech land withHere at HGS, we tend to concentrate on impact. the first of these four subjects, Speaking inStudents and their parents often comment Public. This is partly because it is where weon a general increase in personable How many of us wish we had had coachingsee the greatest demand but also becauseconfidence and self-esteem that flows from in public speaking skills at school? Thenit is hugely creative and interesting. Studentstaking LAMDA classes. The value of this we would have the confidence and thehave to create the speech themselves; theyis incalculable. As we all know, personal technique to do it well. have to research it and then they have to putinteraction and confidence is critical to it together in a way that will have maximumsuccess in life.The Speech and Drama Lessons offered atimpact.Handsworth Grammar School develop theseIf you believe your son may benefit from skills that our students will be able to takeActing, Reading for Performance andreceiving LAMDA tuition then please contact with them on their journey through life. TheySpeaking Verse and Prose are also valuedme on areynolds@handsworth.bham.sch.uk.learn, for example, how to start a speech inand enjoyable subjects. Students immerse an engaging, intriguing way; they learn thethemselves in the life of the character theyMiss A. Reynolds (LAMDA teacher)art of stage movement and gesture. And soare representing, exploring and analysing a much more. range of texts, and thus their creative and LAMDA (London Academy of Music andempathetic side is developed.Dramatic Art) provides a structured andHow does it work? Each week, students progressive range of examinations inattend a 30-minute lesson in their chosen Student name Year group LAMDA exam AwardExams taken in July 2024Sukveer Pawar 13PJO Speaking in Public Grade 8 Gold Medal DistinctionShrey Kapoor 13MWA Speaking in Public Grade 7 Silver Medal DistinctionBen Whiteoak 13KOR Solo Acting Grade 7 Silver Medal MeritYusuf Akhtar 13HFI Solo Acting Grade 7 Silver Medal MeritTimothy Umbogbai 11G Speaking in Public Grade 5 DistinctionAmiel Pulithara 11H Speaking in Public Grade 5 MeritOmer Ali 11H Speaking in Public Grade 5 MeritArman Hussain 11H Speaking in Public Grade 5 MeritHimmat Samra 10N Reading for Performance Grade 4 MeritNarvie Sangster 10H Solo Acting Grade 3 DistinctionFahd Wahaish 9W Speaking in Public Grade 3 MeritExams taken in December 2024Oliver Green 13JHI Speaking in Public Grade 7 Silver Medal DistinctionJayden Naik 11G Speaking in Public Grade 6 Bronze Medal DistinctionMuhammad Shah 11H Speaking in Public Grade 6 Bronze Medal DistinctionTadiwa Mandonga 11G Solo Acting Grade 5 DistinctionArjun Bagha 10H Speaking Verse and Prose Grade 4 DistinctionUsman Ghani 9G Speaking in Public Grade 4 DistinctionNicholas Bob 9A Solo Acting Grade 4 MeritEthan Lassey 9W Speaking in Public Grade 3 Distinction Exams taken in April 2025Himmat Samra 9N Reading for Performance Grade 5 MeritRohan Patel 7N Speaking Verse and Prose Grade 2 Merit65'