After your exam

From January 2022, the attainment bands for RAD exams will be as follows:

Class Awards attainment descriptors:

If the attainment descriptor not shown is given in any section, then the class award will not be obtained.

The ‘marks’ given on results listings (within RAD Online Exams Entries) against class awards are actually indicators of the text that will appear on the assessment form. ‘1’ equates to ‘occasionally’, ‘2’ to ‘generally’, and ‘3’ to ‘frequently’, so for example, a mark of 2 against Technique for Primary in Dance class award would equate to ‘Generally demonstrated control and coordination’.

Certificates

Certificates are fraud-proof and have a number of security features:

• Secure parchment paper
• Micro-numismatics (e.g. RAD Crest)
• Advanced holograms (e.g. RAD Crest or Logo)
• Specialist reactive inks
• Advanced security numbering
• Website document validation
• Controlled secure papers and toners

Here are examples of the RAD Main Certificate and Results Form.

Medals and bars

Successful candidates will also receive:

• Class awards – medal
• Grades 1–8 exam – medal
• Solo performance awards – bar

Gold, silver or bronze medals are awarded depending on the result of distinction, merit or pass.

Please see policy and procedures for issuing results and certificates for more information.

Please note: We only provide medals for exams taken after 2011 for Pre-Primary in Dance class awards and Primary in Dance class awards/exams, and after 2013 for Grade 1-8 exams and Grades 1 – 5 class awards. We do not provide replacement medals for any exam or award prior to these dates.

If you lose or damage your certificate, medal, or result form, we may be able to provide a replacement.

For more information, as well as submitting a form for replacements, please click here.

We value your feedback and your comments are important in helping us review and improve our services.

If you have general feedback regarding the RAD Examinations offer we appreciate your time in completing our survey:

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This feedback is regularly reviewed.

If you have an enquiry please contact your local office, or alternatively contact exams@rad.org.uk. Please send any complaints to examscustomerservices@rad.org.uk.

Teachers, candidates, or parents/guardians can request a result enquiry report for RAD exams. This includes a clerical check and a written report with the examiner’s encouraging and constructive comments on the results awarded. For this service, a fee of £40 (or equivalent) per candidate will be charged.

Teachers, candidates, or parents/guardians can also lodge a complaint about any examination procedures and processes.

These services take up to 40 working days to process, and the result enquiry application or the complaint needs to be made within 10 working days of the result being received. Result enquiries and complaints made after this time will not normally be accepted. All enquiries and complaints will be investigated thoroughly.

• To request a result enquiry complete the Result Enquiry Application Form
• To lodge a complaint, please contact the Examinations Customer Service via examscustomerservices@rad.org.uk
• For more information regarding this service, please consult the Complaints, Enquiries about results and Appeals policy.

Graded and vocational graded examinations and solo performance awards are awarded as qualifications accredited on the frameworks outlined below.

England, Wales and Northern Ireland

We are recognised to award qualifications on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) in England by the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual), in Wales by Qualifications Wales, and in Northern Ireland by the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA).

The Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) provides a single, simple system for cataloguing all regulated qualifications.

• Information about the RQF
• Search for the RAD’s qualifications on the Register of Regulated Qualifications

We are also recognised to award qualifications on the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF), by SQA Accreditation, a part of the Scottish Qualifications Authority.

• Information about the SCQF

Recognition outside the United Kingdom

Information about accreditation of qualifications outside the UK can be obtained from RAD national offices.

For more information about recognition and accreditation, please contact the Examinations Department exams@rad.org.uk

• Statement on Endorsement of Resources

Graded exams

RAD exams are part of an internationally acknowledged system of assessments, drawing on the research and academic practices of twenty awarding organisations. These promote progressive mastery in music, dance, drama and musical theatre. For more information about how graded exams contribute to the development of performing artists of all ages and abilities, please see www.gradedexams.com

A ‘special consideration’ is a post-exam adjustment to the mark for a candidate who was prepared for and present, but who may have been disadvantaged by adverse circumstances that arose immediately before or at the time of the exam.

Special consideration cannot give the candidate an unfair advantage, nor must it cause misunderstanding about a candidate’s achievements. Exams and assessments are a measure of what a candidate can do at one moment in time and therefore, only minor adjustments can be made to the mark, to protect the integrity of the award.

Reasonable adjustments are intended to address conditions (normally a disability or other medical condition) known about at the time of entry. They involve changes to examination or administrative procedures. Where no such procedural changes are necessary, we will normally inform the examiner so that they are aware of a candidate’s condition.

Award decision

The decision to award special consideration will be based on a number of factors, which will vary for each application. The size of the allowance will depend on the timing, nature and extent of the circumstances. The maximum allowance will be five marks.

A teacher, parent/guardian, or candidate (if over 18) may apply for Special Consideration using a Special Consideration form. Applications can be submitted from the closing date for entry, and up to 5 working days following the exam. Where multiple candidates are affected, please complete one form and attach a list of candidates.

Forms should be submitted by email to exams customer services. Any accompanying information should be attached as a separate document.

Full details can be found in Reasonable adjustments and special considerations policy

• Download the application form Special Consideration Application Form
• For more information please see the RAD Examinations Privacy Policy
• Please email the completed form and medical evidence as separate attachments to the Examinations Customer Service Manager.

Graded and vocational graded exams in dance at RQF Level 3 are allocated points on the UCAS tariff.

This means that candidates who have achieved a pass or higher in Grades 6, 7, 8, Intermediate or Advanced Foundation, can use their RAD exam result towards their points tariff when applying to a course at a university or higher education in the UK.

UCAS has allocated the following tariff points to graded dance qualifications offered by the RAD, which are equivalent in level to RQF Level 3. These tariff points will be made available to higher education providers in a UCAS communication scheduled to go out on 5 April. These points are applicable to learners starting higher education in September 2023 and beyond:

Points apply to:

• Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) and Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) qualifications awarded from November 2010 onwards (January 2011 in Australia, Canada and South Africa)
• Qualifications accredited by SQA Accreditation awarded from January 2012 onwards, including SCQF qualifications
• earlier qualifications, accredited on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) and awarded from 2001-10 with the exception of Intermediate (as this was at Level 2 on the NQF).

When applying to UCAS online, the ‘centre no’ should be listed as ‘0000’.

You should be able to enter your centre name manually (on Education, UCAS). Click the option to add a school/college/centre and then click on ‘Find’. In the pop-up box, state the name of the school and then click on ‘Search’. The name won’t be found and a red link will appear in the pop-up box: ‘My school/centre is not listed here’. You should click on this and this will allow you to add the name of the school on the form.