About Us
New Era Academy Supporting Teachers & Learners since 1941
Who We Are
New Era Academy is a regulatory awarding board that offers graded examinations covering a broad range of disciplines across the Communications and Performance Exam streams. We are a UK-based, independent examinations board regulated by Ofqual in the United Kingdom and by CCEA in Northern Ireland.
We provide a varied, robust, and innovative range of syllabi tiered over 4 entry levels and 8 Grades suitable for all learning abilities and creative potential. New Era Academy’s Level 3 exams (Grades 6, 7, and 8) are also accredited with UCAS and are eligible for UCAS points toward UK university entrance.
Our Aims
We aim to make quality examinations accessible to everyone and ensure every student has equal opportunities to improve their learning, skill, and creative potential. Our framework of graded examinations across our diverse syllabus:
- Promotes the personal, social, creative, and intellectual development of the individual
- Develops increased self-confidence in learners
- Encourages all Learners to realise their unique potential
- Develops capabilities in speech, communication, presentation, and performance art
- Fosters an appreciation of literature, poetry, and drama
- Acknowledges and rewards levels of achievement and progression through the syllabus grades
What We Do Regulated Awarding Body
New Era Academy is a regulatory board that offers syllabus-based graded examinations covering a broad range of disciplines across the Communications and Performance Exam streams. These are in line with the current UK Assessment Framework.
We are a UK-based, independent examinations board regulated by OFQUAL in the United Kingdom and by CCEA in Northern Ireland. We provide a varied, robust, and innovative range of syllabi tiered over 8 Grades, and 4 pre-grades, suitable for all learning abilities and creative potential. New Era Academy’s Level 3 exams (Grades 6, 7, and 8) are also accredited with UCAS and are eligible for UCAS points toward UK university entrance.
Teachers can prepare their learners to accomplish the specifications for each grade, detailed in our broad and innovative syllabus. Once learners have mastered and honed their new skills, the teacher schedules an examination date and location with our NEA team. One of our highly accomplished Examiners conducts the examination sessions to assess learners’ performance standards and competency for the stated learning objectives.
The exam formats, take into account the discipline, grade, performer category, and exam specifications to test and stretch performers to unlock their creative potential, and receive independent and qualified appraisal by our trained examiners in compliance with the industry regulator.
Regulated Examinations Quality You Can Trust
New Era Academy Examinations are regulated in the UK by OFQUAL and in Northern Ireland by CCEA. That means our qualifications meet the high standard set by our regulating bodies. To maintain our credentials, we undergo rigorous annual compliance checks and are proud of our record of high standards.
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Both OFQUAL and CCEA are recognised regulators that design and award qualifications to test learners’ knowledge, skill, and understanding of a subject and award certification to learners who demonstrate required attainment levels.
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Regulation means our exams must follow the guidelines and rules set out by the above. We have to prove our compliance every year with both bodies. All our exams are regulated for certification. We do offer some non-regulated exams for certain group formats and Special Needs learners. NEA is especially passionate to support those young people with special needs, and we will individually tailor the non-regulated exam format for the specific capabilities of the individual.
Our Examiners Highly Reputable
New Era Academy appoints experienced industry professionals and experienced teachers, trained and qualified to assess learners in their respective disciplines against the defined syllabus specifications.
Our examiners create a relaxed and friendly atmosphere for the examination sessions, putting participants at ease whilst maintaining their professional persona. They are each passionate about gaining the best from every student they examine to help them achieve their individual goals and aspirations. Our Examiners conduct examinations both online and in person across the UK and overseas. For all in-person examination sessions, our examiners will travel to the examination locations, so the teachers and learners are able to value their expertise face-2-face.
We hold an annual training workshop to refresh examiners’ assessment and moderation skills and provide relevant updates. We have a very strong and loyal community of examiners dedicated to the New Era Academy’s philosophy of personalised approach to assessment and learning.
Interested in becoming an NEA Examiner and part of our supportive community? Apply now
Annual Excellence Awards Every October
New Era Academy has for many years, been bestowing our Excellence Award to our highest achievers and shining stars.
Every October, we review the year’s results and recognise, for each of our 11 awards, those learners who have achieved the highest distinction mark for the Discipline and Grade. Learners across the UK and internationally are eligible for the awards which are confirmed by the New Era Board of Directors every September, with recipients advised by the end of October.
Our award recipients have recently received their 2022/23 NEA Annual Award in our beautiful presentation boxes with certificates and trophies from their teachers by post.
The New Era Academy Excellence Awards are across 3 Categories of Communications, Performance, and Diploma Exams. We are proud to announce our 2022/23 Annual Excellence Award recipients are as follows:
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NEA Stream
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Excellence Award
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Discipline & Grade
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2023 Recipients
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Communications Exam
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Peggy Law Certificate of Excellence
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Speech & Drama - Grade 3 - Foundation Medal
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Ruby Feely
Eponine Larks |
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Communications Exam
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Ray Cooney Certificate of Excellence
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Speech & Drama - Grade 8 - Gold Medal
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Sean Carron
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Benefits For Teachers and Trainee Teachers
New Era Academy is proud to work with a community of Teachers across the UK and Internationally who choose to deliver our wonderful syllabi and who share our philosophy of personalised and individual attention to develop student’s learning and development in the full range of performance and communication disciplines. We welcome teachers and student/trainee teachers to benefit from being part of our NEA community, to take advantage of the:
- Dynamic and broad-ranging, innovative syllabus that we review and refresh every 3 years
- Our transparent and detailed assessment framework complemented by NEA’s personalised and professional approach
- The opportunity to develop and enhance their learners’ creative and artistic capabilities and performance skills tested by our meticulously designed syllabus
- The ability to book exam sessions for your learners online, or at a location convenient to you and your learners
- New Era Academy’s specialised Teaching Diploma exams and accreditations for teachers. Successful completion of our Teaching Diplomas entitles you to use the letters ANEA or LNEA as recognised and respected certifications.
- Annual Professional Development days, Teacher Training Courses, and a community that you can leverage for shared experiences, professional collaboration, and like-minded socialising.
