Norland is a higher education provider that offers a BA in Early Years Development and Learning as well as the prestigious Norland Diploma and is based in Bath, Somerset. Norland trainees are employed worldwide as nannies, nursery nurses and in other positions in a variety of settings for childcare. Norland nannies are a status symbol and are popular among celebrities and royals. Alumni are termed "Norlanders." Norland offers one degree programme: the BA in Early Years Development and Learning, previously in association with the University of Gloucestershire. In March 2019, Norland were awarded Taught Degree Awarding Powers by the Privy Council that allows them to offer the degree through their institution, as well as enabling them to mark all student assessments internally.
History
Norland was founded in 1892 by Emily Ward. Throughout its history, Norland has been based at various locations throughout the United Kingdom, notably Chislehurst in Kent and Denford Park near Hungerford in Berkshire, and is currently based in Bath. Originally, Norland contained daycare and boarding facilities for infants alongside the training college for nannies. Norland in its current iteration Bath is solely an educational institute. In February 1999, the first male nanny trainee was accepted, and in 2012 the first male undergraduate was admitted. In 2005/6, a documentary called Nanny School was filmed showing a year at Norland. It consisted of 15 episodes and was shown on Discovery Home and Health in October 2007. Norland opened a nursery in the summer 2009, but it closed in 2013 for financial reasons.
Curriculum
Students obtain a three-year BA in Early Years Development and Learning, followed by a fourth low-income year working in a family on a similar trainee basis. This year is called the Newly Qualified Nanny year and only graduates of this are awarded their Norland Diploma. Students at Norland rotate terms between lectures in a classroom and placements in families, schools and nurseries, as well as at the Royal United Hospital on the maternity ward. In addition to being a higher education provider, Norland also functions as an agency that places graduates with families for the duration of the graduate's career.
