Norland offers a specialised three-year BA (Hons) degree in Early Childhood Education and Care, alongside the prestigious skills-based Norland Diploma – which is awarded after a fourth year in paid employment, arranged and supported by Norland (no tuition fees are payable for this year).
The BA programme draws on many disciplines including psychology, neuroscience, child health, philosophy, social sciences and education. Guest speakers are regularly invited to give students an opportunity to listen to experts working in the field.
Each year is divided into three trimesters with a minimum of eight placements provided, totalling 1,318 hours or approximately 40% of the course. Students experience a wide variety of early years settings across 8 placements, including nursery, school, hospital, special needs school settings, newborn care, and as a daily and live-in nanny. Norland students are the only non-medical ones allowed to attend placements on a busy hospital ward due to their exceptional training.
Classroom-based assessment methods for both courses include essays, presentations, viva, portfolios, displays and a work-based project.
The final module of the diploma is the Newly Qualified Nanny (NQN) year, a 12-month probationary nanny post in paid full-time employment arranged and supported by Norland. No tuition fees are payable in this fourth year.
Once fully qualified, graduates earn the professional title ‘Norlander’ or ‘Norland Nanny’.
Chat to current Norland students to find out more about the comprehensive degree-based training and student life on the Norland website.
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Many courses at Norland offer an opportunity to do a work placement or sandwich year. These opportunities will help you develop your employability skills, and the careers department is also on hand to offer personal support.
As well as a wide range of courses on offer, Norland also has loads of clubs and societies you can join during your studies. Joining societies is just one of the many ways you can tailor your experience at Norland to suit you.
With a degree in a subject you love, you'll find more doors opening to jobs you'll love. Studies have also shown that graduates earn more on average compared to non-graduates.
If you want to continue to pursue education, you'll be able to progress to postgraduate study once you've got your undergraduate degree. You could opt to study a master's, or even get a PhD.
Living in uni halls means you'll have access to communal areas including kitchen and dining facilities. These facilities offer you plenty of opportunity to socialise with the students you're living with.
You'll also find all bills are included in your rent, and yes, that includes WiFi. Rent also covers security and maintenance. There are accessible rooms available in halls that have been adapted for disabled students.
