Recent Norland graduate, Emily has been featured in the Falkirk Herald to celebrate her success in completing Norland’s rigorous four-year degree training programme and flying to New York to work as a full-time nanny.

When Emily was a child, her mother was told she may never read or write due to her diagnoses of dyslexia, dyscalculia and dyspraxia. Now, in addition to securing the Norland degree and diploma and her dream job in New York, Emily is planning a master’s degree and possibly a PhD.

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