If you need an extra pair of hands, you may be interested in hosting a Norland student placement

What is a student placement?

Norland students spend 35% of their time gaining practical experience in a variety of early years settings, including family environments for both daily and residential placements.

Having regular placements provides vital experience that will prepare our students to deal with the real-world scenarios they are likely to face after graduating.

Daily placement

We’re looking for families living in Bath and the surrounding area with at least one child under the age of two who is at home full-time rather than in any other childcare provision. You should be able to host a Norland student for eight hours a day, Monday to Thursday for set weeks over the academic year.

You will need a primary carer at home full-time and not working from home to support and guide the student with their practice, as well as host a visit from the placement team.

We’re currently appealing for families to host Norland students on daily placement. If you’d like to find out more, please contact the placement team

Families with multiples

We’re looking for families in Bath with multiples for daily placements, as detailed above, or within an hour’s drive of Bath if you have accommodation.

Residential placement

For Norland students to gain valuable experience of living in with a family, we’re looking for families living in within a 45 minute drive of Bath or the SW postcode area of London with at least one child under the age of two who is at home full-time rather than in any other childcare provision. You should be able to host a Norland student for eleven hours a day, Monday to Thursday, with slightly reduced hours on a Friday, for set weeks over the academic year.

You will need a primary carer at home full-time and not working from home to support and guide the student with their practice, as well as host a visit from the placement team.