Helping you to support your child through the higher education process

“As Principal of Norland and a parent, I appreciate first-hand the parent and supporter perspective on this significant milestone in your children’s lives. This section is designed to support parents and supporters as you guide and advise the children you care for on their next steps forward and help them to decide whether Norland is the right choice for them.

“As a small institution, we offer outstanding support for each of our students and this begins when they are first finding out about Norland. I encourage you to find out as much as possible by reading all of the information available on our website and prospectus, by coming along to an open day to meet staff and students, by attending as many of our physical and  virtual events as possible such as our Norland Unwrapped series, and by speaking to our admissions team who will answer your questions or pass on any specific questions to colleagues. We are a very friendly and welcoming team, so please don’t hesitate to contact us.

“We look forward to welcoming you to Norland soon!”

Dr Janet Rose, Principal

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Why study at Norland?

If you are the parent or supporter of a child considering studying an early years degree or interested in a career working with children, look no further than our award-winning early years degree and diploma programme.

  • A worldwide reputation for producing the best early years practitioners for over 130 years, backed up by world-class teaching and learning that uniquely blends theory, practice and extensive real-world experience.
  • Two distinct award-winning qualifications: our BA (Hons) in Early Childhood Education and Care degree with industry-recognised Level 6 Graduate Early Childhood Practitioner Status and skills-based professional Norland Diploma.
  • The highest quality teaching, experience and outcomes found in the country – we are in the top 12% of universities in the country with a Gold rating in all categories of the national Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023.
  • A small and specialist centre of excellence in the early years offering an inclusive and nurturing environment, innovative industry expertise, small class sizes and a faculty of expert teachers and practitioners.
  • Outstanding career opportunities for its fully qualified graduates as soon as they earn their professional title ‘Norlander’ or ‘Norland Nanny’, aided by their very own employment agency, professional association and continuing professional development training programme throughout their careers.
Why choose Norland?
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Parents share their pride in their children’s achievements and offer advice to others considering Norland

Norland in numbers

Icon for Number one UK university for graduate outcomes (Whatuni, 2021)

Number one UK university for graduate outcomes (Whatuni, 2021)

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A top UK provider for student experience (NSS 2021)

Icon for Our 95% student success rate is one of the highest (Set 39)

Our 95% student success rate is one of the highest (Set 39)

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5-8 jobs for every Norlander looking through the agency

Parent testimonial

“That such a highly specialist, niche, small organisation is thriving and seeming to go from strength to strength is testament to your determination and boundless enthusiasm. Norland really has been the making of our daughter who has gone from being a shy girl to a confident, very highly qualified young lady. You should all be extremely proud of what you are doing – thank you very much and keep up the good work”

Parent of a third-year student

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Academically gifted Evi was on the path to study Politics at Cambridge when she decided to train to become a Norland Nanny (Independent School Parent)

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Dr Janet Rose to speak at the 2024 Attachment Research Community Annual Conference

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The Norland Foundation supports University of Bath research on the impact of screen time on children (Inspire)

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Norland Nanny of the Year Sophie shares her career and what it means to win the prestigious award

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TEF gold award
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IHE inspiring course winner
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