Placements and Newly Qualified Nanny (NQN) year
Why choose NorlandLearn to apply theory to real-world settings and grow your confidence with extensive placement experience
Placements are an integral part of the study experience at Norland, preparing you to deal with the real-world scenarios you are likely to face after graduating.
- You’ll spend 34 weeks on placement gaining practical experience alongside your studies, supported by our dedicated placement team.
- You’ll complete a minimum of 8 placements in a range of settings, including in nurseries, schools, hospital wards, specialist schools, with families and a 25-hour newborn experience.
In your fourth year, you will complete the Newly Qualified Nanny (NQN) year as a probationary nanny in paid full-time employment with a family arranged and fully supported by our dedicated NQN team. You do not pay fees for the NQN year.
Watch students and staff chat about placements by watching our Norland Unwrapped which explores the hands-on experience students receive.
Watch our Norland Unwrapped on PlacementsFor me, my biggest passion was the placements and being able to go to so many different placements and we're now ready for any environment we’re placed into.Joe, Newly Qualified Nanny Watch Joe and Will's story
Some of the student placements you’ll have the chance to experience
Daily nanny with a family
An opportunity to work in a family environment as a daily (live-out) nanny.
Residential nanny with a family
You’ll experience working in a family environment as a residential (live-in) nanny.
Hospital
Our students are unique in having the chance to experience working in a busy hospital, with placements offered in the neonatal intensive care unit, maternity, children’s emergency department and paediatric wards.
Nursery
You’ll spend time in an early years day nursery environment.
Primary school
You’ll have the opportunity to experience working in different classroom settings.
Specialised schools
You may have the chance to work in a special educational needs setting and other specialised schools.
Newborn experience
You'll gain 25 hours of additional experience outside of placements with a newborn baby who is 11 weeks or under, supervised by their parent/carer.
I have been meaning to message to say how incredible your student was – a really lovely confident young lady who made the most out of every single opportunity she could including watching a baby being born and cutting the cord!Hospital placement family
Your Newly Qualified Nanny year
Following the successful completion of three years at Norland and having earned your BA (Hons) degree, you will begin your final module of the Norland diploma. There are no tuition fees to pay in your Newly Qualified Nanny (NQN) year. As an NQN, you will spend 12 months as a probationary nanny in paid full-time employment arranged by the NQN team. This first fully supported position will help you develop your skills and build on what you have learned during your training at Norland, while having a dedicated team on hand. You will continue to be assessed during the NQN year.
The purpose of the NQN year is to enable you to gain confidence and experience as you enter the workplace for the first time as a nanny, while being supported by Norland and your employer. The NQN year ensures that the high standards expected of Norland graduates are maintained in practice. As you approach the end of the NQN year, the Norland Agency will work with you to help you decide on the next steps in your career path.
Successful completion of the NQN year will result in the award of the prestigious Norland diploma and badge, registration with the Norland Agency and access to its jobs database, the professional title ‘Norland Nanny’ or ‘Norlander’, and the lifelong support of Norland.
To find out more about the NQN year, watch our Norland Unwrapped which explores the probationary nanny year via the button below.
Watch Norland Unwrapped on the Newly Qualified Nanny yearFamily placements have reinforced my desire to be a nanny. Spending time with children and their parents within the home environment is such an amazing opportunity. You form such a special relationship with the children during your time there, as well as getting to see children’s different milestones.Ayeisha, Newly Qualified Nanny Read Ayeisha's story