Norland achieves Gold standard for teaching

The award follows an exciting year for Norland. In March this year, the college was granted taught degree awarding powers by the Privy Council, becoming the smallest undergraduate degree awarding institution in the UK, and the third degree awarder in the city of Bath. In April, Norland was named top Independent Higher Education (HE) provider in the UK at the Whatuni Student Choice Awards (WUSCAs) in London.

A key component of TEF is the National Student Survey (NSS), which gathers undergraduates’ opinions about their course, and considers factors including the learning environment, student experience, and opportunities for employment on graduation. Completion rates and achievement are also considered with the TEF assessment.

Dr Janet Rose, Principal at Norland, said: “We’re extremely proud to achieve a gold TEF award at Norland College for the second year in a row. This award is in recognition of the hard work of our academic and student support team, who consistently strive to make sure the experience our early years students receive is the highest possible quality.”

Mandy Donaldson, Vice Principal, Head of Academic Services and Registrar at Norland, commented: “We are particularly proud of this award as it is based on feedback from our students, along with their retention rates and achievements. Above all, we’re pleased to be able to offer Norland students with the rarest of prospects for graduates – guaranteed employment opportunities with children and families.”

Students at Norland graduate with a degree validated by the University of Gloucestershire, alongside the prestigious Norland Diploma. The college teaches students an array of value-added specialist skills, from emotion coaching, to security training and anti-terrorism, and skid pan driving.

Norland Nannies are also provided with their own recruitment agency, Norland Agency, to ensure that graduates have outstanding employment opportunities upon leaving Norland, and throughout their careers.