Norland College, the last word in prestige nanny training, is admitting that nannies, like all girls, just want to have fun when they're not working. The college is to move from its 130-acre country house location at Denford Park near Hungerford, Berkshire, to a more urban location in Bath. Although the main reason for putting Denford Park on the market was the expense of maintaining a site that is larger than the college needs, the bursar Mike Dorward said, 'The bus service here is non-existent, the nearest cinema is 17 miles away and Hungerford is dead at night, so without a car students are stranded and there's not much for them to do.' He also admitted that today's 18-year-olds might not want to live in dormitory accommodation. The move to central Bath, pencilled in for January 2003, will bring students into reach of shops, nightlife, 'cultural facilities'
Norland College, the last word in prestige nanny training, is admitting that nannies, like all girls, just want to have fun when they're not working. The college is to move from its 130-acre country house location at Denford Park near Hungerford, Berkshire, to a more urban location in Bath.
Although the main reason for putting Denford Park on the market was the expense of maintaining a site that is larger than the college needs, the bursar Mike Dorward said, 'The bus service here is non-existent, the nearest cinema is 17 miles away and Hungerford is dead at night, so without a car students are stranded and there's not much for them to do.' He also admitted that today's 18-year-olds might not want to live in dormitory accommodation. The move to central Bath, pencilled in for January 2003, will bring students into reach of shops, nightlife, 'cultural facilities'
and local university student peers - and who knows, maybe an American tourist or two who wants a British nanny. They should be able to spot Norlanders in their traditional brown felt hats and white gloves - though there is talk of the uniform, too, changing.
Norland is also reducing the size of its nursery. Mr Dorward said, 'Training is our core business and people recognise it as a gold standard for childcare, so we are concentrating on it. We've also upped our entry standards for CACHE courses to a minimum of five GCSEs.'
