Norland Joins the Flock

by  Abby Searle

Norland has joined in with the art project Join the Flock www.jointheflock.co.uk by creating their very own, customised flock of sheep with Norland hats on!

Students and staff will be creating their own herd of Norland sheep to help towards the target of 5000.

Students are also planning on taking this project with them to their placements to see if the children can help as well.

Norland have decided to make this into a charitable activity with all proceeds going to NICO.

 

- Posted on 30th January 2012 - Permalink

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Norland Now

by  Abby Searle

The latest issues of Norland Now, the Norland bi-annual newsletter, will be sent out to all Norlander in the first week of February so keep an eye out for it.

This issue, as well as former issues, is available for download here.

- Posted on 25th January 2012 - Permalink

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New Level 5 Diploma

by  Abby Searle

As of September 2012 Norland will be offering the new CACHE level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Children and Young People’s Services. This course is aimed at practitioners who are working in an Early Years setting, have a level 3 qualification and are considering a senior role in the future.

Click here for more information

- Posted on 24th January 2012 - Permalink

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Carol Concert

by  Abby Searle

Norland students are preparing for Christmas. The Norland College carol service will be taking place on Wednesday 14 December at Chirstchurch in Bath. The student choir will be singing, and signing, carols for friends, family and staff of the college marking the end of term.

- Posted on 13th December 2011 - Permalink

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Investors in People

by  Abby Searle

Norland is delighted to announce that we have been awarded a further three years reaccreditation of our Investors In People status following a review that has been taking place over the last few weeks.

- Posted on 29th November 2011 - Permalink

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Children In Need

by  Abby Searle

Students at Norland College and the children at Norland Nursery have been doing their bit to raise money for Children in Need this week.

The nursery have been wearing their spots and hosting a cake sale all week so that all of the children get a chance to be involved and today they will also be playing all different types of Pudsey games.

The students at Norland College are wearing their pyjamas today, quite a difference from their usual formal uniforms, to show their support and have also been busy baking for the cake sale today. 

- Posted on 18th November 2011 - Permalink

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Norland students graduate!

by  Rebekah Frankcom

On Monday 7 November, at the University of Gloucestershire graduation ceremony, held at Cheltenham Race course, 15 students from Norland graduated with a degree in Early Childhood Studies with 10 receiving an Honours classification.  The college was particularly delighted that 3 of the graduates were awarded a First Class Honours degree: Lydia Clews, Charlotte Horrox and Laura Garcia - and that a further 3 were awarded a 2:1 : Elizabeth Dadswell, Ruth Garland and Alice Morgan.  

Congratulations to all of the graduates! 

- Posted on 9th November 2011 - Permalink

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Jeans for Genes Day

by  Abby Searle

Staff and students at Norland College are raising money today for the Jeans for Genes charity. Everyone has paid £1 to wear their jeans and first year students, Set 35, have been busy baking for a cake sale that will take place throughout the day.

So far we have raised £92!

- Posted on 7th October 2011 - Permalink

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If you go down to the woods…

by  Rebekah Frankcom

You will soon see children from Norland Nursery enjoying Forest School activities on a private piece of local woodland!  Norland Nursery already uses Forest School principles in its outdoor space but this will further extend the outdoor experience we can regularly offer to our children.   In preparation for the opening our nursery staff will participate in Forest School training to ensure that the children are provided with a full forest school experience.

We are aiming to start taking children from the nursery to the Norland Forest School in January 2012, but we also have lots of other ideas and plans  – watch this space for more information!

There are so many exciting things planned for this woodland space including installing a tipi, like the one below.   

- Posted on 5th October 2011 - Permalink

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Nursery World Awards Finalists!

by  Rebekah Frankcom

Norland Nursery were delighted to be shortlisted as finalists at the Nursery World Awards held last Friday evening.  We were joined in the category of Enabling Environments by 6 other strong contenders at this national awards ceremony.  Our warmest congratulations go to the winner of this category Coton Green Pre-school Nursery, Tamworth and to Little Learners Nursery School Skegness who were Highly Commended.  While we were sad not to have won, we were extremely proud to have been nominated as finalists.

- Posted on 5th October 2011 - Permalink

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