Norland Unwrapped – Funding your studies

We know that funding your studies is a significant factor when you are deciding if our BA (Hons) Early Childhood Education and Care degree and Norland diploma course right for you. In this session, Head of Finance Emma Burns will provide a comprehensive overview of the student finance process, various funding options and applying for an Emily Ward Bursary. In the past five years, almost £1m has been awarded to students in bursaries providing around on in four students with financial support to study to become a Norland Nanny.

Emma will also be joined by current students who will share their experiences of funding their studies at Norland, how they gain childcare experience by working alongside studying and provide tips on budgeting as a university student.

Second-year student Jess is a bursary holder and shares her budgeting advice, second-year student Beth shares her experience of studying at Norland as a mature student and first-year student Mimi shares her experience of taking a couple of years out to work in a nursery to save money before studying at Norland.

00:00 – Introduction
02:50 – Meet the finance team
05:16 – Our fees for 2024/25
07:14 – Living costs
08:38 – Support with costs
10:17 – Student finance 2024/25
13:55 – Bursary scheme
16:10 – Earning while you learn
17:48 – Value for money
24:24 – Salaries for Norland Nannies
27:23 – Jess, second-year student
30:28 – How Jess funds her studies
33:36 – Mimi, first-year student
36:05 – How Mimi funds her studies
39:30 – Mimi's advice
41:39 – Beth, second-year student
44:59 – How Beth funds her studies
52:20 – Q&A
52:33 – Discount cards and apps
56:33 – Student job shop
59:22 – Students in the Channel Islands
01:01:50 – Forms for 2024 entry
01:03:21 – Advice for prospective students
01:06:00 – Upcoming events