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England, who produces admirable servants and frightful desserts, willingly exports her nannies. These legendary nurses with an impeccable pedigree are responsible for guiding with competence, authority and tenderness the first steps of the children of high society. For the first time in its history more than a century old, the venerable Norland College, the most famous of the schools of training of the governors "made in England", counts two graduates of male.
The new "nanny" has arrived: it's a man! More than a reform, this male intrusion in the nurseries of the kingdom, hitherto reserved for women, is a real revolution. The proof, the photo of Liam Willett and Harry Pratt, both 21 years old, in the midst of about fifty Norland School graduates, made the front page of the British press.
Norland College's nurses are an institution across the Channel. They are easily recognizable by their uniform – brown coat on beige blouse, white gloves of immaculate cleanliness and especially delicious little ball hat stamped with the letter N, which is not unlike the galurin stewardesses. Both graduates wore a strict gray tweed jacket, a beige shirt and trousers, and a club tie in school colors. "It's surreal, it's a historic moment. I wanted to work with children because I understand them better than adults, "said Liam Willett, who, during her one-year internship, will look after a 2-year-old girl. Harry Pratt wants to specialize in twins.
Discipline and freedom
The school is surprised by the media unrest that this up-to-date introduction has provoked: "Demand is much higher than the supply of graduates. The modern nanny is not only a housekeeper, but can work as a head of a high quality day nursery or in private kindergartens. In addition, says a spokesman, beyond its traditional image, the college has always been open to change. The teaching remains based on the theories of German pedagogy professor Friedrich Fröbel, creator of eighteenth century kindergartens, which combines discipline and freedom.
Sewing, cooking, changing diapers and first aid clbades are the basic training for students. But in these turbulent times, the curriculum includes training in self-defense and martial arts, computer security and the fight against terrorism. Candidates must also learn how to sow paparazzi or the curious. New challenges, new educational methods. Discipline is at the heart of the Norland College brand. Wearing the uniform forbids, for example, chewing gum, wireless headphones, fast food, alcohol or laptop.
A salary of 100,000 pounds, housed, fed and laundered
The private institution, based in Bath (West of England), is strong to train in three years the ultimate nannies. The cost of registration – 45,000 pounds (50,710 euros) – is far higher than university fees. For the new rich British and foreign, the height of snobbery is to recruit a nurse "Norland" to walk his toddler in the famous prams bicycle wheels, for the sake of imitating the aristocracy of the kingdom, with immutable codes. Do not forget the part of dream in the purest tradition of Mary Poppins …
Result of this craze for good manners, the salaries of nannies, as well as the butlers, flambé. A housekeeper from Norland College initially earned £ 30,000, housed, fed and laundered, and subsequently between £ 70,000 and £ 100,000. That's more than triple or even quadruple the average British salary.
The myth of the nanny is closely related to the British royal family. Continuing the tradition, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge entrusted the education of Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Little Louis to a school graduate, Maria Borrallo, from Spain. The Duchess of Susbad (the former Meghan Markle), who is pregnant, contacted the school to provide her with a list of candidates. The Buckingham Palace refuses to specify the amount of the remuneration of the royal nannies, which "comes under private life". Let us wager that, knowing the economic reputation of the Windsor, the wages of the governesses in the service of the royal family is lower than the tariffs of the profession. Noblesse oblige!
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