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THE CHILTERN COLLEGE PROFESSIONAL NANNY CONFERENCE, 18th SEPTEMBER 2010
Co-sponsored by REC (Recruitment & Employment Confederation) and EDEN NANNIES & MATERNITY

Lunch sponsored by

The Chiltern College will, once again, be hosting the Professional Nanny Conference at the College on 18th September this year, following on from last year's successful event. It is a dedicated free conference for professional nannies. There will be speakers on Nanny-related issues and childcare professional stands for delegates to visit. The Conference will open at 9.30am and finish with the announcement and presentation of the Professional Nanny of the Year Award 2010 at around 4.00pm. (See information about Nanny of the Year below). Click here for information and an application form.

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CHILTERN COLLEGE OPEN DAYS FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS

We are holding the following Open Days:

Friday 29th October 2010
Wednesday 23rd February 2011
Tuesday 19th April 2011
Thursday 2nd June 2011

A visit will give you the opportunity to tour our campus, visiting our nurseries, tutorial suite, dining facilities and student accommodation.

To arrange to visit the College on any of the above Open days please call Cathy Wakely, our Admissions & Marketing manager, on 0118 947 1847 or e mail ChilternMarketing@chilterncollege.com. Appointments to visit can also be made at other mutually convenient times.

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CHILTERN COLLEGE BURSARIES FOR STUDENT TRAINING

The College offers a number of bursaries, which now includes one 100% bursary. Bursary applications are open to UK applicants only.

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NANNY CONFERENCE AND NANNY OF THE YEAR AWARD PRESENTATION 2009 HELD AT THE CHILTERN COLLEGE

The Chiltern College hosted the Nanny Conference and Nanny of the Year Award 2009 at the College on Saturday 19th September 2009. The Conference was organised in partnership with VOICE (the union for childcare and education professionals), Morten Michel (childcare insurance specialists) and Nannytax (the UK's leading payroll service for employers of Nannies). The Conference was opened by Rob Wilson MP and was very well attended. The main speaker, Sally Featherstone, gave a very thought provoking and enlightening talk on how children's brains develop and how girls differ from boys. This was followed by a presentation from the Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC).

The Conference was also attended by the four 'Nanny of the Year' Finalists, Katy Fitzjohn, Jaime Frow, Kris Pohl and Andrea Hart. The announcement of the winner of Award was made at the end of the Conference. The winner was Katy Fitzjohn, who was joined by the family who nominated her and who are one of the families for whom she nannies. Second place went to Jaime Frow, whose 'nanny family' also attended the presentation. In third place was Kris Pohl and in 4th place Andrea Hart. First prize was lunch for two in Paris, travelling from London by Eurostar, (donated by Morten Michel); 2nd prize was a London Hotel and theatre break for 2 (donated by North London Nannies Nanny Agency) and 3rd prize was a Thames Sunday Lunch Cruise for 2 (donated by Nannytax). There were a number of exhibition stands for Nannies to visit during the day.

The Conference was sponsored by Charlton House Catering, the College Caterers, who donated a sit down lunch for all Conference attendees and Exhibitors in the College dining room and all refreshments during the day. REC Childcare and Greycoat Placements were the other sponsors of the Conference.

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2ND YEAR STUDENTS WALK FROM GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL, LONDON, TO CHILTERN COLLEGE, CAVERSHAM

Over the weekend of 6th and 7th June 2009 some of the 2nd year students walked from Great Ormond Street Hospital to The Chiltern College, a distance of 41 miles. They were supported by the other students (who prepared food for the walk and a welcome tea for students and parents after completion of the walk). The students walked with some members of staff and were supported on the way by some of their parents who joined them for parts of the walk. The Marriott Hotel at London Heathrow also provided a room for lunch on Saturday free of charge with complimentary hot and cold drinks. DIGIPRESS Ltd of Didcot, a design, print and graphics company, organised and provided free printing of the t-shirts and sweatshirts that the students wore during the walk. It was a personal challenge for all the students that undertook the walk and also a huge boost to know that they would raise around £4,000 for Great Ormond Street Hospital. Photographs can be found on the Gallery section of the website.

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NEWSLETTERS
The Chiltern Chatterbox
'The Chiltern Chatterbox' newsletter is produced on a termly basis and is available to view or download below. If you have anything that you would like to be included in the Newsletter please e mail Cathy Wakely on: chilternmarketing@chilterncollege.com
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CHILTERN COLLEGE NURSERIES ACHIEVE OUTSTANDING OFSTED INSPECTION
In November 2007 the Chiltern College Nurseries were inspected by Ofsted. We achieved an ‘Outstanding’ for the quality of the care and an ‘Outstanding’ for the quality and standards of the nursery education. A copy of the report can be read here.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT THE LILY ACADEMY IN MITO, JAPAN
The Chiltern College has a strong association with The Lily Academy in Japan who have their own nurseries and school.

The Lily Academy has vacancies for English Instructors to work in their nurseries or their school. Successful applicants would be employed on a 1 year contract (which could be renewed by mutual agreement).

For further details contact Cathy Wakely on e-mail ChilternMarketing@chilterncollege.com