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Is this the real life Mary Poppins? Welcome to Norland College, the quintessentially British 120-year-old childcare training college which turns its students into elite 21st Century Mary Poppins-style nannies. Norland Nannies have been sought after by the rich and famous for over a century, with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, William and Kate, recently hiring a Norlander as a nanny for Prince George. Founded in 1892 by Emily Ward, the college is renowned for its rigorous rules, traditional uniform, perfect buns and clean white gloves. In this unique documentary, viewers get an insight into how contemporary Norland students embrace and champion the college’s tradition and training. Alongside their academic lessons the girls’ training includes practical lessons in cooking and sewing, as well as some more hands-on challenges like keeping a baby happy. The students are also taught advanced driving skills, including how to evade chasing paparazzi and take corners at high speed in the rain. The reality of how exhausting childcare might be is instilled in the students using virtual babies; electronically programmed baby simulators whose cries are painfully real. For 48 hours the students have to keep the baby happy, clean and fed before the data is downloaded and the girls are assessed on the results. From sewing quillows (a quilt that folds into a pillow) to learning how to make up a Silver Cross pram, the girls are given a breadth of knowledge and skills, but to be a 21st century Mary Poppins they’re going to need more up their sleeves than ’a spoonful of sugar’! Subscribe for more: Watch More Below Parenting Documentaries: I Want My Mummy: Delivering Babies with Emma Willis: The Biggest Families: