Star Letter
Dear Nouse,
I was very interested in the article about single parents at the University of York. I am a third year mathematics and education student and I have a five year old son. I have been at the University for the last five years and although I have received a lot of support from my supervisor, it has not been the case from the University itself.
When I first started my course there was a waiting list for family accommodation and for the on-campus nursery. I had just moved to York from Bedfordshire where my parents live and was forced to find a house in York as well as a suitable nursery which could cater for my timetable.
I agree completely that being a single parent at the University is a very isolating experience and this is something which I find a great shame.
I would love to do my utmost in order to establish some sort of network for single parents at York. Maybe through booking a room and putting posters up around campus and inviting single parents to come along and take it from there?
Sabine
A First Year Mathematics and Education Student
