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Scotsman
4 days ago
- General
- Scotsman
Glasgow Clyde College creates children's book
Glasgow Clyde College (GCC) rolls out wide range of support for parents returning to education including many new on-campus services. It has worked with a former student illustrator to create a children's book telling the story of a mum going back to college with her child and what the little one can expect when they're on campus. Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Glasgow Clyde College (GCC) is supporting parents in Scotland to return to studies with a hand-illustrated children's book as it launches a series of initiatives to become one of the nation's most parent and child friendly educational institutions. The college has implemented a range of baby friendly measures to have everything families need to balance education and parenting – while also being able to bring young children into different parts of the three campuses so they can be together between classes and nursery. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad To support parents or carers across the nation and prepare their children for a day in further education, GCC has created a beautiful and informative children's book designed to be read to little ones to explain what a day at college is like. Student Jamie- Lee ad daughter at Glasgow Clyde College Across Scotland, research shows that parents face an ongoing struggle of choosing between children and their own education, with Glasgow Clyde College often witnessing this firsthand in the communities it serves. The college's campuses serve areas which rank highly in Scotland's Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD), with 28.7% of enrolments from SIMD10 and 44.9% from SIMD20. Pressures such as uncertainty about returning to education after starting a family, balancing childcare with studies and not knowing what support will be available can all be barriers for parents – often preventing them from applying completely. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The college has made positive steps to support parents to come to college, including a bottle warming facility at each campus, highchairs in campus canteen spaces and baby changing tables in toilets. GCC will also give parents access to finance workshops, so they can understand funding options for their chosen course alongside funded nursery education during teaching hours where available. Health and Wellbeing students' welfare services are also on-hand to support parents. Parents will be able to learn more about their campus and its surroundings through an engaging online guide which showcases local family friendly activities, restaurants and groups in the area. Children will also have plenty to read as well with a dedicated kid's section in the library, enabling parents to take out books for children of all ages – including the new illustrated storybook. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'Little Life Changing Stuff' tells the story of a mum and her son starting college together and the journey showcases all the initiatives that the college has put in place for them to both enjoy life on campus. The book has been illustrated by alumni, Esmé Boyle, who has worked in collaboration with GCC to bring the diverse characters and college buzz through her experiences as a student. David Marshall, Assistant Principal for Student Experience, at Glasgow Clyde College said:' We understand that for any parent, and particularly new parents, returning to or starting education can be daunting. 'There are many concerns such as juggling parenting and studying, nerves around returning to education, and the expense of childcare. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'That's why we've taken these important steps to support parents returning to education to make the transition as smooth as possible for parents and their children. 'We strive as a college to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing supportive environment where everyone can thrive and believe these plans will ensure that new parents will be in an environment where they can experience and create life changing stuff.' Student-parent, Jamie-Lee, (19), has recently returned to education as a new mother with her daughter, Lily (2), and is studying Access to Social Care at Glasgow Clyde College's Anniesland Campus. Lily attends the campus's Treasure Trove Nursery, which was recently awarded a standout 'excellent' rating following an unannounced inspection by the Care Inspectorate. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad As a parent and a student, Jamie-Lee believes that GCC provides a supportive environment for both her and her two-year-old daughter to grow and succeed. She added: 'I picked Glasgow Clyde College as I don't really know people in the area, and I felt it was the right environment for me to meet new people and create friendships throughout my course. 'When choosing a college, I had to consider childcare and learn how it worked but it was easy to locate information into childcare at the college via the Glasgow Clyde website. She said:' I would recommend the nursery as the staff are really helpful, friendly and my daughter loves them too. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'They always meet my child's needs and are really supportive about personal matters too.' 'I would highly recommend Glasgow Clyde College to a friend or family member as the college suits everyone's needs and overall is a nice place to be.
Hindustan Times
27-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
Daughter of infamous killer-cannibal says he tried to sell her soul to the devil
The daughter of Isakin Drabbad, Sweden's most notorious killer and cannibal, has sought to distance herself from her father's 'darkness'. Jamie-Lee Arrow, 23, has grown up under the shadow of her father's crimes - she was only 9 years old when Drabbad killed his girlfriend and ate parts of her body. Today, she sees a clear polarity between light and dark. She associates her father with the darkness and evil that she has tried to put behind. In many of her Instagram posts, Jamie-Lee has spoken about embracing love and light. In one of her most recent posts, shared on the occasion of Mother's Day, Jamie-Lee Arrow thanked her mother for helping her realise that she is not her father's darkness. Isakin Drabbad, born Isakin Jonsson, is infamously known as the "Skara Cannibal." In November 2010, he committed one of Sweden's most shocking crimes by murdering his girlfriend, Helle Christensen, in Skara. After slitting her throat, he decapitated her and consumed parts of her body, including cooking her flesh with salt and cannabis leaves. He later called the police to confess. Drabbad was committed to a mental health institution. A recent episode of the docuseries Evil Lives Here focussed on the Skara Cannibal and his daughter. When Drabbad committed his shocking crime, he had a nine-year-old daughter from a previous relationship. Jamie-Lee Arrow was close to Helle Christensen, looking upon her as a second mother. However, Drabbad and Christensen fought constantly. In her diary, Christensen once wrote: 'he talks about punishments, about all the evil.' Evil is also what Jamie-Lee has grown up to associate with her father. In her Mother's Day video, she said that her father tried to sell her soul to the devil as she thanked her mother for saving her. A post shared by Jamie-lee Arrow (@jamieleearrow) 'To me my mum means safety and love. I will never forget the night I came to my mum's after my dad tried to sell my soul to the devil and I thought I was losing my mind. 'I thought I was going insane. And she said to me, 'Jamie you can never be like him. Don't you know that you are love and light.' 'And that's when I opened my heart to her again. I felt safe for the first time in years. Thank you mum for reminding me that I'm love and light. I'm not my dad's darkness," said Jamie-Lee. The theme of light vs darkness crops up again and again on Jamie-Lee's Instagram account, where she posts regularly about her life with her two children. In one video, for example, she shared photographs of her father and wrote: 'He tried to keep me in his darkness, but I was always meant for the light.' 'I want people to understand the darkness I came from and that I actually managed to get myself out from under it. I still struggle with feeling like I am my own person and that my dad has got nothing to do with who I am,' she told People ahead of the release of Evil Lives Here.
The Herald Scotland
25-05-2025
- General
- The Herald Scotland
Picture book encourages parents to consider college
For me, the best part of that job was the sense that you were really helping to give me an opportunity to change their life. Sometimes the people looking for that chance had not done well at school because of personal circumstances, medical conditions, or additional support needs – to give just three examples. Sometimes they had spent years, or decades, in unsatisfying jobs, and wanted to head off down a different path. Sometimes they were refugees who were coping with unimaginable trauma. I taught a lot of those types of people, and learned that colleges are vital to many of them. And the same is true of relatively young, and often single, parents of nursery-aged children. I can still remember sitting talking to students about their kids, and the fact that becoming a parent had made them determined to build a better life for both of them. On more than one occasion when people were unexpectedly struggling to find or afford childcare, I told them to bring their children to class. When I talk to people about whether or not I miss teaching, the conversation very often, and very quickly, becomes about how much I miss helping the people I used to get to call students, and the new parents (and their kids) are always near the front of my mind. So imagine how it felt to receive a press release earlier this week announcing that my former employer has published a book as part of wider efforts to encourage and support more parents back into education. The book highlights some of the support available for parents and their young children. (Image: Chris James / Glasgow Clyde College) Entitled 'Little Life Changing Stuff', the children's picture book has been illustrated by former college student Esmé Boyle and tells the story of a mother restarting her education at Glasgow Clyde College's Anniesland campus. The book highlights some of the resources available to parents, from high chairs and bottle heaters to an on-site nursery and even a children's section of the campus library. It also acknowledges possible worries that parents might be feeling. Returning to education as an adult can be incredibly daunting for many people, with the fear of failure often proving to be an enormous barrier for prospective students. But as a contrast to anxiety over the worst-case scenarios, the book instead asks 'what's the best that can happen?'. The answer, of course, is 'totally life-changing stuff.' One of the people supporting this new push from the college is Jamie-Lee, a nineteen year old who has recently returned to education. Jamie-Lee says that the college has been extremely supportive for her and her daughter Lily. (Image: Chris James / Glasgow Clyde College) Her daughter, two-year-old Lily, attends the campus nursery, and she is keen to praise the support she has received: 'When choosing a college, I had to consider childcare and learn how it worked but it was easy to locate information into childcare at the college via the Glasgow Clyde website. 'I would recommend the nursery as the staff are really helpful, friendly and my daughter loves them too. 'They always meet my child's needs and are really supportive about personal matters too.' Information on the courses available at Glasgow Clyde College, and the childcare funding to which students may be entitled, is available online. A digital copy of 'Little Life Changing Stuff' is also available for free.
Daily Mail
27-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Daughter of cannibalistic murderer reveals what it was like to grow up with the notorious killer
The daughter of a cannibalistic murderer has opened up about what it was really like to grow up with the notorious killer... before she came face-to-face with him for a rare sit-down for a chilling new docuseries. Isakin Drabbad, now 46, became one of Sweden 's most infamous murderers after he brutally killed his girlfriend Helle Christensen in 2010 - decapitating her and eating parts of her body. Isakin later confessed to the murder, and a forensic psychiatric examination found that he suffered from a serious mental disorder; he was convicted of murder in 2011 and committed to a mental health institution. Now, his daughter, Jamie-Lee Arrow, has laid bare the pain that she has endured while watching the horrific events play out during her childhood during the upcoming premiere episode of Investigation Discovery's Evil Lives Here: The Killer Speaks. The episode, which will air tonight, entitled My Father, The Cannibal, will also see her confront Isakin for what he put her through. In a preview for the show, Jamie-Lee was seen wiping away tears as she asked Isakin, who has since been released from the mental hospital, 'Do you know how much you have to love someone to still want to see the person who is scaring you to death?' 'I think it's extremely difficult to have me in your life,' he replied. 'You can only see heaven from hell ... I look at you from hell. And I'm sorry.' An emotional Jamie-Lee then hinted at some of the horrors that she endured as a kid. Isakin (seen reccently) confessed to the murder, and a forensic psychiatric examination found that he suffered from a mental disorder; he was committed to a mental health institution Now, his daughter, Jamie-Lee Arrow, has laid bare the pain that she has endured while watching the horrific events play out during her childhood during the upcoming premiere episode of Investigation Discovery's Evil Lives Here: The Killer Speaks She explained, 'It didn't matter whatever you did or how badly you scared me, I always wanted to come back to you.' 'I know, you're extremely brave,' Isakin told her, to which she replied, 'No, I just loved you.' 'It feels like I always listen to you and how you experienced everything, but I don't think I could talk to you about how I really felt during my childhood,' she added. 'I feel like now is my chance to finally speak up. And then I can finally move on and leave that behind me.' While speaking to People ahead of the doc's release, Jamie-Lee explained that before their sit-down in the show, she hadn't spoken to her father in over four years. As for why she did it, she dished, 'I want people to understand the darkness I came from and that I actually managed to get myself out from under it. 'I still struggle with feeling like I am my own person and that my dad has got nothing to do with who I am.' She admitted that it was bitter-sweet reuniting with her father, explaining that while at first he seemed like he was doing better, his 'true colors' eventually started to show again. 'He started crying and hugged me and seemed happy to see me. I so wanted to believe that he had changed and that he had become the dad I always wanted and needed,' she said. 'But his true colors started to show again. I just have to accept that my dad is actually sick and probably capable of doing that even though it hurts to admit that to myself.' After they filmed the docuseries, Jamie-Lee said she and her dad had a few more visits and 'some really long and deep conversations.' She even told him that she 'loved him and forgave him,' but then, he completely switched on her and sent her a 'sick' message out of the blue. 'He sent me a long, twisted, sick text message where he basically threatened me and my family if I ever reached out to him again,' the mother-of-two revealed. 'It gave me the closure I needed. It was like I needed that to understand how sick it all is. 'I'm mourning him like he is dead. I just have to accept that I love him but he can never, ever in a million years be a part of my life, and definitely not my kids' lives. It hurts loving someone that is so bad for you.'
