Councillor John Friary Blog

I am a Labour Councillor for Brunswick Park Ward and cabinet member for Community Safety in the London Borough of Southwark. I have been an Elected Member since May 1994 and in May 2010 was elected to serve a fifth term until May 2014. I am a Health & Safety Advisor for the London Metropolitan University and a GMB Trades Union Shop Steward. I was born in Edinburgh and am a big Hibernian FC and Scotland Football Fan! Cllr. John J. Friary Bsc.(Hons) MBA CMIOSH RSP

Thursday, March 08, 2007

Bullying and Extended Schools Scrutiny

At last night's Childrens Services and Education Scrutiny we agreed our final Report on Bullying.

I really enjoyed the school visits on the bullying and extended schools projects and it is very clear the resources that have been put into education since 1997. The Academy at Peckham and Harris Academy for Girls are absolutely fantastic schools and we were very impressed by the Head Teachers, staff and especially pupils that we met.
I enjoy being Chair of Scrutiny and being involved in the detailed report development.

I am off to Edinburgh next week for the CIS Cup Final with dad and then back up for a prolonged Easter break ahead of a University Conference in Newcastle. When I get back from all of that in mid April we will be into the Group AGM process and Annual Council.