Sheriff Crowe joins Gordon Brown in visit to old school

Sheriff Frank Crowe joined Gordon Brown on a visit to their former school, Kirkcaldy High, when Frank represented the legal community among a group of distinguished former pupils. 

The aim of the visit, organised by The Schools Project, was to help raise the confidence and ambition of young people by highlighting the success of former pupils of their school.

Other Kirkcaldy High achievers attending the event were Kate Donegan, Governor of HMP Glenochil, Professor Alan Rodger, Medical Director of The Beatson Oncology Centre in Glasgow, Lynn Watt, the first female Vice President of Scottish Building and Professor Ian Wooton, Head of Economics at Strathclyde University.

Frank Crowe thoroughly enjoyed being part of the group which participated in a lively Question & Answer session with pupils.

As a Sheriff, he attracted a number of interesting questions including one from a youngster who wanted to know if he had sent anyone famous to jail!

Sheriff Crowe features in a special Legal Achievers section of the Schools Law Project website at
www.schoolsproject.co.uk.  This has been set up in consultation with the Law Society of Scotland to show young people that a great variety of individuals from many different backgrounds work within the legal community, and also to help potential law students understand that a qualification in the Law opens the door to many career paths

The Legal Achievers site carries mini-profiles of a wide range of individuals who reflect different areas of interest and are at various stages of their legal career.  Teachers and careers advisors are using the site to help with pupils who are considering a career in the Law.

Director of Education & Training at the Law Society of Scotland, Liz Campbell says, “We are very pleased with the way the Schools Law Project is developing.  We want it to provide a common-sense, practical resource which can help young people who want to study law without adding to the workload of busy teachers or career advisors.”

Many law firms are now involved. They partner schools of their choice by sponsoring classroom materials and pupil prizes.

The Schools Law Project is run by former teacher, Patrick Gaffney. In 2004, the Law Society of Scotland presented Patrick with what he proudly refers to as his ‘Lawscar’ for the great success of the project.

Patrick says, “From the outset, the success of the Schools Law Project has been due to the remarkable support of the Law Society as well as more than 200 law firms throughout the country.  I have been extremely impressed by the response of the legal community.”

Any firm which would like further information on the Schools Law Project or may wish to partner a school can contact Patrick Gaffney at:

Patrick Gaffney
Director
The Schools Project
61 Old Abbey Road
North Berwick
EH39 4BP
T: 05601 924975
E: patrick@theschoolsproject.co.uk
W: www.schoolsproject.co.uk

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