OPERATION ENCOMPASS
In accordance with the Police and Crime Commissioner Vera Baird’s Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy, Operation Encompass has been initiated in Northumbria Police to promote the value of early interventions in schools.
In Gateshead, Operation Encompass is part of the wider Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) that has recently been established within Gateshead Council to support vulnerable persons.
The process commenced on 01 April 2015 and all eighty seven schools in Gateshead are participating in Operation Encompass. The process is to be rolled out to the rest of the Northumbria Police area very soon.
All School Key Adults have undertaken Operation Encompass training and are extremely positive about this exchange of information which is assisting them greatly in providing tailored support to children, young people and their families. One Key Adult Commented “I must say I think that this is a great operation as it keeps us well informed and it gives me a great understanding of the children and families I work with.”
Detective Constable Gill Menzies was asked to implement Operation Encompass across Gateshead, in conjunction with Gateshead Council Safer Communities. DC Menzies says “We are improving the way we share information every day and this is a simple yet effective example of how that information can greatly help in ensuring the continued welfare of children and young people.”
Further Information
Fractions Pizza Party
We have been learning about fractions in our Maths lessons, and what better way to do it than with pizza! In our pizza party lesson, we identified how shapes could be halved into 2 equal parts. We found that the square shaped pizza could be halved in more than one...
Weaving with paper
We have had fun turning a sheet of construction paper into a place mat by weaving. We marked lines, folded and cut slits for weaving. We used a contrast of different coloured paper.
Disgusting science
Animals with different diets delivered some parcels to our classroom. We used our knowledge of carnivores, omnivores and herbivores to identify who the poo belonged to.
Year 5 Proportional Portraits!
In Art, we have been learning about proportion and have learned how to change the size of what we are drawing to make it appear closer or further away!
Nursery go to Forest School
We had a brilliant time at forest school, building a fire and toasting marshmallows over the fire. We also learnt about fire safety to help us stay safe. We played some different games on the field and could choose from lots of activities such as; digging, den...
Do bigger ears affect the volume of the sound?
How can we compare a variety of common animals?
We have been exploring the different animals groups in 1R and finding out why different animals belong in certain groups. Year 1 were able to talk about the specific features certain animals have from different groups using the venn diagram.
Writing Instructions
This half term we have enjoyed reading Traction Man and finding out about all of his important missions and outfits for every occasion! We have been writing instructions for 'How to Put on Clothes' based on one of Traction Man's outfits. Can you guess which one? We...
Stop, Look, Listen, Think.
We have been learning how to keep safe when crossing the road. We know that we should look for a crossing first, but if one isn't there we need to find a safe, clear place to cross. We then need to stop at the kerb, look both ways for traffic, listen for traffic and...
Christmas has arrived in Reception
It was very tricky spreading out the branches and threading the baubles onto the tree but it helped us to work our fingers in small spaces. Whilst not all of us have our trees up at home yet we shared our family Christmas traditions. We loved hearing all of the...
Getting to Grips with Handball
We have been learning to play handball in PE. It's a fast sport! We have been learning to catch and throw accurately and with correct technique. It's a real skill to move into spaces, to create opportunities for our team mates to catch the ball and score a goal.
How does sound travel?
We all know that sound travels through the air (a gas), but does it travel through liquids and solids? We investigated how sounds differ depending on the medium (solid, liquid or gas) through which it travels. We then looked at diagrams to explore how the structure of...