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
Clever writing to lift the lockdown blues.
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Run, run as fast as you can….
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Science – Inheritance
As part of our Science topic on Evolution and Inheritance, 6B have been learning about how genes and traits are passed on from parents to their offspring. The children imagined the offspring of various Mr Men and Little Miss characters to explore what might happen....
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Database Geniuses in Year 4!
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North America
As our topic this term is the Maya civilisation, we have been using our Geography lessons to get more familiar with the human and physical geography of the continent of North America. This week, we have been learning about which countries are located in North America...
Ice Sculptures
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Pictograms
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Sun and Moon Art
I have really enjoyed seeing the children's art work today. It made me very happy seeing the children enjoying our art lessons from home. Thank you for all your efforts everyone. We have been looking at contrasting colours on our colour wheels and using them to...
EYFS Home Learning WC 18.01.21
Please click on the link below to access the home learning pack for Reception: WC 18.01.21 Reception Please click on the link below to access the home learning pack for Nursery : WC 18.01.21 Nursery
