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
Music in 2W
Body percussion has been lots of fun! Because of Covid we can't sing, so we are using our body to create rhythms whilst listening to the beat of the music.
Body percussion in 1/2M
In these times of covid, music lessons are particularly difficult, but the children have loved using their body as a percussion instrument. They realised all the ways they can use their hands to make music.
How much rainfall falls in Rowlands Gill in autumn?
Yesterday the children set to work trying to answer our question about rainfall so we set to work making rain gauges. The children worked in a team to measure 100ml marking on the water bottles so we can measure how much rain falls. They all worked really well as a...
Bonfire NIght Poetry
In 1/2M, we have been using our senses to write Bonfire Night poetry. We have used alliteration, onomatopoeia, and similes not to mention amazing adjectives to bring our writing to life.
Remembrance Day
After observing the two minutes silence on Sunday, Lewis went home and made a Cenotaph out of blocks and said “Mammy I’ve made this for the people that died in the wars” In school, the children listened to The Poppy Story and watched 'Poppies' on CBBC. The children...
Remembrance Day Art
This morning, as part of Remembrance Day, we used oil pastels and black paper to create these fantastic poppy fields with a soldier and a cross. We even used black oil pastel to create the shadows.
Odd Socks Day for Anti-Bullying Week- Monday 16th November 2020
To raise awareness of Anti-Bullying Week, we are taking part in Odd Socks Day. All you need to do is wear odd socks! It's a great way to celebrate what makes us all unique in Anti-Bullying Week! It will be held on Monday 16th November 2020, the first day of...
Planning a suspenseful story
After reading the story Marshmallows, we used a story pathway to help us sequence the events. It was a great story, featuring a boy scout, a river monster, a camp fire and quite a few marshmallows (but not quite enough!) We saw that the story had quite a few...
School Christmas Dinner 2020
Dear Parent/Carer Please click on the link below to view our letter giving details on how to book a School Christmas Dinner for your child on Friday, 11th Dec. Booking must be made by Wednesday, 18th Nov. Christmas Dinner letter 10.11.20
Autumn Poetry in Year 1/2M
The children have been writing some poetry using their senses about bonfire night so I set them the task to use their skills to write some autumn poems and they have done brilliantly. Press the play buttons to hear them read their poems. ...
Year 2 addition with regrouping.
Year 2s working hard again on their addition using base ten to exchange their ones for a ten. Keep it up year 2s!
You shall go to the ball, Cinderella!
With a wave of the fairy godmother's wand, 1/2M was transformed to an amazing ballroom. The children danced the night away with Cinderella and the handsome prince in amongst the glamourous patrons. But be careful Cinderella because the ugly sisters Doris and Jezebel...