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
Year 4 pupil’s creativity at home
One of our year 4 pupils getting creative during his lockdown at home.
Another unusual reading place
More of our pupils continuing to enjoy their reading in a different and unusual reading places.
Physical Activity resources, challenges, videos and games for children at home!
Miss Latto would like to share a resource pack compiled by the Gateshead School Sports Partnership, filled with enough activities to do in the weeks ahead. This includes a huge glossary of website addresses where you will be able to find activities relating to the...
Year 1 pupil keeping busy during lockdown
One of year 1 pupils has been busy writing and exploring the local area. She wanted to share whar's she's been doing during lockdown.
Y2 Pupil’s Monster description
One of our year 2 pupils has been busy home schooling and here is her monster description. We're sure you'll agree it's a great piece of writing.
Home schooling news from one of our Year 4 pupils
One of our Year 4 pupils has sent us some lovely pictures and wanted to say 'Hello' after she watched the lovely video we sent out this week. She sendt us a few bits and bobs to show us all what she has been up to. In the first week home-schooling; doing her Maths in...
Y6 Art project
Here is a photo from one of our Y6 pupils who has completed the big art project from the week 3 schooling tasks. It's his version of a Death's Head Hawk Moth, one of his favourite insects. Really clever and looks brilliant.
Hello Year 5/6…
Hello, I hope that you are all well and that you are keeping busy. I thought that you’d like to see what I've been up to. I’ve been busy here doing a lot of cooking. It seems that my two boys are always hungry! Cameron and Ewan have said that I am getting a little bit...
Set 2 and 3 sounds Read Write Inc videos
Hello all Reception and year 1 parents, In the absence of daily lessons of phonics in Reception and Year 1. I would like to introduce you to what I have been using with my child to teach her new sounds in the Read Write Inc way that we use in school. Mrs Suthers...
Hello
Hi everyone, We just wanted to drop you all a little message to say hello and we really miss you all. Hopefully we will all be back soon, playing and learning in the classroom and outside in the sun. In between doing our teacher stuff (we are very busy !!) we have...
April 2020 Newsletter
Please click on the link below to read the RGPS April 2020 School Newsletter. 23.4.20_Newsletter
Year 4A Home Learning Pack, Week 4
And here's the link for Year 4A's pack as a PDF as well - sorry! Home Learning Pack - Class 4A - Week 4