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
David Hockney Recreations
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Drop In Chopwell Community Centre
I have attached a leaflet which is offering advice and training for local residents to access training, employment and benefit advice. Chopwell fish leaflets_ (002)
SATS Dates 2020
SATS dates for 2020 are Monday 11th May to Thursday 14th May. We ask parents not to remove children from school before the SATS as this time is spent helping the children prepare and revise so they feel they are ready to give their best.
SATS Dates 2021
The dates for the SATS next year will be 10-13 May 2021. We ask parents not to remove children from school before the SATS as this time is spent helping the children prepare and revise so they feel they are ready to give their best. Information supplied from GOV.uk....
4/5 B tennis skills
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Valentines Disco Wednesday 12th February 3.30-5pm.
FoRGS are holding a Valentines Disco on Wednesday 12th February from 3.30 -5pm. The tickets are available through Sims Pay. The poster and further information is attached. disco letter 2020 Valentines Poster
Ice Towers!
3L are learning about states of matter in Science and we have been discussing how temperature can affect liquids so they can change to solids and gases. The children have tried to build an ice tower and decide why their towers were melting!
Money Monday
Today, we started working with coins. We were looking at different ways to make amounts and ordering them from greatest to smallest. We particularly enjoyed making 'money men' and seeing which person was worth the most! .
Leaders Award
Please find attached the letter to guide the children through the leaders' award competition, entry form and the sheet they can put their entry on. THE-LETTER-2020- 2020-SEPESELA-Pupil-Entry-Form DIGITAL-SCHOOL-LEADERS-AWARD-FLYER-2019-20-2 Some classes have...
Mini-beast hunt
This afternoon, we have been looking for mini-beasts in the eco-garden. We recorded our data in a table, ready to put into a graph tomorrow. Is that a lion lifting the log?
Fun with Fractions!
Welcome to our 'pizza party'! We used our pizza cutter pens to split our whole pizzas into equal parts. As you can see, some of our pizzas were very tricky shapes. We worked hard to find ways to cut them so that everyone was happy with their slice!
Live Webinar with Mechanical Engineer Lorna Bennet
Year 1/2 M participated in a live webinar with Scientists at work now. They learned all about how Lorna Bennet became a mechanical engineer. The watched videos of the rig that she works on with enormous wind turbines off the coast of Scotland. Classes from all over...