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
Ordering the events of Ottoline and the Yellow Cat
Year 5 Digital Voice Project
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NHS Visitor
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Measuring angles using protractors
Titanic Art
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Vindolanda and the Roman Army Museum
Nusery open night – 22nd June 2023
Looking for a nursery place for your child? Come and take a look at what we can offer at our open night on Thursday, 22nd June at 4.30pm. [pdf-embedder url="https://rowlandsgillprimary.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Nursery-Poster-June-2023-open-night-3.pub_.pdf"...
Brilliant Bridges!
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Forest school
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Creating wind vanes
We learned about what wind vanes were and what they do, and then created our own. We made sure to include the points of the compass on the wind vane to tell us the direction of the wind. We then took them outside to test them.
Dogs’ Trust Workshop Day
Dog’s Trust Workshop
Year 1 had a brilliant session learning about how to stay safe around dogs and thinking about their feelings. We learned the 5 key rules to remember around dogs, as well as what we can do if we meet an unfamiliar dog in public.