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
Toys from the past
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Balancing!
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What can we discover about the Stone Age?
Creating digital art
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Storyboard idea animations – video content.
Last the children worked on a short storyboard for their animation and this week they have put it into action. Well done kids. Watch the videos below.
Partitioning numbers
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Making numbers
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Meet the Teacher 1M
Please follow the link to the slides from our Meet the Teacher event in Year 1. Meet The Teacher 1M.pdf
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Please see the attached letter which details the changes which will be happening this week as we move to our new system. Your help with ensuring there is no outstanding debt on your Pay360 account would be greatly appreciated. Thanks RGPS...
How does light refract?
Leaves and lines
We have enjoyed researching our artist for this half term - Henri Rousseau. Today, we went on a leaf hunt in our school grounds and studied their patterns. We practised cross hatching and sketching some of the lines we saw on the leaves.