Operation Encompass is a police and education early information sharing partnership which has been established to help schools provide support to children who have been present at, exposed to, or involved in any domestic abuse incident.
The effects of domestic abuse have been identified as one of the ‘adverse childhood experiences’, as we know that children exposed to domestic abuse can be significantly harmed, physically and/or emotionally and learning and behaviour in school is often negatively impacted upon.
As part of the Operation Encompass procedure to help support and protect children, the school will be notified by West Midlands Police, at the start of the next school day after a child has been witness to, or involved in, or are in a household where there has been any reported domestic abuse incident. In this way schools are able to give immediate support to children in order to secure better outcomes and help safeguard against the effects of domestic abuse.