Myton School is one of many schools in the area taking part in a jointly run domestic violence and abuse operation in partnership with Warwickshire County Council and Warwickshire Police.
The objective of Operation Encompass is to help schools provide support to children affected by incidents of domestic violence and abuse. Research shows that children can suffer significant physical and/or emotional harm when exposed to such incidents.
After any incident of domestic violence or abuse attended by the Police, the Head teacher and Designated Safeguarding Leads at the school attended by any child in the household, will receive a confidential and secure email the following day.
The email will explain that the Police have attended and will request that the school is mindful of any child affected throughout the school day. Myton School will not be informed about the specific details of the incident, except when Warwickshire County Council and Warwickshire Police deem the incident to be a child protection matter that requires further investigation. Information would then be shared with Myton School as part of Warwickshire County Council’s child protection checks and investigation, as is current practice.
The Head Teacher and Designated Safeguarding Lead have entered into a formal agreement with Warwickshire County Council and Warwickshire Police to use the information shared to make sure that the right support is available for affected children. This means we will also be in a position to offer parents & carers support as appropriate.
Every Operation Encompass notification received by the school will result in a member of staff checking in with that young person.
The confidential information will be shared securely with the school and managed and stored with the utmost sensitivity and discretion. All parents & carers can be assured that only the nominated Designated Safeguarding Lead and the Head Teacher will see the information shared with the school.
We are keen to offer the best support possible to our students and we believe this is going to be extremely beneficial for all those involved.