School Engagements – Midsomer Norton/Radstock/Westfield.

The Neighbourhood Team are prioritising getting into our schools, connecting with staff and students there and providing support where they require it.

Besides responding to calls for us to resolve specific incidents around our schools we are getting our Neighbourhood Officers into schools in a proactive way via school talks and specific lessons such as ‘Crime & Consequences’ and ‘Internet Safety’.

Actions

• 22 June 2023
  

  This will remain a priority for our Neighbourhood Team. Each PCSO on the area continues to arrange and attend various events, inputs and visits at their designated schools. PCSOs also try to monitor any issues outside their schools at drop off and collection times as and where possible.

• 9 March 2023
  

  Engagement with our schools continues as a priority.

  The Neighbourhood Team have continued to regularly attend St John’s School, Midsomer Norton for Mini-Police through term time.

  The local PCSO also regularly attends Longvernal School to coach football as part of an engagement project.

  Midsomer Norton schools have been offered the Neighbourhood Team’s attendance for planned lessons by their local PCSOs and we are still more than happy to attend any of our schools to do this.

  School patrols continue at commuting times as a priority.

• 19 January 2023
  

  Engagement with our schools remains a ongoing priority and the Neighbourhood Team continue to patrol their schools at commuting times as well as attending for various school talks as well as regularly for Mini-Police and other regular school projects.

• 21 October 2022
  

  Priority to our schools on the Radstock/Midsomer Norton/Westfield areas continues.

  We complete regular patrols around school drop off and collection times and continue to attend for various classroom inputs.

  The Neighbourhood Team has recently initiated a Mini Police Scheme in one of our primary schools.

  Engagement with all of our primary and secondary schools will continue to be an ongoing priority.

• 18 March 2022
  

  The Neighbourhood Team have attended Midsomer Primary School to deliver a ‘Crime & Consequences’ and ‘Internet Safety’ lesson to years 5 and 6.

  The Neighbourhood Team have then attended a talk with year 3 and 4 at Midsomer Primary and introduced themselves to Reception and Nursery.