My son was about 7 yrs old when he was constantly bullied/tormented by a boy at the same school. The child bit my son on (separate occasions) his finger,back,shoulder, face making each bruise or bleed. This was always in afterschool club. I complained each time to the staff saying that it wasnt acceptable. They told me each time that they was watching the said child and monitoring his every move but was still in the afterschool club. I got a call one afternoon telling me that my son had had a bad accident with a child at school. I raced to the school to find my son sitting on a chair with a face so swollen that he couldnt see out of his eye. He was so brave bless his little soul, but we both burst into tears when we saw each other. I literally flipped my lid when the school told me that the same child had run over to my son who was on a climbing frame at the time, he grabbed his legs and flipped him off. My son fell face down into a wooden large stepping up box that the children had pushed under the frame to use to climb onto. My son had smashed his face on the way down. I feared that he had either a broken nose or cheekbone. He was rushed to hospital. He had no breaks but horrendous swellings to his face so badly that the brusing went down his whole face. I went to the school the next day with my x husb (my sons father) who was incidently a health and safety insp! He inspected the site, we questioned the schools lack of control with the incident and threatened to sue for negligence, they admitted liablitly of neglect in writing. They asked what we wanted to be done to put faith into the school. Amongst the list of suggestions...the child was removed from the afterschool club and the same class as my son. He was monitored with a teacher at all times inc playtimes he was not allowed near my son at all. He wasnt allowed to run round unless he had an adult with him. Yes this was harsh but so was the damage to my sons face. Since then my son had developed a 'tick'/twitch to his eye (the specialist said was a nervous thing)Something he had not developed untill this accident. He has since moved to his new school as he is now 10 yrs old. BUT i suggest that you remain strong and speak with the teachers, tell them that it is not acceptable for them to not be held responsible at any stage and that bullying at any stage will not be tollerated, otherwise you dont know what is next! Dont let it get to this stage. Good Luck get your children to speak to you ask them how you can help them. x