Child protection

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I wonder if I could ask some advice? My dd is 10 and has told me that one of her friends got v upset at school yesterday and told her she'd had a big fight with her mum. She said that her mum grabbed her hair & hit her in the stomach. She's mentioned before that she argues with her mum.

Dd and her friend told a teacher & dd thinks that the teacher rang her friend's dad.

I'm worried about it as I know the little girl quite well, and I also know her mum. I've told dd to tell her friend that she can ring or come to our house any time she likes, at any time, but she doesn't have a mobile and we're a good 10 min walk away over a main road so I'm worried that she wouldn't come. I just want her to know that she's got somewhere to go if she needs to (obviously I'd let her family know if she did come)

Is there anything else I should 'do'? Should I let the school deal with it or should I be reporting it as well?

I think I would report as well. It would put your mind at ease, and would do no harm.

Report it too - they have case files on at risk children and they need to collate all the evidence - the more they have the more power they have to intervene,

Thanks, if I report it do you think ss will want to talk to my dd about it? Do the parents find out who made the report? I don't mind either if it means they look into it properly, just want to be prepared.

If the school have been notified I'm see they will keep a close eye on her and will report (If they haven't already) what hey need to!! Poor girl!!

Just a quick update. I've seen the head teacher who told me that the school have spoken to her dad but they haven't reported it any further. She said that as there are no visible marks on the child the access team would be unlikely to do anything other than to log it.

However, she did give me their number and said that if I was concerned I should report it myself as my dd may have told me different things. She said they'd probably just log it as a concern and leave it at that but that if anyone else reported anything there would then be a trail & they would investigate. I think I'll ring them because as it stands, nothing has been officially logged at all. Thanks for your advice.

Definitely do. You'll feel better about it all.

It's best to then! Atleast it means if any neighbours raise concerns then with yours already been on file things will happen quicker

I'm not a teacher but I am a youth worker and tbh the school should of told ss. It always has to be brought further to relevant agency's.

So in that case since the school hasn't reported it I would. The girls parents won't find out it was you who reported it
You sound great though and it's nice to know she is always welcome at yours.