School safeguarding issue.

[Pipplepop24]

KS1.... My 1st child got pulled over by a boy at school, head hit the ground which resulted in him developing a tic due to the trauma to the head.

After constant meetings and attempts to divert my child to play with others he has still gone back to playing with this boy.

This other boy has now attempted to kick my 2nd child at the school, unprovoked, luckily he moved back and did not physically get hit. (My children have made me aware of other incidents of this boy kicking out)

Due to these recent incidents being so close together I very much have a safeguarding concern for my child who still plays with this boy as he is clearly known to hit out.

What can I expect the school to do if I mention I have a safeguarding concern at playtimes?

It’s going to be a challenge for them if your child goes to play with this boy. I’d say 100% their responsibility if the boy goes to your child, but you really need to get through to your child here and use what you find out. Does he feel there aren’t others he can play with? That would help the teacher to know.

Your child is actively playing with this child? Why? This is going to make it very difficult to do anything.
The only thing we’ve done is ‘zone’ the playground and each child has a space to be in and they (in theory) never meet.
This relies on both children doing as they’re told. If your son won’t stay away when he’s told it’s hard to enforce.

You need a two pronged approach here.

The first is that you tell your children to stay away and not play with this child at break time. If your child keeps going to play with the child it's much harder to deal with.

You could have a meeting with the head or DSL explaining you've got concerns about how your children are being hurt by this child and your children have reported this child kicks out a lot. The school won't be able to discuss the child's details with you, but they should be able to explain what they're doing to keep your children safe.

Then - you need to help your child build relationships with other children. If that child has a reputation so will your child and others won’t play with them.

Play dates, connect with other mothers, etc

What was the context of the being pulled over? Was It deliberate or accidental?

It changes the context from 2 unprovoked attacks vs getting hurt in play