[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Yea rang someone called 'first contact' which is apparently meant to refer you to social worker but all they said was a support worker is already involved. So I tried complaining telling them she refuses to acknowledge the violence James has suffered and again I was told support worker was involved already. Then she rang me back asking why I was complaining about her and that she's already doing all she can. I gave up with them at that stage.
I sent a long email to schools safeguarding lead which was a bit better, they confirmed that Skye's attendance wasn't all that the support worker was involved for, said it was also violence against James and James stating he doesn't get breakfast (!) and violence. Everything seems to now be hanging on something called a taf meeting which is on friday

…ahhh, it’s a team around the child meeting which is good because it should involve all of the services that are now involved in a care plan for James and how you all work together…it’s kind of a next step from a care around the child situation because so many more services will e involved…(hopefully…)…and you should meet them all on Friday…as will James’ father, he will probably be thee as well…I don’t know why social services haven’t made you feel the importance/urgency this is being dealt with but it actually sounds as though it is…which is what would be expected with the declarations James has made…I mean, on its own that poor attendance and coming to school hungry, without having breakfast …in themselves could point to a possible negligence and then for James to say that he feels fear in the home as well…?…but if you have the taf meeting on Friday, that’s an excellent sign that the services are identifying the support needed and working to put it all in place from then…(…hopefully…)…hopefully after Friday you’ll also start to feel clearer about the home schooling decision as well but please talk to all involved in the meeting as well about why you feel it’s the best option and if you get as much information about it before then that would be good…really, say everything you want to say at the meeting and also take notes of all the points made…