@Fullycaffeinated @GrumpyOldNurse @Cousin_Isobel @TheWitchBitch I agree that a teacher passing concerns to Social Services is how it should be done.... but there was a thread on twitter recently with people sharing the most appalling practices that had happened to them (started out with ChildLine being not what it ought to) and although these people were adults talking about the past, 10 or more years, no-one was absolutely sure such things don't happen now.

like a kid finally has the courage to tell the teacher they are being beaten at home, teacher passes to social services, child is told to go home as usual. and the bloody social worker called the family at home and told them child had made accusations and was it ok with the parents if they investigated. Parents said child was a liar. SW accepted that. Child ended up in hospital, beaten for telling.

etc and so forth.

and I know of cases where the teacher has either not tried to, or been prevented from, following through to find out what happened and months have gone by since the report was made and no-one did anything.