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Safeguarding: Social Media & Mental Health

Social Media is often scrutinised as having a negative impact on children’s mental health. Children and young people are now growing up in a technology dominated world, and social media plays a major role in their social lives. This balanced guide focuses at both the positive and negative impacts that social media can bring to young people and their mental health.

https://nationalonlinesafety.com/hub/view/guide/social-media-mental-health-the-positive-and-negative-impacts 

In this section...

How Ofcom is helping children to be safer online – a guide for parents

Keeping safe online :: a guide for parents & teachers

Safeguarding: Instagram

What Parents & Educators Need to Know about TikTok

Safeguarding: X

Fake Celebrity Chatbots - Harmful Content

Youtube - Supervised Experience

My Family's Digital Toolkit

AI and nude images

Safeguarding: BeReal

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Find My Kids App

TwitBook - Can you spot the problems with this profile page?

Do you want to tell us anything?

Out of hours information

Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE) and Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)

Bullying and child on child abuse

Harmful Sexual Behaviour

Prevent - Radicalisation and Extremism

Domestic Violence

NHS 111 mental health support

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April 2026 Year 10 Mocks

Impact Evaluation of LAMDA Exams in Schools

Change of Head of Year 9

Hartismere Family :: Policy Documents

Print Exhibition at Wingfield Barns

A levels: pre-reading and research materials

Summer 2026 Examinations

June 2026 Year 12 Mocks

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Safeguarding Mental Health Social Media Guide Sexual Behaviour Internet Safety Findmykids Videos Celebrity Shop Roblox Wingfield Barns College Holiday Tiktok Sixth Form Learning Support GCSE Mrs Davy A Levels

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