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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 

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Careers & Apprenticeship Information

Safeguarding: X

AI and nude images

Fake Celebrity Chatbots - Harmful Content

Keeping safe online :: a guide for parents & teachers

Online Safety Help Videos

What is Character AI? What parents need to know

My Family's Digital Toolkit

What Parents & Educators Need to Know about TikTok

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

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County lines

Early Help

Find My Kids App

Do you want to tell us anything?

Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students

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

Domestic Violence

Safeguarding

Advice about improving your sleep

Wellbeing

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June 2026 Year 12 Mocks

Waveney Valley Transport

Hartismere Technical Theatre

Stranger Things, The First Shadow. The Phoenix Theatre, Friday 11th September.

April 2026 Year 10 Mocks

art & science exhibition of year 8 work

Summer 2026 Examinations

E-Safety

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Safeguarding Mental Health Social Media Guide GCE Videos Out Of Hours Support GCSE School Nurse Tiktok Sixth Form Findmykids Celebrity Ofcom A Level Help Me Parent Information YouTube Learning at Home

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