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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...

Youtube - Supervised Experience

Safeguarding: BeReal

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

Safeguarding: Instagram

Online Safety Help Videos

Health & Fitness Apps: A Guide for Parents

Keeping safe online :: a guide for parents & teachers

New online safety priorities for Ofcom and effects of social media on children

Four months on: is Roblox any safer?

AI and nude images

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

Find My Kids App

Prevent - Radicalisation and Extremism

Out of hours information

Bullying and child on child abuse

Wellbeing

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

Child to parent abuse

Advice about improving your sleep

Safeguarding

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Hartismere School & Sixth Form College

Hartismere Family Data Protection Policy and Privacy Notice

Increase in Fees for Instrumental/Vocal lessons from September 2026

Summer 2026 Examinations

April 2026 Year 10 Mocks

E-Safety

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

June 2026 Year 12 Mocks

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Safeguarding Mental Health Social Media Guide Instagram School Nurse Year 9 Options A Level Drama Bereal College Assessment Videos Lessons Homework Sexual Behaviour Safety Computer Science Mocks Mrs Davy Chat Bot

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