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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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Common Sense Media – Game Reviews

AI and nude images

Health & Fitness Apps: A Guide for Parents

Managing In-Game Spending

Top 15 most dangerous apps for children

Safeguarding: X

The ABC online safety checklist

Online Safety Help Videos

Youtube - Supervised Experience

What Parents & Educators Need to Know about TikTok

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Harmful Sexual Behaviour

Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students

Domestic Violence

Cyberbullying Advice

County lines

Early Help

Child to parent abuse

Out of hours information

Wellbeing

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Waveney Valley Transport

April 2026 Year 10 Mocks

June 2026 Year 12 Mocks

Design and Technology

Summer 2026 Examinations

Actor Martin Sheen gets into Character- BBC Sounds

Invigilators

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

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