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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...

What is Character AI? What parents need to know

Top 15 most dangerous apps for children

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

Common Sense Media – Game Reviews

Safeguarding: BeReal

Careers & Apprenticeship Information

Parent and carers guide to live streaming

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

Four months on: is Roblox any safer?

What Parents & Educators Need to Know about TikTok

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Application for Remission from Charges/School Uniform Support

Find My Kids App

Parents Evening :: Year 13

Parents Evening :: Year 9

Sport and PE

Year 7 tutors/parents evening

Parent's Evenings

Parents Evening :: Year 12

Absence Request Form

Parents

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Domestic Violence

Advice about improving your sleep

Harmful Sexual Behaviour

Child to parent abuse

Early Help

Prevent - Radicalisation and Extremism

E-Safety

Cyberbullying Advice

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

Wellbeing

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Attack the Block Peep Hole

Summer 2026 Examinations

Parents Evening :: Year 11

9S4 Chemistry Paper Chromatography 2

March 2026 Year 11 Mocks

LEFT ITEMS IN THE FOOD ROOM

CABARET THE MUSICAL. London. Y9-13. Weds 15th April 2026- Only a few places left

Chicago Teen edition - tickets available soon

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Safeguarding Mental Health Social Media Guide Internet Year 9 School Nurse Parent Information Esafety Out Of Hours Drugs Physical Education College Sexual Behaviour GCSE Friends Of Hartisemere Mocks Text Bullying Internet Safety

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