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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

Managing In-Game Spending

Keeping safe online :: a guide for parents & teachers

AI and nude images

Safeguarding: BeReal

Fake Celebrity Chatbots - Harmful Content

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

Online Safety Help Videos

What Parents & Educators Need to Know about TikTok

The ABC online safety checklist

See also...

Parents Evening :: Year 11

Help & Support

Parents Evening :: Year 7

Newsletters 2023-2024

@Home

Parents Evening :: Year 10

Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students

Application for Remission from Charges/School Uniform Support

Absence Request Form

Parents Evening :: Year 13

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Out of hours information

Safeguarding

NHS 111 mental health support

E-Safety

Harmful Sexual Behaviour

Cyberbullying Advice

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

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

County lines

Early Help

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Hartismere Family :: Policy Documents

Change of Head of Year 9

April 2026 Year 10 Mocks

Summer 2026 Examinations

June 2026 Year 12 Mocks

Open afternoons

Print Exhibition at Wingfield Barns

Impact Evaluation of LAMDA Exams in Schools

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Safeguarding Mental Health Social Media Guide Print Internet Exploitation Twitter Learning at Home A Level Parent Information Waveney Valley Sport GCE Alamanc Esafety LAMDA Mrs Davy Mobile Text

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