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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...

My Family's Digital Toolkit

Keeping safe online :: a guide for parents & teachers

Safeguarding: X

AI and nude images

Managing In-Game Spending

What is Character AI? What parents need to know

What Parents & Educators Need to Know about TikTok

Top 15 most dangerous apps for children

Common Sense Media – Game Reviews

Safeguarding: Instagram

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Parents

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Newsletters 2023-2024

Find My Kids App

Sport and PE

Parents Evening :: Year 7

@Home

Parents Evening :: Year 12

Parents Evening :: Year 10

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Domestic Violence

Safeguarding

Harmful Sexual Behaviour

County lines

Bullying and child on child abuse

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Prevent - Radicalisation and Extremism

Early Help

E-Safety

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Parents Evening :: Year 11

Teacher of Mathematics

March 2026 Year 11 Mocks

Teacher of English

Internships

Attack the Block Peep Hole

Farrand on Film: GCSE Film Studies, Component 1: US Films

Summer 2026 Examinations

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