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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...

Top 15 most dangerous apps for children

Four months on: is Roblox any safer?

What is Character AI? What parents need to know

Keeping safe online :: a guide for parents & teachers

The ABC online safety checklist

Safeguarding: Instagram

Health & Fitness Apps: A Guide for Parents

Safeguarding: BeReal

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

AI and nude images

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Year 9 Options process for 2025

Parents Evening :: Year 13

Parent's Evenings

Parents Evening :: Year 7

Find My Kids App

Parents

Newsletters 2023-2024

Application for Remission from Charges/School Uniform Support

Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students

Absence Request Form

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Harmful Sexual Behaviour

Prevent - Radicalisation and Extremism

Early Help

Domestic Violence

E-Safety

Out of hours information

Wellbeing

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

County lines

Advice about improving your sleep

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Completing the Award

Local Governing Body Information

January 2026 Examinations

School Policies

Cover Supervisor

Hartismere Staff Sketchbook Club Exhibition

Hartismere Family :: Policy Documents

Term dates

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Safeguarding Mental Health Social Media Guide Examinations Findmykids Sketchbook Bereal Documentation Chat Bot College Safety Vacancies GCSE Instagram Computer Science Duke Of Edinburgh Hartismail Homework Friends Of Hartisemere

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