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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...

Youtube - Supervised Experience

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

What is Character AI? What parents need to know

Managing In-Game Spending

Safeguarding: Instagram

Top 15 most dangerous apps for children

Four months on: is Roblox any safer?

My Family's Digital Toolkit

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

Safeguarding: X

See also...

Application for Remission from Charges/School Uniform Support

@Home

Term dates

Sport and PE

School Uniform

Forms

Parents Evening :: Year 8

Find My Kids App

Parents Evening :: Year 10

Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students

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Bullying and child on child abuse

NHS 111 mental health support

Harmful Sexual Behaviour

Wellbeing

Child to parent abuse

Early Help

Prevent - Radicalisation and Extremism

Advice about improving your sleep

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

Safeguarding

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E-Safety

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Vacancies

Hartismere Family :: Policy Documents

Music Evenings 2025

STARLIGHT EXPRESS, London. Thursday 2nd October. DETAILS

HERCULES THE MUSICAL- Years 7 & 8. London

Film Academy Shorts

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Safeguarding Mental Health Social Media Guide Mrs Davy Drama Games Internet Hartismere Remote Working Short Film Computer Working Remotely Friends Of Hartisemere School Day YouTube Year 12 Google Staff Handbook

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