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.

In this section...
Youtube - Supervised Experience
New online safety priorities for Ofcom and effects of social media on children
Parent and carers guide to live streaming
Common Sense Media – Game Reviews
See also...
Parents collecting pupils from school
Sixth Form students 16 - 19 Bursary criteria information 2026 - 2027
Explore...
Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE) and Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
New...
Admissions and Application Forms :: Main School and Sixth Form
Harry Potter (One Part) Palace Theatre, London Wednesday, 13 January 2027.
Paddington The Musical Savoy Theatre, London Thursday, 15 April 2027. Years 7 & 8
Operation Mincemeat. Fortune Theatre, London Tuesday, 22 September. Years 9 to 13
Stranger Things, The First Shadow. The Phoenix Theatre, Friday 11th September.
Discover...
Safeguarding Mental Health Social Media Guide Applications Sixth Form Revision Help Me Coronavirus Homework 16 - 19 Bursary Key Stage 4 Events Waveney Valley Online Safety Friends Of Hartisemere Statutory Information Year 12 Staff Information Year 13
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