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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...

Safeguarding: BeReal

Online Safety Help Videos

What Parents & Educators Need to Know about TikTok

AI and nude images

Safeguarding: X

Fake Celebrity Chatbots - Harmful Content

Parent and carers guide to live streaming

What is Character AI? What parents need to know

Careers & Apprenticeship Information

Youtube - Supervised Experience

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Sport and PE

SMS Text School Notifications

Friends of Hartismere School

Parents Evening :: Year 8

Newsletters 2023-2024

Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students

Help & Support

Parents Evening :: Year 11

Get Classroom email summaries (for guardians)

Application for Remission from Charges/School Uniform Support

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Child to parent abuse

Domestic Violence

Do you want to tell us anything?

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

Early Help

Harmful Sexual Behaviour

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

Out of hours information

Wellbeing

Cyberbullying Advice

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June 2026 Year 12 Mocks

E-Safety

Summer 2026 Examinations

April 2026 Year 10 Mocks

Invigilators

Waveney Valley Transport

Stranger Things, The First Shadow. The Phoenix Theatre, Friday 11th September.

Term dates

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Safeguarding Mental Health Social Media Guide Meetings Parent Information Bus Physical Education Letters Parent Pay Online Safety Staff Handbook Roblox List College Metfield Drugs Tiktok Notices GCSE Drama

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