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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 

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Safeguarding: BeReal

Careers & Apprenticeship Information

My Family's Digital Toolkit

Online Safety Help Videos

Keeping safe online :: a guide for parents & teachers

What is Character AI? What parents need to know

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

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

The ABC online safety checklist

Parent and carers guide to live streaming

See also...

Find My Kids App

Hartismail - emails and letters home

Sport and PE

Parents Evening :: Year 11

Parents Evening :: Year 10

School Uniform

Absence Request Form

Forms

Year 7 tutors/parents evening

Parents Evening :: Year 12

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Wellbeing

Early Help

Child to parent abuse

E-Safety

NHS 111 mental health support

County lines

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

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

Out of hours information

Bullying and child on child abuse

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WAR HORSE, Norwich Theatre Royal, Thursday 6th November 2025

Sixth Form Course Information

Social Sciences

Languages

Year 7

Business and Media

Remote education provision: information for pupils, parents and carers

STARLIGHT EXPRESS, London. Thursday 2nd October.

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Safeguarding Mental Health Social Media Guide Student Information Emergency Week Business Studies App Physical Education County Lines YouTube Drugs Information Statutory Information Computer Science Out Of Hours Meetings Teacher Esafety

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