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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...

Keeping safe online :: a guide for parents & teachers

Safeguarding: X

Top 15 most dangerous apps for children

Common Sense Media – Game Reviews

Safeguarding: Instagram

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

The ABC online safety checklist

Managing In-Game Spending

Online Safety Help Videos

Four months on: is Roblox any safer?

See also...

Parents Evening :: Year 9

Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students

Get Classroom email summaries (for guardians)

Sport and PE

Year 7 tutors/parents evening

Parents Evening :: Year 7

Application for Remission from Charges/School Uniform Support

Parents Evening :: Year 10

Term dates

Year 9 Options process for 2025

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

Do you want to tell us anything?

County lines

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

Prevent - Radicalisation and Extremism

Wellbeing

Bullying and child on child abuse

Advice about improving your sleep

NHS 111 mental health support

Out of hours information

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Hartismere Family :: Policy Documents

E-Safety

HERCULES THE MUSICAL- Years 7 & 8. London

Film Academy Shorts

Parents Evening :: Year 12

Music Evenings 2025

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

Vacancies

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