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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...

Fake Celebrity Chatbots - Harmful Content

Parent and carers guide to live streaming

What Parents & Educators Need to Know about TikTok

Managing In-Game Spending

Safeguarding: Instagram

Keeping safe online :: a guide for parents & teachers

Four months on: is Roblox any safer?

Safeguarding: BeReal

Careers & Apprenticeship Information

Online Safety Help Videos

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Year 9 Options process for 2025

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Child to parent abuse

E-Safety

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

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Bullying and child on child abuse

Out of hours information

Prevent - Radicalisation and Extremism

Harmful Sexual Behaviour

County lines

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Hartismere Family :: Policy Documents

Parents Evening :: Year 13

Examinations

Parents Evening :: Year 11

Local Governing Body Information

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January 2026 Examinations

Pupil Premium Strategy Statement

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