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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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The ABC online safety checklist

Four months on: is Roblox any safer?

What is Character AI? What parents need to know

My Family's Digital Toolkit

Safeguarding: X

What Parents & Educators Need to Know about TikTok

Careers & Apprenticeship Information

Online Safety Help Videos

Parent and carers guide to live streaming

Top 15 most dangerous apps for children

See also...

Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students

SMS Text School Notifications

Parents Evening :: Year 13

Forms

Parents Evening :: Year 12

Year 7 tutors/parents evening

Sport and PE

Absence Request Form

Year 9 Options process for 2025

Newsletters 2023-2024

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Child to parent abuse

Wellbeing

Domestic Violence

Advice about improving your sleep

E-Safety

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

Out of hours information

County lines

Early Help

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The Misleading Ending of Whiplash

Summer 2026 Examinations

Spring Term Sports Club

Whiplash Final Scene - Andrew Neyman's Performance

Music club timetable

January 2026 Examinations

Duke of Edinburgh Portal

Teacher of English - (Maternity cover - Possible TLR available)

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