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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...

Online Safety Help Videos

What is Character AI? What parents need to know

Keeping safe online :: a guide for parents & teachers

Careers & Apprenticeship Information

Top 15 most dangerous apps for children

Fake Celebrity Chatbots - Harmful Content

Common Sense Media – Game Reviews

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

Safeguarding: Instagram

The ABC online safety checklist

See also...

Parents Evening :: Year 10

Friends of Hartismere School

School Uniform

Sport and PE

SMS Text School Notifications

Help & Support

Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students

Year 7 tutors/parents evening

Find My Kids App

Get Classroom email summaries (for guardians)

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Harmful Sexual Behaviour

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

E-Safety

Wellbeing

Out of hours information

NHS 111 mental health support

Bullying and child on child abuse

Safeguarding

Early Help

Advice about improving your sleep

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Summer 2026 Examinations

Parents Evening :: Year 7

11S_Ch1 Life Cycle Assessments

8yS/Sc4

10S2 Moles

March 2026 Year 11 Mocks

Examination Arrangements: Summer 2026

11S_Ch1 Potable and Waste Water

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