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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: Instagram

Careers & Apprenticeship Information

Safeguarding: X

What is Character AI? What parents need to know

Top 15 most dangerous apps for children

Parent and carers guide to live streaming

AI and nude images

The ABC online safety checklist

Managing In-Game Spending

Youtube - Supervised Experience

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Absence Request Form

Sport and PE

Help & Support

Friends of Hartismere School

Application for Remission from Charges/School Uniform Support

Find My Kids App

Parents Evening :: Year 8

Parents Evening :: Year 7

Hartismail - emails and letters home

Year 7 tutors/parents evening

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County lines

Wellbeing

Child to parent abuse

Bullying and child on child abuse

Prevent - Radicalisation and Extremism

NHS 111 mental health support

Out of hours information

Advice about improving your sleep

E-Safety

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

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The Wave summary

Parents Evening :: Year 11

The Wave revision activity

Summer 2026 Examinations

CABARET THE MUSICAL. Playhouse Theatre, London. Y9-13. Wednesday 15th April 2026

The Wave - Wenger

Parents Evening :: Year 13

DofE Kit List

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