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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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Common Sense Media – Game Reviews

Online Safety Help Videos

Safeguarding: X

Safeguarding: Instagram

Youtube - Supervised Experience

What is Character AI? What parents need to know

Safeguarding: BeReal

Managing In-Game Spending

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

AI and nude images

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Parents Evening :: Year 13

Parents Evening :: Year 8

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Harmful Sexual Behaviour

Early Help

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Domestic Violence

Advice about improving your sleep

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Hartismere Family :: Policy Documents

April 2026 Year 10 Mocks

Summer 2026 Examinations

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