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Safeguarding: BeReal

BeReal is the latest trending social media app. The concept is that people see others in their authentic day-to-day lives, sharing candid photos without editing or applying filters. Each day at a random time, users are simultaneously notified to take a photo of what they’re doing at that exact moment. The two-minute window to submit an image means there’s no time to select a particularly glamorous or exciting activity. BeReal shares two pictures: a selfie, and an image of the immediate surroundings. Users can only view and react to their friends’ photos once they upload their own. 

https://nationalonlinesafety.com/hub/view/guide/bereal 

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My Family's Digital Toolkit

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

Common Sense Media – Game Reviews

Safeguarding: Instagram

Top 15 most dangerous apps for children

Fake Celebrity Chatbots - Harmful Content

How Ofcom is helping children to be safer online – a guide for parents

Online Safety Help Videos

Four months on: is Roblox any safer?

Youtube - Supervised Experience

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Harmful Sexual Behaviour

Advice about improving your sleep

Early Help

E-Safety

Safeguarding

Child to parent abuse

Domestic Violence

County lines

Prevent - Radicalisation and Extremism

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NHS 111 mental health support

Cyberbullying Advice

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March 2026 Year 11 Mocks

Our curriculum

Meshes of the Afternoon - Maya Deren (1943)

Teacher of Mathematics

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Artist in Residence for 2026

Head of Department Psychology & Sociology

Summer 2026 Examinations

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