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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 

In this section...

My Family's Digital Toolkit

Youtube - Supervised Experience

Online Safety Help Videos

Health & Fitness Apps: A Guide for Parents

AI and nude images

Safeguarding: Social Media & Mental Health

What Parents & Educators Need to Know about TikTok

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

Fake Celebrity Chatbots - Harmful Content

Parent and carers guide to live streaming

See also...

Safeguarding

Domestic Violence

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

Do you want to tell us anything?

Harmful Sexual Behaviour

Child to parent abuse

Advice about improving your sleep

Wellbeing

County lines

Prevent - Radicalisation and Extremism

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

Cyberbullying Advice

NHS 111 mental health support

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Hartismere School & Sixth Form College

Increase in Fees for Instrumental/Vocal lessons from September 2026

June 2026 Year 12 Mocks

April 2026 Year 10 Mocks

E-Safety

Summer 2026 Examinations

Stranger Things, The First Shadow. The Phoenix Theatre, Friday 11th September.

Hartismere Family Data Protection Policy and Privacy Notice

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Bereal Safeguarding Guide Social Media Assessment Twitter GCSE Health Tiktok Drugs Trips Computer Coronavirus County Lines College Out Of Hours Music GCSE Drama Online Test

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