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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...

The ABC online safety checklist

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

Keeping safe online :: a guide for parents & teachers

Health & Fitness Apps: A Guide for Parents

My Family's Digital Toolkit

Youtube - Supervised Experience

What is Character AI? What parents need to know

Parent and carers guide to live streaming

What Parents & Educators Need to Know about TikTok

Safeguarding: X

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County lines

Bullying and child on child abuse

Advice about improving your sleep

Child to parent abuse

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

Domestic Violence

Early Help

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

Find My Kids App

Harmful Sexual Behaviour

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Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students

NHS 111 mental health support

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

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Computer Science

Expressionism

Sixth Form Course Information

5 Brilliant Moments in Patterns

Joint letter from Ofqual and UCAS to students, summer 2025

Film post-production explained

Pupil Premium Strategy Statement

Pan's Labyrinth - The Pale Man article

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