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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...

AI and nude images

My Family's Digital Toolkit

What Parents & Educators Need to Know about TikTok

Fake Celebrity Chatbots - Harmful Content

Keeping safe online :: a guide for parents & teachers

Safeguarding: X

What is Character AI? What parents need to know

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

Youtube - Supervised Experience

Parent and carers guide to live streaming

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Wellbeing

Early Help

Prevent - Radicalisation and Extremism

Find My Kids App

Domestic Violence

E-Safety

Harmful Sexual Behaviour

Do you want to tell us anything?

County lines

Advice about improving your sleep

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

Cyberbullying Advice

Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students

NHS 111 mental health support

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Spring Term Sports Club

Whiplash Final Scene - Andrew Neyman's Performance

Duke of Edinburgh Portal

January 2026 Examinations

Summer 2026 Examinations

Music club timetable

Teacher of English - (Maternity cover - Possible TLR available)

The Misleading Ending of Whiplash

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Safeguarding Mental Health Social Media Guide Examinations College App Findmykids Chat Bot Roblox Ofcom Uniform Wellbeing Games Support Internet Assessment Homework Safety Drugs

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