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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...

Top 15 most dangerous apps for children

Parent and carers guide to live streaming

Careers & Apprenticeship Information

Keeping safe online :: a guide for parents & teachers

Four months on: is Roblox any safer?

Safeguarding: X

Safeguarding: Instagram

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

Managing In-Game Spending

Safeguarding: BeReal

See also...

Find My Kids App

Do you want to tell us anything?

Harmful Sexual Behaviour

County lines

Out of hours information

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

Prevent - Radicalisation and Extremism

Domestic Violence

Child to parent abuse

Safeguarding

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NHS 111 mental health support

Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students

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

Cyberbullying Advice

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IT, COMMUNICATIONS AND AUDIOVISUAL TECHNICIAN

Summer 2026 Examinations

June 2026 Year 12 Mocks

Year 9 Options Evening

Waveney Valley Transport

April 2026 Year 10 Mocks

Staff Sketchbook Club 2025-26 April - July

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