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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...

My Family's Digital Toolkit

Parent and carers guide to live streaming

Careers & Apprenticeship Information

What is Character AI? What parents need to know

Safeguarding: Instagram

Youtube - Supervised Experience

Safeguarding: X

Safeguarding: BeReal

What Parents & Educators Need to Know about TikTok

The ABC online safety checklist

See also...

Wellbeing

Out of hours information

Domestic Violence

Early Help

E-Safety

Common Sense Media – Game Reviews

Do you want to tell us anything?

Bullying and child on child abuse

Prevent - Radicalisation and Extremism

Child to parent abuse

Explore...

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

Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students

NHS 111 mental health support

New...

Teacher of Mathematics (possibility to combine with a head of year post)

Teacher of History (possibility to combine with a head of year role)

BACK TO THE FUTURE, the musical. Thursday 5th June 2025. Years 7 to 10.

Teacher of Science (possibility to combine with a head of year post)

What happens to your examination script?

Local Governing Body Information

Teacher of Mathematics (with specific year group responsibilities for key stage 5)

Teacher of Science

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Safeguarding Mental Health Social Media Guide Exploitation Mathematics Internet Safety College Vacancies Fitness Script Wellbeing Videos Parent Information Twitter Evening GCSE Teacher Assessment Internet

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