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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...

Fake Celebrity Chatbots - Harmful Content

The ABC online safety checklist

Managing In-Game Spending

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

Health & Fitness Apps: A Guide for Parents

Top 15 most dangerous apps for children

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

AI and nude images

Careers & Apprenticeship Information

Safeguarding: BeReal

See also...

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

Safeguarding

Advice about improving your sleep

Harmful Sexual Behaviour

Bullying and child on child abuse

Out of hours information

Prevent - Radicalisation and Extremism

Do you want to tell us anything?

Wellbeing

Early Help

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Cyberbullying Advice

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

Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students

NHS 111 mental health support

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Learning Support Assistant and Mentor

HOW DO SCHOOL TRIPS TO THE THEATRE HELP?

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

June 2026 Year 12 Mocks

April 2026 Year 10 Mocks

Summer 2026 Examinations

art & science exhibition of year 8 work

Learning Support Assistant

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Safeguarding Mental Health Social Media Guide Year 8 Homework Sexual Behaviour Ofcom Learning at Home Mocks AI Tiktok Parent Internet Safety Year 12 Esafety Mrs Davy Uniform Computer Holiday Hartismere

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