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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 

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

Safeguarding: X

Top 15 most dangerous apps for children

Youtube - Supervised Experience

Careers & Apprenticeship Information

Keeping safe online :: a guide for parents & teachers

AI and nude images

My Family's Digital Toolkit

What is Character AI? What parents need to know

Fake Celebrity Chatbots - Harmful Content

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Newsletters 2023-2024

Help & Support

Parents Evening :: Year 8

Parents Evening :: Year 10

Find My Kids App

SMS Text School Notifications

School Uniform

Parents Evening :: Year 9

Sport and PE

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Advice about improving your sleep

County lines

Early Help

Domestic Violence

Harmful Sexual Behaviour

Bullying and child on child abuse

E-Safety

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

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Print Exhibition at Wingfield Barns

Teacher of Business Studies & Economics

Summer 2026 Examinations

April 2026 Year 10 Mocks

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Teacher of Art & Photography (Part time)

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