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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...

Health & Fitness Apps: A Guide for Parents

Safeguarding: BeReal

Online Safety Help Videos

The ABC online safety checklist

Parent and carers guide to live streaming

Safeguarding: X

Top 15 most dangerous apps for children

My Family's Digital Toolkit

Youtube - Supervised Experience

Online safety newsletters

See also...

Application for Remission from Charges/School Uniform Support

Parents Evening :: Year 7

Parents

Common Sense Media – Game Reviews

Friends of Hartismere School

Term dates

Find My Kids App

Friends of Hartismere School - Car Boot Sale

Parents Evening :: Year 10

Year 7 tutors/parents evening

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NHS 111 mental health support

Out of hours information

E-Safety

Domestic Violence

Harmful Sexual Behaviour

Early Help

Bullying and child on child abuse

Wellbeing

Do you want to tell us anything?

County lines

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Pan's Labyrinth - The Pale Man article

Examination Rules, Guidance and Support

Film post-production explained

Hartismere Art & Photography Exhibition 2025

I Belong: encouraging girls into computer science programme

Year 10 British Farming Fortnight

Pupil Premium Strategy Statement

5 Brilliant Moments in Patterns

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Safeguarding Mental Health Social Media Guide Online Letters Week Esafety Staff Information Support Statutory Information College GCE Holiday Bullying Fine Art Twitter Parentpay Wellbeing Teacher

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