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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...

Safeguarding: BeReal

My Family's Digital Toolkit

Keeping safe online :: a guide for parents & teachers

Safeguarding: X

What Parents & Educators Need to Know about TikTok

Parent and carers guide to live streaming

Safeguarding: Instagram

Health & Fitness Apps: A Guide for Parents

The ABC online safety checklist

Top 15 most dangerous apps for children

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School Transport Information

Waveney Valley Transport

Find My Kids App

Friends of Hartismere School

Parents Evening :: Year 12

Parents Evening :: Year 13

Parents Evening :: Year 10

Sport and PE

Forms

Parking - Hartismere Hospital

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County lines

Do you want to tell us anything?

Advice about improving your sleep

Out of hours information

E-Safety

Harmful Sexual Behaviour

Early Help

Prevent - Radicalisation and Extremism

NHS 111 mental health support

Bullying and child on child abuse

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June 2026 Year 12 Mocks

April 2026 Year 10 Mocks

Change of Head of Year 9

Impact Evaluation of LAMDA Exams in Schools

A levels: pre-reading and research materials

Print Exhibition at Wingfield Barns

Hartismere Family :: Policy Documents

Summer 2026 Examinations

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