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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...

Parent and carers guide to live streaming

The ABC online safety checklist

My Family's Digital Toolkit

Top 15 most dangerous apps for children

Safeguarding: BeReal

Keeping safe online :: a guide for parents & teachers

Safeguarding: X

What Parents & Educators Need to Know about TikTok

Careers & Apprenticeship Information

Online Safety Help Videos

See also...

Year 9 Options process for 2025

Application for Remission from Charges/School Uniform Support

Parents Evening :: Year 7

SMS Text School Notifications

Help & Support

Year 11 How to revise in.......... subject videos

Friends of Hartismere School

Parents Evening :: Year 11

Parents Evening :: Year 8

Parents

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Do you want to tell us anything?

Child to parent abuse

Out of hours information

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

County lines

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

Domestic Violence

Bullying and child on child abuse

Early Help

Advice about improving your sleep

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Key Stage 4 Practical lessons

Y11 GCSE Drama picnic & Balloon Stomp 2023

Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students

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

Key Stage 3 practical sessions information - updated for February 2025

Year 11 GCSE Drama Picnic & Balloon Stomp 2025

Summer 2025 Results

Year 11 GCSE Drama Picnic & Balloon Stomp 2021

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Safeguarding Mental Health Social Media Guide Year 8 School Nurse YouTube Instagram Tiktok Mrs Davy Online Safety Mobile GCE List Trips Miss Baker notifications Homework Findmykids Bereal

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