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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...

Keeping safe online :: a guide for parents & teachers

AI and nude images

Online Safety Help Videos

Youtube - Supervised Experience

The ABC online safety checklist

What Parents & Educators Need to Know about TikTok

Common Sense Media – Game Reviews

Fake Celebrity Chatbots - Harmful Content

Health & Fitness Apps: A Guide for Parents

Safeguarding: BeReal

See also...

Forms

Year 7 tutors/parents evening

Newsletters 2023-2024

Parents Evening :: Year 9

Parents

Year 9 Options process for 2025

Get Classroom email summaries (for guardians)

School Uniform

SMS Text School Notifications

Sport and PE

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NHS 111 mental health support

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

Bullying and child on child abuse

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

Early Help

Prevent - Radicalisation and Extremism

Cyberbullying Advice

Domestic Violence

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Wellbeing

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Cover Supervisor

Term dates

Local Governing Body Information

Pupil Premium Strategy Statement

School Policies

January 2026 Examinations

Hartismere Family :: Policy Documents

Completing the Award

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