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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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Online Safety Help Videos

How Ofcom is helping children to be safer online – a guide for parents

Common Sense Media – Game Reviews

Safeguarding: Instagram

Keeping safe online :: a guide for parents & teachers

Health & Fitness Apps: A Guide for Parents

What is Character AI? What parents need to know

Fake Celebrity Chatbots - Harmful Content

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

Youtube - Supervised Experience

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Child to parent abuse

NHS 111 mental health support

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

Advice about improving your sleep

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E-Safety

Safeguarding

County lines

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HERCULES THE MUSICAL- Years 7 & 8. London

29_09_25 7yA Cover

Year 7 tutors/parents evening

STARLIGHT EXPRESS, London. Thursday 2nd October. Closed

Film Academy Shorts

WAR HORSE, Norwich Theatre Royal, Thursday 6th November 2025 Places available

SEND Information Report

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