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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...

Four months on: is Roblox any safer?

Common Sense Media – Game Reviews

Fake Celebrity Chatbots - Harmful Content

What is Character AI? What parents need to know

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

Careers & Apprenticeship Information

Managing In-Game Spending

Keeping safe online :: a guide for parents & teachers

Parent and carers guide to live streaming

Safeguarding: BeReal

See also...

Wellbeing

Safeguarding

Early Help

Find My Kids App

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

County lines

Advice about improving your sleep

Out of hours information

Bullying and child on child abuse

Prevent - Radicalisation and Extremism

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NHS 111 mental health support

Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students

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

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Parents Evening :: Year 12

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

December Mock Examinations

Photography Competition

November 2025 GCSE Examinations

January 2026 Examinations

Admissions and Application Forms :: Main School and Sixth Form

E-Safety

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Safeguarding Mental Health Social Media Guide Sixth Form AI Events Evening Art Year 11 Findmykids january Drugs Homework Week Wellbeing November Uniform Internet Safety Policy

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