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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...

Managing In-Game Spending

Top 15 most dangerous apps for children

Keeping safe online :: a guide for parents & teachers

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

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

Youtube - Supervised Experience

Safeguarding: BeReal

What Parents & Educators Need to Know about TikTok

Common Sense Media – Game Reviews

Fake Celebrity Chatbots - Harmful Content

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Harmful Sexual Behaviour

Bullying and child on child abuse

E-Safety

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

Advice about improving your sleep

Early Help

Out of hours information

Find My Kids App

Domestic Violence

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Cyberbullying Advice

NHS 111 mental health support

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

Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students

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Farrand on Film: GCSE Film Studies, Component 1: US Films

Parents Evening :: Year 11

Summer 2026 Examinations

CABARET THE MUSICAL. Playhouse Theatre, London. Y9-13. Wednesday 15th April 2026

Cover Supervisor

March 2026 Year 11 Mocks

Get involved in the Hartismere: 'Focus Your Fitness February Challenge!

Teacher of History

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Safeguarding Mental Health Social Media Guide Theatre Key Stage 4 Trips A Level YouTube Findmykids Coronavirus My Hartismere Test Parent Celebrity Sexual Behaviour Year 9 Wellbeing Bullying Online Safety

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