
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.

In this section...
Health & Fitness Apps: A Guide for Parents
The ABC online safety checklist
Careers & Apprenticeship Information
What Parents & Educators Need to Know about TikTok
Keeping safe online :: a guide for parents & teachers
See also...
Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE) and Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
New online safety priorities for Ofcom and effects of social media on children
Prevent - Radicalisation and Extremism
New...
Key Stage 3 practical sessions information - updated for February 2025
Year 11 GCSE Drama Picnic & Balloon Stomp 2021
Y11 GCSE Drama picnic & Balloon Stomp 2023
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Safeguarding Mental Health Social Media Guide Nutrition A Level Online Safety Computer Science App Mr Trudgill Videos GCSE County Lines Hartismere Esafety Holiday YouTube Year 10 Picnic Theatre
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