Giving Compass' Take:

• England children's commissioner Anne Longfield discusses why schools need to take a  bigger role in protecting students from the negative effects of spending too much time on social media.

• Longfield suggested that students take classes in online resilience and digital literacy. Would concerns such as cyberbullying through social media still exist even with those compulsory classes? 

• Read about the ways that we can help students become better digital citizens. 

Schools should play a bigger role in preparing children for social media's emotional demands as they move from primary to secondary school, England's children's commissioner says.

Anne Longfield said she was worried many pupils at that stage became anxious about their identity and craved likes and comments for validation.

Her study said children aged eight to 12 found it hard to manage the impact. Although most social media platforms have a minimum age limit of 13, the report said three-quarters of children aged 10 to 12 already had accounts.

Ms. Longfield said social media provided "great benefits" to children but was also exposing them to "significant risks emotionally." She suggested compulsory digital literacy and online resilience lessons for year six and seven pupils so that they learn about the "emotional side of social media."

Read the full article about social media risk from BBC