When to Switch Off

Bespoke Minds Education's Samantha Dainty looks at navigating adolescence: misogyny, media, and building resilient young people

Netflix's Adolescence is a fictional series with a strikingly real emotional core. It captures the jagged contours of life for teenagers growing up in a world

where social media mis-steps can rapidly spiral into shame, disconnection, and danger. Its release couldn't have been more timely, coinciding with the sentencing of Kyle Clifford, who murdered three women from the Hunt family - just hours after reportedly consuming misogynistic content online, including Andrew Tate videos.