Cyber Awareness Month - Teaching and Learning resources

As October continues, please find below some useful resources that are available to use:

National Crime Agency

Cyber Land

Test your cyber skills and learn new ones

N.B - Cyber Land available only on desktop

Cyber Choices

The Cyber Choices programme was created to help people make informed choices and to use their cyber skills in a legal way.

This is a national programme co-ordinated by the National Crime Agency and delivered by Cyber Choices teams within Regional Organised Crime Units and Local Police Force Cyber Teams.

The aims of the programme are:

• Explaining the difference between legal and illegal cyber activity
• Encouraging individuals to make informed choices in their use of technology
• Increasing awareness of the Computer Misuse Act 1990
• Promoting positive, legal cyber opportunities

National Cyber Security Centre

CyberSprinters

Exciting interactive online security resources for 7-11-year-olds.

CyberSprinters - NCSC.GOV.UK

CyberFirst Navigators

How to stay secure online: interactive online security resources for 11-14-year-olds.

CyberFirst Navigators - NCSC.GOV.UK

Cyber Explorers

A fun, free and interactive cyber security learning platform for 11-14-year-olds. 

https://www.cyberexplorers.co.uk/

Data Protection Education

Meet Harry the Hacker

ERSOU - Cyber Security Awareness Session for UK School Governors

Virtual 2-hour session, various dates available

By the end of the session delegates will:

• Understand what cyber security is and the threat it presents to you personally and the education sector
• Understand the schools' duties around cyber security
• Know what questions to ask to ensure schools are fulfilling their duties
• Know of police lead resources to support them and their school(s) improve their defence against common cyber threats

Get Your Free Ticket - Cyber Security Awareness Session for UK School Governors - Microsoft Teams (tickettailor.com)

Cyber Security Challenge UK - Lesson Plans for Teachers

Lesson plans to deliver cyber security and networking topics at secondary and sixth form levels, for you to incorporate however you like!

https://cybersecuritychallenge.org.uk/resources/teachers

For Schools who purchase Minecraft for Education

Minecraft Education's cybersecurity curriculum helps learners of all ages become cyber heroes - protecting their data, using the Internet safely, and modelling digital citizenship.