Free online safety lessons for schools
Ready-made cyber safety lessons for ages 4 to 18, with printable lesson sheets, answer keys and a classroom mode. Use them on the board or on pupils' devices. No logins and no pupil data.
Please read before using this in school. My 1st Cyber Awareness is written by someone who works in cyber security, not in education. The lessons aim to be accurate and age-appropriate, but they haven't been reviewed or approved by a school, the Department for Education or any curriculum body.
The curriculum links below show where topics might fit. They're a guide, not a claim that the lessons meet any curriculum or statutory requirement. Please check with your computing lead or designated safeguarding lead, and your school's own policies and scheme of work, before using them with pupils.
Ways to use it
- Whole class: put a mission on the board with read-aloud on, and let pupils vote on Sly's tricks before you tap.
- Pairs or groups: pupils play on tablets or laptops, then share answers. A mission takes 5 to 10 minutes.
- Home learning: send the link home. Parents get talking points for every mission.
- Classroom mode unlocks every mission and coding level on a device, so you can teach in any order.
Programmes and where they might fit
🐣 Ages 4–7: Cyber Starter
EYFS (Reception) and Key Stage 1
Computing KS1: use technology safely and respectfully, keep personal information private, and know where to go for help and support when worried about content or contact online.
🚀 Ages 8–12: Cyber Level 2
Key Stage 2, and Year 7
Computing KS2: use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly; recognise acceptable and unacceptable behaviour; identify a range of ways to report concerns about content and contact.
🎧 Ages 13–16: Cyber Level 3
Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4
Computing KS3 and KS4: use technology safely, respectfully, responsibly and securely, including protecting online identity and privacy; recognise inappropriate content, contact and conduct, and know how to report concerns.
🎓 Ages 16–18: Cyber Level 4
Sixth form, college, apprenticeships and tutor time
Post-16 personal development and tutorial programmes, and preparation for adulthood and employment: financial capability, digital literacy and staying safe at work and online.
Every lesson sheet includes
A learning objective, key words, a timed lesson sequence (starter, mission, activity, quiz and plenary), discussion questions, the answers, and a home link. Missions on sensitive topics carry a safeguarding note.
Coding
The Code Lab follows the usual school progression from sequencing to Python, and when pupils get stuck, Sam explains which block went wrong and why. There's an answer key for teachers in the teachers' area.