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Why talk to students about cyber security?

Starting a conversation in the classroom is a great step towards making students’ world more secure.

The cyber security industry is crying out for fresh talent, and by engaging students in real world problems they can help solve, you can help them become a part of it.

 

Lesson plans for secondary school students

Use our lesson plans to deliver cyber security and networking topics at secondary and sixth form levels.

Some of the resources have been created with specific exam/course specifications in mind, but feel free to incorporate them however you like!

Computer Misuse Act 1990

This lesson plan helps to educate pupils about what cyber crime is, the effects it has, and to introduce the Computer Misuse Act. Developed for the Winter Cyber Choices Challenge 2023.

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Staying safe online

This lesson plan is available for teachers to help to educate pupils about what cyber crime involves, and how to protect themselves online. Developed for the Winter Cyber Choices Challenge 2023.

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Ciphers and Cryptography

Let’s have some real fun! This lesson plan is designed to help to educate pupils about different forms of encryption, ciphers, and problem-solving. Developed for the Winter Cyber Choices Challenge 2023.

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Staying on the right side of the law

This lesson plan helps to educate pupils about what cyber crime involves, and how to prevent themselves from falling foul of the law. Developed for the Winter Cyber Choices Challenge 2023.

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4 Layer TCP/IP Model

GCSE (or equivalent) Computer Science lesson plan for fundamentals of Computer Networks: 4 Layer TCP/IP Model

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Computer Networks

GCSE (or equivalent) Computer Science lesson plan for Computer Networks

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Methods to detect and prevent cyber security threats

GCSE (or equivalent) Computer Science lesson plan for fundamentals of cyber security: Methods to detect and prevent cyber security threats

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Malicious Code

GCSE (or equivalent) Computer Science lesson plan for fundamentals of cyber security: Malicious Code

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Misconfigured Access Rights

GCSE (or equivalent) Computer Science lesson plan for Cyber Security Threats: Misconfigured Access Rights

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Network Security

GCSE (or equivalent) Computer Science lesson plan for Network Security

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Network Topologies

GCSE (or equivalent) Computer Science lesson plan for Network Topologies

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Penetration Testing

GCSE (or equivalent) Computer Science lesson plan for Cyber Security Threats: Penetration Testing

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Removable media and Unpatched and/or outdated software

GCSE (or equivalent) Computer Science lesson plan for Cyber Security Threats: Removable Media and Unpatched and/or Outdated Software

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Social Engineering Techniques

GCSE (or equivalent) Computer Science lesson plan for fundamentals of cyber security: Social Engineering Techniques

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Wired and Wireless Networks

GCSE (or equivalent) Computer Science lesson plan for Wired and Wireless Networks

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Carousel of Cyber Activities

GCSE (or equivalent) Computer Science lesson plan of KS3 Cyber Activities

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Cyber Explorers Lesson Plans

Cyber Explorers lesson plans are available within the free cyber explorers security learning
platform for 11-14 year olds. Visit https://cyberexplorers.co.uk to find out more. The lesson plans are linked from here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14s0AFB8kRhV6UzNwZ1kqrL2TsuDvmYGX/

Cyber Explorers

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