Schools

Advice, resources and opportunities for schools and students interested in cyber security.

Practical resources for schools

Schools have an increasing reliance on IT and online systems which makes cyber security an important consideration.

The NCSC has created a dedicated webpage of resources designed to help:

Governing boards & senior leaders
Staff
IT teams/procurers/providers
Other useful resources

Visit Cyber Security for Schools

Cyber Skills

Since 2016, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has supported thousands of young people through the CyberFirst programme. As the Cyber Pathway lead for the new and much larger TechFirst programme, we are proud to continue our work with a growing community of organisations committed to creating meaningful learning experiences, skills development opportunities and career pathways for secondary school and undergraduate students across the UK.

Whether you are an educator, employer, partner organisation or student, this site provides access to regional TechFirst delivery partners, valuable teaching and learning resources, and information designed to support cyber skills development and future careers.

Interested in getting involved? Explore our members page or contact us at [email protected].

Early Years practitioners

For Early Years practitioners, cyber security plays a role in safeguarding the children in your care. Good cyber security means protecting the personal or sensitive information you hold on these children and their families.

This guidance from the NCSC has been produced to help practitioners working in Early Years settings to protect the data and devices you probably use every day. It gives four practical steps that could save time, money and even your setting's reputation.