Lesson Plans

Explore expertly crafted plans covering everything from foundational online safety to advanced security strategies.
Designed for educators, students, and self-learners, these lessons provide clear, step-by-step guidance to help you build and enhance your skills.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

4 Layer TCP/IP Model

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

Computer Networks

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

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

Malicious Code

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

Misconfigured Access Rights

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

Network Security

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

Network Topologies

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

Penetration Testing

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

Removable media and Unpatched and/or outdated software

GCSE (or equivalent) Computer Science lesson plan for Cyber Security Threats: Removable Media and Unpatched and/or Outdated Software

Social Engineering Techniques

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

Wired and Wireless Networks

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

Carousel of Cyber Activities

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

Cyber Explorers Lesson Plans

Cyber Explorers lesson plans are available within the free cyber explorers security learning platform for 11-14 year olds.