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Your staff are the front line. Train them like it.

Attacks on schools almost never start with a firewall. They start with an email to the finance office, a call to reception, or a laptop left logged in. Our training is built for the people who face that: teachers, TAs, office staff, site teams, SLT and governors.

Six sessions, taken alone or as a programme

Every module is delivered by a practitioner, uses examples from real school incidents, and finishes with a one-page takeaway staff will actually keep.

A young pupil using a tablet at a low table in an early years classroom EYFS to Key Stage 5
Sessions pitched at the year group in front of you, from first tablets to sixth form
01

Social Engineering Awareness

Understanding the psychology behind manipulation is the first step to resisting it.

  • Psychology of social engineering
  • Common attack vectors in schools
  • Pretexting: the “supply teacher” and the “IT contractor”
  • Physical security and visitor challenge
  • Vishing and phone fraud at reception
  • Real-world case studies from UK schools
02

Phishing Defence

Phishing is responsible for over 80% of reported security incidents.

  • Identifying phishing emails at a glance
  • URL and link analysis
  • Attachment recognition
  • Reporting procedures that people follow
  • Business email compromise and invoice fraud
  • Quarterly live simulations with per-department results
03

Security Best Practices

Essential security knowledge in a practical, accessible format.

  • Password security and MFA
  • Safe web browsing
  • Handling and classifying pupil data
  • Remote and home working security
  • Incident reporting
  • Social media and OSINT risks for staff
04

SLT & Governor Cyber Briefing

A 60-minute session for the people who own the risk on paper.

  • What the DfE cyber standards actually require
  • Reading a cyber risk register without a technical background
  • Questions to ask your IT provider
  • Budgeting for security across a refresh cycle
  • Your role in the first hour of an incident
05

Filtering & Monitoring for DSLs

Built for designated safeguarding leads and their deputies.

  • The KCSIE filtering and monitoring expectations
  • Interpreting monitoring alerts and severity levels
  • Escalation routes and record keeping
  • Running the annual self-review
  • Evidencing it for governors and inspectors
06

Pupil Online Safety Sessions

Age-banded assemblies and classroom sessions, from EYFS to Key Stage 5.

  • Age-appropriate content for each key stage
  • Scams, grooming tactics and pressure online
  • Passwords, privacy and digital footprint
  • What to do when something goes wrong
  • Parent and carer evening session available

Fitted around a school timetable

We come to you on an INSET day, run a twilight after school, or deliver online for staff across a trust. Sessions are scripted around your actual systems (your MIS, your email platform, your devices), so nothing is abstract.

  • In person on site, or live online for multiple schools
  • Custom scenarios written around your school
  • Attendance records and completion evidence for your files
  • Modules standalone, or all six as an annual programme
  • Included at no extra cost on full managed contracts
School leaders and governors watching a briefing on screen in a meeting room at dusk
Whole-staff INSET, department twilights, or a governor briefing

Baseline first

We run a phishing simulation before training so you can see the improvement, department by department, rather than take it on faith.

Measured after

Repeat simulations each term, with click and report rates tracked over the year and summarised for SLT.

Short by design

Staff sessions run 45–60 minutes. Nobody learns anything in hour three of a training day, and we would rather come back next term.

No blame culture

Simulation results are never used to single out individuals. The aim is a staff body that reports fast, not one that hides mistakes.

Get a date in the diary for your next INSET

Tell us your term dates and how many staff you have. We will come back with options and a fixed price.