Protect real schools. Build real cyber skills.

Real cyber-security work that helps protect schools, for secondary pupils on work experience and college students on industry placements.

Find your route

See the four pathways

Who are you?

At school

Secondary pupils: a week or two of work experience.

Work experience →

At college

College and sixth-form students: placements for your course, including T Levels.

Work placements →

Teachers and careers leads

Work experience for your pupils.

For schools →

Placement teams and lecturers

How our placements work.

For colleges →

Welcome to CyberSafeSchools Academy

CyberSafeSchools Academy gives students real cyber-security work that helps protect schools, and the evidence to show for it. Secondary school pupils join us on work experience and help make their own school safer. College students join us on industry placements, including Digital T Levels, and help schools in their college’s area, often the school they came from.

Why choose CyberSafeSchools Academy?

Practical experience

Students use real cyber-security tools and processes, and their work helps schools put security measures in place.

Expert-led

The programme is designed and supervised by cyber-security professionals.

Skills that count

Students build critical thinking, problem-solving and technical skills for careers in cyber security, with evidence to show for it.

Real impact

Students make a real contribution to the security of schools, and help build a culture of cyber awareness.

Academy programme pathways

Four roles, each with its own tasks, skills and evidence. Open to secondary pupils on work experience and college students on industry placements. Complete a pathway to earn a badge and certificate.