Cyber Resilience and Internet Safety Home

Practitioners should be able:

• to create and manage one or multiple digital identities (separate work and personal),

• to be able to protect one’s own reputation

• to deal with the data that one produces through several digital tools, environments and services.  

Support and Examples

This SQA level 3 cyber security unit has an outcome on personal data security.  Education Scotland have created teaching resources that give leaners a basic understanding of how their data is gathered and used.

This link is to a glow team that host the resources.  If you do not have a glow login you will not get access to the resources.

Combined level 4 Cyber Security Fundamentals and Internet Safety assessment. There are a set of three booklets that will help secondary school pupils set up iPad, Chromebook and online accounts. These booklets are designed for learners to work through independently.The online accounts booklet has information on how to use privacy settings.

This site from the National Cyber Security Centre gives you information on how to remove your personal data form old devices such as:

• iPhone
• Chromebooks
• Android

Hack the Raspberry Pi’s terminal and learn basic cyber security skills through a Pac-Man–themed treasure hunt.  This activity will help you gain a better understanding of how a hacker gets access to your data.

Our teacher tool kit will support you find the correct resource to enable you to gain knowledge and start conversations with leaners about what platform they are using to consume, create and communicate.

These guides from hwb.gov.wales include a detailed overview of the app, outlining the age rating and key terminology. They also highlight the risks each app poses to young people and gives detailed instructions on how to enable parental controls and safety settings.