Cyber Education & AI Across the Secondary Curriculum — Teacher CPD

CyberRise: Cyber Education & AI Across the Secondary Curriculum — A Teacher Development Day

Hosted at Sheffield Hallam University, this full-day CPD event brings together cyber education, AI literacy, safeguarding, curriculum reform and inclusive practice. Designed for secondary teachers and leaders across all subjects, the day blends policy insights, hands-on practical cyber investigations, and curriculum-focused planning, all underpinned by the Curriculum & Assessment Review recommendations.

Sessions Included

1. Welcome & National Context

Understand why cyber and AI literacy are now curriculum-level priorities.

We explore the rise in school-targeted cyber incidents, AI-driven risks (such as deepfakes, grooming, and misinformation), and the Review's call for stronger digital and media literacy across subjects.

2. What Cyber Education Means After the Curriculum Review

3. Increasing Inclusion in Cyber & Computing Education

4. Cyber Lab Forensics Experience at Sheffield Hallam University

This extended practical session combines real-world cyber investigation with curriculum planning using the CyberRise KS3 materials.

5. Safeguarding & Prevent in the Age of AI

6. Using the Computing Quality Framework (CQF) for Planning & Impact

This session introduces practical ways to use the Computing Quality Framework (CQF) to plan, evidence and sustain high-quality cyber and AI education. Teachers will explore which CQF dimensions align directly with cyber literacy, AI readiness, digital and media literacy, and inclusive computing provision.

7. School Action Planning

Every school leaves with a CyberRise implementation plan that covers:

• embedding cyber in the curriculum (AI, cyber, media literacy)
• KS3 club planning
• inclusion and student recruitment into enrichment activities
• safeguarding and Prevent practices
• CQF impact measures and next steps

By the end of the day, teachers will:

• Understand how cyber and AI literacy underpin the new curriculum expectations
• Feel confident teaching cyber concepts, even as non-specialists
• Have completed a real digital forensics investigation in a HE cyber lab
• Know how to deliver CyberRise clubs and curriculum activities
• Understand AI-enabled safeguarding and Prevent risks
• Be ready to plan and evidence cyber learning using the CQF
• Leave with a clear, school-specific action plan