For the Classroom
Presentations, PSHE session guides and assembly resources — ready to use, free to download and share.
Online Safety: Parents & Teachers
A 30-minute presentation covering platform risks, grooming, screen time and practical controls. Designed for parent evenings and staff briefings.
▶ Watch on YouTubeOnline Safety: Under 13s
A 28-minute age-appropriate presentation for younger pupils covering online safety rules, trusted adults and what to do if something feels wrong.
▶ Watch on YouTubeOnline Safety: Teens 13+
A 33-minute presentation for older pupils covering deepfakes, sextortion, grooming tactics, mental health and digital footprint.
▶ Watch on YouTubePSHE Session Guide — KS2
A ready-to-deliver lesson plan with learning objectives, discussion questions, activities and teacher notes. Covers online safety fundamentals for ages 7–11.
⇓ Coming SoonPSHE Session Guide — KS3
Lesson plan covering platform risks, stranger danger, grooming awareness and what to do. Designed for ages 11–14 with differentiated activities.
⇓ Coming SoonPSHE Session Guide — KS4 & 5
Covers deepfakes, image-based abuse, sextortion, digital footprint and legal consequences. Designed for ages 14–18 with case studies and discussion prompts.
⇓ Coming SoonFor DSLs & Safeguarding Leads
Quick-reference cards, escalation pathway guides and tools for Designated Safeguarding Leads and pastoral teams.
DSL Quick-Reference Card
Single-page reference covering disclosure dos and don'ts, recording obligations, referral contacts (CEOP, NSPCC, Local Authority) and CSG hub links. Print and pin.
⇓ Coming SoonOnline Safety Safeguarding Pathway
Step-by-step guidance for DSLs when a student discloses an online incident. Evidence preservation, recording, referral thresholds and communication with parents.
⇓ Coming SoonConversation Guide Generator
Select the pupil's age, the platform, the concern and your role. Get a tailored conversation guide — with CEOP, NSPCC and disclosure escalation built in for the teacher/DSL pathway. Downloads as PDF.
→ Open ToolKey Referral Contacts
- CEOP ceop.police.uk — online child sexual exploitation and grooming
- NSPCC 0808 800 5000 — professional advice on concerns about a child
- Childline 0800 1111 — if the young person needs to speak to someone
- Internet Watch Foundation iwf.org.uk — reporting illegal online content
Staff Training & CPD
Resources for running in-house online safety training sessions and keeping staff up to date with platform risks.
Staff CPD Briefing Pack
A complete staff training resource covering current platform risks, warning signs of online harm, recording and reporting obligations, and practical next steps. Facilitator notes included.
⇓ Coming SoonPlatform Risk Briefing — Staff
A concise briefing on the seven platforms young people use most: Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, WhatsApp, Discord, Roblox and YouTube. What each platform is, what the risks are, and what warning signs look like.
⇓ Coming SoonOnline Safety Awareness — Staff Briefing
The Parents & Teachers presentation is also used as a staff awareness session. 30 minutes. Covers platform risks, grooming, parental controls and how to have the conversation.
▶ Watch on YouTubeDigital Safety Contract Generator
A printable family agreement where both the young person and the parent or carer commit to agreed terms. Three age-appropriate tiers. Can be used as part of a PSHE or tutor session. Both parties sign.
→ Open ToolCSG Hub Resources
The most school-relevant resources from guides.cybersafetyguy.com — free PDF guides, the App Safety Checker and interactive tools.
Parental Controls Wizard
Step-by-step device and platform setup for any combination. Share the link with parents.
How Online Grooming Starts
Gradual trust-building disguised as friendship. Essential reading for any safeguarding lead.
Sextortion
What it is, how it starts, and what to tell a young person who is being targeted right now.
Discord
The platform most young people use for gaming communication — with very limited safety controls.
Online Gaming & Voice Chat
Real-time voice chat with strangers is built into almost every game. What staff and parents need to know.
Group Chats
The conversations happening in your pupils' pockets — and what schools can do about it.
Why Young People Don't Tell Adults
Understanding the barriers to disclosure — essential for any school that wants young people to speak up.
Screen Time & Device Overuse
Practical steps for managing how long children spend online without the daily battle.
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Platform guides, online risk guides, parental controls, further resources — all free at guides.cybersafetyguy.com
About Cyber Safety Guy
All resources on this hub are written by Dale McGleenon, a former Royal Air Force Police officer with 22 years of service, including eight years in Digital Forensics and Incident Response. Every subscription to the CSG Substack newsletter goes directly to Childline. All resources are free to access, download and share.
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