What do teachers have to do?

It is really easy for schools to get involved - Teams just need a responsible adult aged over 18 years, appointed by the school as a team guardian.

Most importantly, team guardians do not need to have any cyber knowledge or be IT or computer science teachers.

Team guardians cannot help participants solve any challenges during the competition. The team guardian's role is only to register the participants and facilitate access to the competition.

Click the button below to see exactly how simple it is for team guardians to get teams registered and ready to compete on the competition platform.

Challenges suitable for all abilities

Whatever your students' abilities, from beginner to expert, the CyberFirst Girls Competition is an opportunity to learn something new about cyber security.

The content for each category of the competition is consistent with subjects within the Computer Science syllabus from both the National Curriculum and Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence.

However, the competition will contain some advanced cyber topics that are not covered in traditional education but will seek to stretch the lateral thinking and additional cyber knowledge of the teams.

Get a head start and check out the CyberFirst Girls Competition Resources at the bottom of this page. We've even shared some of the content used at previous CyberFirst Girls Competition events!
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CyberFirst Girls Competition Resources

The CyberFirst Girls Competition is the NCSC’s flagship cyber security contest for schools, which opens annually to girls across the UK, aimed at introducing 12/13-year-old girls to the world of cyber security and inspiring them to consider careers in this industry. Here you will be able to access content and challenges from previous competitions.

Puzzlebook.22 (pdf)

Knowledge Nuggets - CyberFirst, NCSC

These knowledge nuggets were created for NCSC's Empower Cyber Week. Each knowledge nugget covers a different cyber topic and has an associated video and activity. The content is aimed at 12-13 year olds but is suitable for students in KS3 or higher.

CyberChef Tutorial Video (video)

Knowledge Nugget 1: Being Cyber Aware (video)

Knowledge Nugget 1: Being Cyber Aware - Teacher Pack (link)

Knowledge Nugget 2: Binary 101 (video)

Knowledge Nugget 2: Binary 101 - Teacher Pack (link)

Knowledge Nugget 2: Binary 101 - Worksheet (link)

Knowledge Nugget 3: Logic Gates (video)

Knowledge Nugget 3: Logic Gates - Teacher Pack (link)

Knowledge Nugget 3: Logic Gates - Worksheet (link)

Knowledge Nugget 3: Logic Gates - Cheat Sheet (link)

Knowledge Nugget 4: Secrets (video)

Knowledge Nugget 4: Secrets - Teacher Pack (link)

Knowledge Nugget 4: Secrets - Worksheet (link)

Answers for Knowledge Nuggets 2-4 (video)

Knowledge Nugget 5: ASCII & Unicode (video)

Knowledge Nugget 5: ASCII & Unicode - Teacher Pack (link)

Knowledge Nugget 5: ASCII & Unicode - Worksheet (link)

Knowledge Nugget 5: ASCII & Unicode - Answers (link)

CyberFirst Girls Competition Highlights

CyberFirst Girls Competition 2021- Virtual - Highlights (video)

CyberFirst Girls Competition 2020 - Highlights (video)

CyberFirst Girls Competition 2019 - Highlights (video)

CyberFirst Girls Competition 2018 - Highlights (video)

Empower North West 2022 Cyberfirst Girls event by HOST (link)