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Safety pathway
Scams & phishing
Recognise pressure, impersonation, suspicious links and fake offers.
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Cyber Safety Hub
Help kids make safer choices online.
Practical guides for phishing, scams, passwords, privacy, gaming, social media, AI and the everyday situations children actually face online.
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Safety pathways
Build the habits behind safer online decisions.
Pick a pathway rather than another single article. Each one groups related questions so families and educators can move from recognising a problem to checking it, protecting access and knowing what to do next.
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Accounts & identity
Protect passwords, sign-in codes, recovery methods and online identity.
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Privacy & social media
Make safer choices about personal information, photos, location, social accounts and online behaviour.
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Devices, games & AI
Build safer habits around downloads, gaming accounts, generative AI and synthetic media.
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Classroom practice
Turn cyber safety concepts into decisions children can practise.
All guides
17 practical guides and growing.
Clear, focused reading for home, classrooms and libraries.
How to Explain Phishing to Kids
A practical parent and teacher guide to explaining phishing to children in simple language, spotting warning signs and building safe checking habits.
Read guide →Password Safety for Children: A Practical Guide
Help children build safer password habits with simple guidance on unique passwords, passphrases, password managers, sign-in codes and account recovery.
Read guide →What to Do if a Child Clicks a Suspicious Link
A calm step-by-step guide for parents and carers after a child clicks a suspicious link, enters a password or shares a sign-in code.
Read guide →Cyber Safety Activities for Primary School Students
Practical cyber safety activities for primary school students covering phishing, passwords, verification, digital identity and asking for help.
Read guide →Digital Citizenship for Kids: A Parent and Teacher Guide
A practical guide to digital citizenship for kids covering online judgement, privacy, respectful behaviour, verification, security and help-seeking.
Read guide →Online Gaming Safety for Kids: A Parent and Teacher Guide
Practical online gaming safety advice for kids, parents and teachers covering account theft, chat, scams, in-game purchases and safer gaming habits.
Read guide →Multi-Factor Authentication for Kids and Families
A simple guide to multi-factor authentication for families, including passkeys, authenticator apps, verification codes and what children should do with unexpected login prompts.
Read guide →Malware for Kids: Safe Downloads, Apps and Attachments
Explain malware to kids in practical language and teach safer habits for downloads, apps, attachments, browser pop-ups, mods and device updates.
Read guide →Deepfakes and AI-Generated Content: A Guide for Kids and Families
Help children understand deepfakes and AI-generated images, video and audio, with practical verification habits for families and classrooms.
Read guide →How to Spot Online Scams: A Guide for Kids, Parents and Teachers
Teach children how online scams use urgency, rewards, impersonation and pressure, with a simple process for checking suspicious messages and offers.
Read guide →What to Do If a Child's Account Is Hacked
A practical recovery guide for parents and families after a child's email, gaming, school or social account is compromised.
Read guide →Online Privacy for Kids: What Personal Information Should Stay Private?
Help children understand personal information, privacy and oversharing online, with practical rules for games, apps, school and social platforms.
Read guide →Social Media Safety for Kids and Families
A practical family guide to safer social media habits covering privacy, fake accounts, direct messages, links, reporting and healthy sharing.
Read guide →Cyberbullying: What Kids, Parents and Teachers Can Do
Practical guidance for recognising cyberbullying, preserving evidence, using block and report tools, supporting children and escalating serious behaviour.
Read guide →Fake Accounts and Online Impersonation: A Guide for Kids and Families
Teach children how copied profiles, hacked accounts and impersonation scams work, and how to verify identity before trusting unusual online requests.
Read guide →Safe Use of Generative AI for Kids: A Parent and Teacher Guide
Practical guidance for children using generative AI, including privacy, accuracy, schoolwork, unsafe prompts, misinformation and responsible use.
Read guide →Sharing Photos and Location Safely: A Guide for Kids and Families
Help children share photos more safely by checking location clues, school identifiers, backgrounds, live posting and other people's privacy.
Read guide →What next?
Put cyber safety into practice.
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Enter Ranger Academy →Families & Educators
Use discussion prompts and practical guidance to continue the conversation at home or in class.
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