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Crack the Code: Cyber Security Challenge | Whole-School Enrichment Activity (KS3-KS5)

Crack the Code: Cyber Security Challenge | Whole-School Enrichment Activity (KS3-KS5)

Subject: Whole school

Age range: 11-14

Resource type: Game/puzzle/quiz

Last updated

12 July 2026

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Crack the Code is a fun ready-to-run Cyber Security Challenge for KS3, KS4 and KS5, designed for Activities Week, STEM Days, Computing lessons, enrichment, careers education and end-of-term learning.

Students work in teams to manage a fictional organisation through realistic cyber security incidents, earning Trust Points as they solve problems, respond to cyber attacks and make strategic decisions.

This resource requires zero preparation-simply print the activity pack and display the included PowerPoint.

What’s Included:

  • 120-minute session (plus condensed 90-minute version)
  • Full facilitator guide
  • Editable PowerPoint presentation
  • Differentiated KS3, KS4 & KS5 challenge questions
  • Cyber security dilemma cards
  • Crisis response scenarios
  • Random event cards
  • Team score sheets
  • Pitch planner
  • Judging rubric
  • Printable certificates
  • Whole-class scoreboard

Perfect for:

  • Computing
  • Computer Science
  • Cyber Security
  • Digital Literacy
  • STEM Days
  • Activities Week
  • Careers Education
  • Enrichment Days
  • Cover Lessons
  • End of Term
  • House Competitions

No cyber security expertise is required to deliver this activity. Simply print the pack, open the PowerPoint and run the session.

Get this resource as part of a bundle and save up to 33%

A bundle is a package of resources grouped together to teach a particular topic, or a series of lessons, in one place.

Bundle

Whole School Enrichment Mega Bundle | 9 Off Curriculum & Collapsed Timetable Days KS3-KS5

Bring your school's enrichment programme to life with this complete Whole School Enrichment Challenge Mega Bundle, containing nine immersive collapsed timetable day activities designed for KS3-KS5. Each challenge places students in a realistic scenario where they must work collaboratively to solve problems, make decisions, manage competing priorities and respond to evolving situations. Designed to be engaging, practical and easy to deliver, every resource provides a structured experience that develops transferable skills while encouraging active participation. **This bundle includes:** * Run a Space Mission Challenge * Run a School Leadership Challenge * Run a Crime Scene Investigation * Run an Immigration and Resettlement Response * Run a Disaster Response Operation * Run a Global Health Crisis Response * Run a Sustainability Campaign * Crack the Code Cyber Security Challenge * Startup Survival: The Enterprise Challenge Suitable for collapsed timetable days, enrichment events, enterprise days, PSHE, careers education, transition programmes, STEM activities and end-of-term events, these resources are flexible enough to be used with whole year groups, individual classes or smaller teams. Across the bundle, students develop leadership, communication, teamwork, problem solving, critical thinking, decision making, creativity, resilience, negotiation, planning and organisation through authentic real-world contexts. Each challenge includes the materials needed to run the activity, with facilitator guidance and supporting classroom resources designed to reduce preparation time and enable confident delivery. Ideal for KS3, KS4 and KS5, these activities promote cross-curricular learning while supporting the development of essential employability and life skills. Whether students are leading a school, investigating a crime, coordinating a humanitarian response, tackling cyber threats, launching a business, promoting sustainability or planning a space mission, every challenge provides a memorable and purposeful learning experience. Buying this bundle gives you all nine Challenge Days in one collection while saving money compared with purchasing each resource separately, making it an excellent investment for schools looking to build a bank of high-quality enrichment activities that can be used throughout the academic year.

£36.50
Bundle

Activities Week Enrichment Bundle: 3 Ready-to-Run Whole-School Challenges (KS3-KS5) | Sustainability, Cyber Security & Enterprise

Stock every enrichment slot for the whole day in one purchase. This bundle brings together three complete, zero-prep whole-school challenge days - each built on the same reliable format: teams working through six fast-paced rounds, earning points, hitting curveball events, and pitching to judges at the end. **What's in the bundle:** **Run a Sustainability Campaign** - students manage a sustainability campaign, balance budgets, and pitch to judges. Perfect for Geography, Science, PSHE and Climate/Sustainability Week. **Crack the Code: Cyber Security Challenge** - teams manage a fictional organisation through cyber incidents, earning Trust Points as they respond to crises. Ideal for Computing, Digital Literacy and Careers Education. **Startup Survival: The Enterprise Challenge** - teams build and run a fictional startup across budgeting, finance, marketing and a final pitch, with five award categories so every team leaves with something. Great for Enterprise, tutor time, and sixth form enrichment. **Every resource includes:** * Full 120-minute session (plus a condensed 90-minute version) * Editable PowerPoint facilitator deck with speaker notes * Differentiated KS3, KS4 and KS5 challenge material * Crisis/dilemma cards, random event cards, team trackers * Pitch planner, judging scorecard, printable certificates and scoreboard No specialist subject knowledge is needed to run any of them - print the pack, open the slides, and go. Ideal for Activities Week, STEM Days, cross-curricular days, cover lessons, form tutor sessions, or House competitions, and easily scales from a single tutor group to a whole year group running simultaneously. Buying separately costs £13.50 - bundle price saves you a £4.50 and gives you a full day of enrichment sorted in advance.

£9.00

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