QR Code Scams and Smart Payment Safety KS3 KS4

A practical QR Code Scams and Smart Payment Safety KS3 KS4 resource bundle covering quishing, fake payment links, QR code scams, online payments and smart ways to protect money and personal information.

This ready-to-use PSHE and online safety pack helps pupils understand that QR codes are useful, but can also hide risky links. It explains how scammers can use fake QR codes on posters, parking meters, messages, emails, gaming offers, charity appeals and payment pages to trick people into entering bank details, passwords, one-time codes or personal information.

The resource teaches pupils how to use the STOP, CHECK, TELL approach before scanning, clicking or paying. Pupils learn how to spot warning signs, check where a QR code leads, avoid fake payment pages and know what to do if they have already entered details or made a payment.

What is included?

• Teacher lesson plan
• Student worksheet
• STOP, CHECK, TELL poster
• Before You Scan checklist
• Safe or Risky sorting cards
• Case study cards
• Apply-it assessment task
• Knowledge quiz with answers
• Exit ticket
• Parent and carer information sheet
• Teacher notes
• SEND support
• KS4 extension tasks

Topics covered

• What QR codes are
• What quishing means
• How QR code scams work
• Fake payment links
• Smart payment safety
• One-time code safety
• Fake parking QR codes
• Gaming and social media QR scams
• Charity QR code scams
• How to check before paying
• What to do if details have been shared

Ideal for

• KS3 and KS4 PSHE
• Online safety lessons
• Financial education
• Citizenship
• Tutor time
• Digital literacy
• Safer Internet Day
• Year 8, Year 9, Year 10 and Year 11

This bundle gives pupils clear, practical strategies to pause before scanning, check the source and tell a trusted adult if something feels wrong.

Keywords: QR code scams, quishing lesson, smart payment safety, online safety KS3, online safety KS4, PSHE scams lesson, fake payment links, financial education, digital safety, scam awareness, Stop Check Tell.