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Cybersecurity and Cryptography

What to have ready before we arrive.

Risk assessment
Recommended venue
Classroom
Year groups
Y4–Y9
Maximum students
Up to 32 per session
Sessions per day
2–3

On the day

  1. About 7.45amWe arrive

    We typically arrive at around 7.45am to be ready for a 9am start.

  2. 60 minutesSetup

    We need 60 minutes to set up at the start of the day.

  3. 5 minutesBetween sessions

    At least 5 minutes between sessions so we can reset the room for the next group.

Lunch: Please also allow 20 to 25 minutes before the first afternoon session if we have had to vacate the room during lunch.

Your checklist

Please have the room set up ready for our arrival.

  • SpaceA standard classroom, with students working in pairs at your usual desks. We bring the laptops. Please make sure there are power sockets for our instructor station and for one or two central charging hubs.
  • Tables and chairsThe room set up ready for our arrival, with your standard classroom tables arranged in paired stations and a chair for each student.For example: A typical session is 30 students working in 15 pairs, with a chair for each student.
  • Screen or projectorA screen or projector for us to work from. We can bring our own on request.
  • ParkingA reserved parking space as close as possible to the workshop space.

We bring

Our instructor brings the specialist equipment and resources agreed for the booking; the school provides the setup in the checklist.

  • Laptops for every pair
  • All printed pupil resources
  • The written risk assessment for the workshop
  • A screen or projector if you cannot provide one

Documents for the day

Risk assessment: Cybersecurity & Cryptography Workshop

6 hazards, all rated Low. Assessed 29/05/2026, next review May 2027.

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This setup guide

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Room layout examples

How other schools have set up

Real setups from previous deliveries. Yours does not need to match exactly.

Classroom set up for a Cybersecurity and Cryptography workshop, with laptops and worksheets on grouped desks and a screen showing the workshop title at the front
A classroom laid out ahead of a Cybersecurity and Cryptography session, with laptops and worksheets ready on the desks.
School hall set up for a Cybersecurity and Cryptography workshop, with exam tables grouped for teams and a screen at the front showing the Cryptography Challenge Workshop title
A hall set up ahead of a Cybersecurity and Cryptography session, with tables grouped for teams and the workshop title ready on the screen.

Our policies

Documentation and safeguarding

  • All Hyett Education staff have clear Enhanced DBS checks. It is our policy to carry our certificate and ID on every visit to a school.
  • If you need any further documentation from us before the visit, please make the request at least 5 business days before the day of delivery.
  • For any questions or support preparing for your workshop, contact Antony Hyett at antony@hyetteducation.com.
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