Interactive online safety lessons for secondary schools.
A student-facing cyber safety platform built around short, practical
activities on scams, privacy, AI, deepfakes and the online risks
students actually face.
Online safety changes fast. School resources often do not.
Yet students want help with this. Nearly three-quarters (74%) of 8-17s
say they want to know more about spotting scams online
(Childnet, 2024).
Cloak already reaches young people through peer-led, short-form
content on the platforms they use every day. Cloak for Schools brings
that same real-world relevance into the classroom:
ready-to-use, interactive lessons built around the
risks students actually meet.
The focus is not on memorising rules for one app or platform. It is on
the behaviours students can carry across the digital world: checking
what they see, spotting manipulation, judging risk, protecting their
personal data and knowing when and how to ask for help.
We are building Cloak for the 2026/27 academic year alongside DSLs,
PSHE leads and early partner schools. There is still room to
join them and help shape the platform before
launch.
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An online platform
Cloak works like the online learning platforms students already
know but is focused on cyber safety. Students log in, complete
lessons and activities at their own pace, while teachers assign
tasks and track progress from a simple dashboard.
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Lesson planning, sorted
Every activity comes with
ready-made teacher support: discussion prompts,
key talking points, a short guide and clear next steps for
students, such as when to pause, report, block or speak to a
trusted adult. They are designed to be easy to drop into RSHE,
Computing, tutor time or homework.
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Kept up to date
Scams, apps and the platforms students use change constantly. The
latest 2026 guidance directly names AI chatbots, deepfakes and
AI-generated images as risks schools need to address. Cloak uses
AI-assisted threat monitoring to spot emerging
issues, then turns them into classroom-ready activities that are
human-reviewed before they go live.
Engagement is often the hardest part of online safety teaching.
The latest guidance is clear that lessons should be participative,
age-appropriate, supportive and not alarmist. Cloak is built
around that: interactive, game-based activities students are more
likely to start, finish and remember.
Built for the 2026 RSHE guidance, not retrofitted to it
The DfE's updated statutory guidance on Relationships Education,
Relationships and Sex Education (RSE), and Health Education comes
into force on 1 September 2026. For the first time, it names
deepfakes, AI-generated images, AI chatbots, sextortion, and
commercial data sharing and targeted advertising as online-safety
content that secondary schools should cover. Cloak for Schools is
being built around these same topics: deepfakes, scams, privacy and
data, targeted advertising, and digital footprint, so students can
work through them at their own pace while teachers assign tasks and
track progress. It is designed to give schools a clear way to
evidence online safety teaching across RSHE, Computing, and wider
personal development work.
Built for the 2026 statutory guidanceRSE & Health online-safety contentComputing-linkedTransparent with parentsHuman-reviewed
The wider curriculum is moving in the same direction: the independent
Curriculum and Assessment Review (November 2025) singled out media
literacy, digital literacy and critical thinking as priorities to
strengthen. Those are exactly the skills Cloak's activities build.
Evidence, not just delivery
Show what was taught, not just who logged in
It is easy for digital tools to show activity without showing what
teaching has actually taken place. Schools can be left trying to
judge whether a tool is genuinely being used, or whether the
evidence only shows that people logged in.
Cloak's teacher dashboard is being built around the question schools
actually need to answer:
what online safety teaching has happened, who has completed it,
and where are the gaps?
That means you can see, and evidence, the provision that is actually
taking place across RSHE, Computing and tutor time.
See real engagement
Track completion and progress by class and student, so you can
see who has engaged, what they have completed and where
follow-up may be needed.
Ready for governors and reviews
A clear record of online safety teaching across RSHE, Computing
and tutor time, ready to share with SLT, governors or during a
personal development review.
Spot the gaps early
See which classes or students have not engaged yet, so you can
follow up before online safety teaching is missed or uneven
across the school.
Free classroom activities you can use straight away
Short, browser-based quizzes and games. No login, no setup and
nothing to install.
Use them as lesson starters, homework tasks, tutor-time activities
or discussion prompts with students and parents. They are a taster
of the Cloak for Schools approach, not the full schools platform: a
simple way to try the tone, topics and student experience before the
2026/27 platform launches.
Across the activities, students practise key online-safety
behaviours: evaluating what they see online, spotting persuasion and
scam techniques, managing privacy and personal data, and
understanding the trail they leave behind.
The activities already support key areas of the statutory RSE and
Health Education curriculum, including deepfakes, scams, privacy and
data, targeted advertising and digital footprint. That gives schools
a practical way to evidence online-safety teaching across RSHE,
Computing and wider personal development today.
See how these activities map to the curriculum.
This is a sample of how the activities above line up with named
content in the secondary Online safety and awareness and
Wellbeing online strands of the statutory RSE and Health
Education curriculum.
Several activities also build broader media-literacy and
critical-thinking skills: distinguishing real from fake, evaluating
sources, and spotting manipulation. Those skills support Citizenship
and personal development work at key stages 3 and 4.
The activities also reflect the underpinning knowledge in the DfE's
Teaching online safety in schools guidance, including not
assuming that what students see online is true and understanding the
techniques used to persuade and mislead.
Spot the Fake
Recognising deepfakes and AI-generated content, and learning
that what looks real online may not be real.
Online safety and awareness · Teaching online safety in
schools
Would You Click? & Swipe to Survive
Spotting online scams and fake messages, and recognising the
techniques used to pressure, manipulate and mislead people
online.
Online safety and awareness · Teaching online safety in
schools
How Exposed Are You? & Permission Panic
Being cautious about sharing personal information; using privacy
and location settings; and understanding the difference between
public and private online spaces.
Online safety and awareness
Leak Simulator
Understanding how information and data can be generated,
collected, shared and used online, and the digital trail this
can leave behind.
Online safety and awareness · Teaching online safety in
schools
Terms of Surrender
Understanding how websites and apps may share personal data for
commercial purposes, including targeted advertising; how
persuasive and "sticky" design can keep people online; and how
to be a more discerning consumer of online information.
Online safety and awareness · Wellbeing online · Teaching
online safety in schools
Transparent by design
Schools need to know what sits behind any external online-safety
resource: where the information comes from, what evidence it is
based on, how it has been quality-assured and whether it is
age-appropriate.
Cloak is built to make those checks straightforward, with clear
information on content sources, review, content appropriateness,
usability and value for money.
Accurate
Every classroom activity is written and reviewed before it goes
live. Content draws on cybersecurity expertise, monitored
security feeds, and current online risk trends. Adults review
for accuracy and appropriateness; teenagers help check that
examples feel recognisable and age-appropriate. AI helps spot
emerging threats, but it never publishes on its own and never
touches student data.
Age & stage appropriate
Built for secondary students aged 13-18 and pitched at the
platforms, behaviours and risks that age group actually meets.
Neutral by design
Cloak teaches practical online-safety skills and relevant legal
facts. It is designed to support online-safety teaching and
digital literacy, not to promote a political or partisan view.
Built to be used by every student
A student-facing platform only works if every student can use it.
Accessibility is part of the build, not an afterthought.
Cloak for Schools is being designed to meet the WCAG 2.2 AA
standard, so students who rely on screen readers, keyboard
navigation, captions or larger text can take part in the same
activities as everyone else. That supports schools in making the
reasonable adjustments expected under the Equality Act 2010.
We are also developing teacher guidance to help schools adapt
activities for pupils who may be more affected by a topic or who
need extra support before, during, or after a lesson.
If your students have specific access needs, let us know when you
register your interest, and we will factor them into the build. You
can also read our
accessibility statement to see
where we are today and how to report a problem.
WCAG 2.2 AA targetKeyboard & screen-reader friendlyDesigned with SEND in mindReasonable adjustments
Security and data protection
Before adopting any platform, schools and trusts need to understand
how a supplier handles data, security and safeguarding
responsibilities.
Cloak's current position is set out below. We will keep this
information updated as the schools platform develops for the 2026/27
academic year, and we are happy to support your due diligence, data
protection impact assessment and supplier review processes.
Registered and certified
Cloak is built by Solid Code Solutions, which is registered with
the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) under UK data
protection law and holds Cyber Essentials, the
UK government-backed security certification supported by the
National Cyber Security Centre.
Your school stays in control
When the platform launches, your school remains the data
controller, and Cloak acts as the data processor, working only
on your instructions. We will provide a data processing
agreement, a clear sub-processor list and support for your data
protection impact assessment, so your checks are
straightforward.
Built to minimise student data
Cloak for Schools is being designed around data minimisation:
collecting only what is needed to run lessons and show teachers
progress, keeping children's best interests central, and never
using student data to train AI models. It is also being designed
to conform with the ICO's Children's Code, also known as the Age
Appropriate Design Code.
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Questions from schools
Common questions
Is Cloak for primary or secondary schools?
Cloak is built for secondary schools. The content and tone are
aimed at students aged 13 to 18, with activities focused on the
platforms, behaviours and online risks that age group is more
likely to encounter. It is not designed for primary-age pupils.
Is Cloak mapped to RSHE and Computing?
Yes. Activities are mapped to the online-safety content of the
statutory RSE and Health Education curriculum — the
Online safety and awareness and
Wellbeing online strands — and to Computing
online-safety outcomes. They cover areas such as spotting scams
and fake messages, recognising deepfakes and AI-generated
content, evaluating what's real online, and managing privacy,
data and digital footprint. Several activities also build
media-literacy and critical-thinking skills: telling real from
fake, evaluating sources and spotting manipulation. Those skills
support wider Citizenship and personal-development work at key
stages 3 and 4. The aim is to help schools show clear evidence
of online-safety teaching across RSHE, Computing and wider
personal-development work.
Does Cloak align to the new RSHE guidance coming in September
2026?
Yes. The DfE's updated statutory Relationships Education,
Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education
guidance comes into force on 1 September 2026, and for the first
time it names risks like deepfakes, AI-generated images, AI
chatbots, sextortion, and commercial data sharing and targeted
advertising as online-safety content that secondary schools
should cover. Several of Cloak's current activities already map
to these risks (covering deepfakes, scams, privacy and data,
targeted advertising and digital footprint) and the schools
platform is being built to cover the full online-safety content
of the guidance.
How do we know Cloak is a credible resource?
Cloak is developed by
Solid Code Solutions, a UK software and IT consultancy founded in 2013 with
experience delivering secure digital products for education,
public-sector and business clients.
The content is built from real-world cyber safety expertise,
monitored security feeds and current online risk trends — then
reviewed before publication by adults and teenagers to make sure
it is accurate, age-appropriate and recognisable to students.
Is Cloak a student platform or staff training?
Cloak is student-facing, with teacher support built around it.
Students log in, complete lessons and activities at their own
pace, while teachers assign tasks and track progress from a
dashboard. Teachers also get ready-made lesson support,
including discussion prompts, key talking points and a short
guide. Cloak is not staff training, CPD or an in-person workshop
programme.
When will the schools platform be available?
The schools platform is being developed for the 2026/27 academic
year, with free pilots available for partner schools during
2026/27. The free student activities and the Cloak Check browser
extension are available to use now.
How much does Cloak for Schools cost?
Cloak for Schools will be offered as a per-school annual
subscription licence, with single-fee pricing available for
multi-academy trusts. Pilots during the 2026/27 academic year
are free and carry no commitment, so schools can test Cloak
before making any paid procurement decision.
Does Cloak replace filtering and monitoring?
No. Cloak supports online-safety education; it does not replace
technical filtering or monitoring systems. Schools will still
need appropriate web-filtering, device-monitoring and
safeguarding processes in place. Cloak helps with the teaching
and evidence side of online safety, not the network-control
side.
Is Cloak accessible for students with SEND or disabilities?
Accessibility is part of how the schools platform is being
built, not something added at the end. We're designing it to
meet the WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility standard, so students who
rely on screen readers, keyboard navigation, captions or larger
text can take part in the same activities as everyone else. That
supports schools in making the reasonable adjustments expected
under the Equality Act 2010. If your school has specific
accessibility requirements, tell us when you register interest
and we'll factor them into the build.
Can we show Cloak materials to parents?
Yes. The free activities are publicly viewable without a login.
The schools platform sits behind a student login, but Cloak will
not impose contractual restrictions that prevent schools from
showing materials to parents. That supports the guidance's
expectation that RSHE materials are available to parents.
Does Cloak use AI?
We use AI behind the scenes to help spot emerging scams and
threats, so lessons can reflect what students are actually
facing now. But a person reviews and approves everything before
it reaches a classroom. AI never publishes on its own, and it
never touches student data. You get content that's current and
checked.
How is our data protected, and is Cloak certified?
Cloak is built by
Solid Code Solutions, which is registered with the Information Commissioner's
Office (ICO) under UK data protection law and holds
Cyber Essentials, the UK government and
NCSC-backed security certification.
Schools using the platform remain the data controller while
Cloak acts as the data processor. We'll provide a data
processing agreement, a sub-processor list and support for your
data protection impact assessment to make due diligence
straightforward. Student data is never used to train AI models.
What student data will the platform collect?
The platform is still under development and has not processed
any student data yet. The free activities available today need
no login and do not ask students to enter any personal data.
Cloak for Schools is being designed for data minimisation:
collecting only what is needed for students to complete lessons
and for teachers to see progress, with no student data used to
train AI. It is also being designed to conform with the ICO's
Children's Code, also known as the Age Appropriate Design Code,
which keeps children's best interests central to how their data
is handled. We will confirm the full detail, including data
retention, in the data processing agreement before any pilot
goes live.
Register interest
Help shape Cloak for Schools
Tell us a bit about your school, your role, and what would make
online safety teaching easier to deliver. We'll keep you updated
as Cloak for Schools develops, including opportunities to take
part in a free pilot during the 2026/27 academic year.
Pilots are designed to be light-touch: clear setup, ready-to-use
activities, teacher guidance and simple usage evidence, with no
heavy admin and no paid commitment.
No pressure. No sales calls. Questions first? Email the team at
Solid Code Solutions on
info@solidcodesolutions.co.uk.
Available today — free
Cloak Check: a one-click safety check for any website
The schools platform is still in development, but Cloak Check is
live now. It is a free Chrome extension that gives students, staff
and parents a plain-English, traffic-light verdict on any webpage
in under a second. No telemetry, no tracking and no data sent to
our servers. All analysis happens locally in the browser. A mobile
app for iOS and Android is on the way for student phones.