What you'll learn
Four standalone 90-minute sessions covering privacy, scams, security, and everyday digital safety. Attend any one, all four, or bring a group. Each session works on its own.
Curriculum
What's tracking you online
An eye-opening first look at what Google, Facebook, and your browser quietly collect about you.
90 minutesWhat we cover
Google & your digital footprint
What Google My Activity reveals about your searches, location, and browsing history, plus how people-finder sites make your personal information publicly available.
Cookies & tracking
How websites follow you around the internet using cookies (the files they leave on your computer), device fingerprinting (a way to identify your device even after you clear cookies), and invisible tracking scripts.
Social media privacy
What Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp collect about you, and how to limit it.
What you'll leave with
- Check and clean up your Google activity and ad settings
- Adjust your Facebook and social media privacy settings
- Understand which browser settings actually protect you
Spotting scams (email, phone, WhatsApp)
Covers the 'Hi Mum' WhatsApp scam, fake HMRC calls, and AI voice fraud. How they work and how to shut them down.
90 minutesWhat we cover
Scam recognition
The psychological tactics scammers use (urgency, authority, fear, and familiarity), and how to spot them instantly.
Email phishing
How to check if an email is genuine without clicking anything: the three things to look at every time.
AI & deepfakes
How AI-generated voice calls and deepfake video are being used for fraud, and what to watch for.
What to do if scammed
The exact steps to take if you think you've been scammed: who to call, what to freeze, how to report it.
What you'll leave with
- Recognise the five key psychological triggers all scams use
- Know the three checks to verify any suspicious email or message
- Have a clear action plan if you or a family member is scammed
- Explain common scam tactics to family members so they're protected too
Securing your phone and accounts
The hands-on one. You'll leave having actually set up a password manager and two-step login on your own phone.
90 minutesWhat we cover
Passwords & managers
Why your current passwords are probably not safe, and how to fix that tonight with a password manager.
Two-step login (sometimes called 2FA)
Two-step login is a one-time code sent to your phone whenever someone tries to log in. It's the single biggest thing you can do to protect your accounts. We'll show you exactly how to turn it on.
Banking safety
How to verify your bank is really contacting you, and the settings that make your online banking more secure.
Wi-Fi security
Why public Wi-Fi in cafés and hotels is risky, and what to do about it.
Device security
Phone lock settings, automatic updates, and encryption: the foundational settings that protect everything else on your device.
What you'll leave with
- Set up a password manager and change your most critical passwords
- Enable two-factor authentication on your email and banking
- Know which Wi-Fi networks are safe and which to avoid
- Configure your phone's lock screen, updates, and encryption settings
- Verify your banking app security settings are properly configured
Phones, smart speakers and safer shopping
The full picture. Location tracking, Alexa recordings, safe online shopping, and sorting out your digital legacy.
90 minutesWhat we cover
Online shopping safety
How to tell if a website is genuine before you buy, and how to shop without exposing your card details.
Phone & app tracking
What your phone is recording about your location, habits, and contacts, and how to see and control it.
Messaging apps
Which messaging apps are encrypted, which aren't, and what that means for your conversations.
Smart home & IoT
What Alexa, Google Home, and smart devices record, and the privacy settings you should change.
Social media marketplaces
How to buy and sell safely on Facebook Marketplace, eBay, and Vinted, and the scams to watch for on each platform.
Digital legacy
What happens to your online accounts when you die, and how to make sure your family can access what they need.
What you'll leave with
- Audit and lock down your phone's location and app permissions
- Know which shopping sites to trust and how to pay safely online
- Review and adjust your smart home device privacy settings
- Spot and avoid common marketplace scams on Facebook, eBay, and Vinted
- Understand which messaging apps truly protect your conversations
- Set up digital legacy access so your family isn't locked out of your accounts
What does it cost?
Individual sessions are £20, £25, £30 and £40. Booking all four costs £99. That's £16 off, roughly one session for free.
Individual sessions
Pay-as-you-go. Attend any one, or mix and match.
- Session 1tasterWhat's tracking you online£20
- Session 2Spotting scams (email, phone, WhatsApp)£25
- Session 3Securing your phone and accounts£30
- Session 4Phones, smart speakers and safer shopping£40
All four sessions
Booked individually the four sessions come to £115. Book them together for £99. That's £16 off, roughly one session for free.
- All four 90-minute sessions
- Complete printed guide set
- One booking on Eventbrite
Booking for a parent or loved one?
Give a session as a gift. We'll book it in their name.
Running a workshop for a group?
Flat-fee sessions from £250. We come to you.
What to expect
Book your place
Via Eventbrite, pay online, get confirmation email.
Arrive on the night
Community venue in Stevenage, no equipment needed.
90 minutes of real information
Live demos, Q&A, no jargon.
Take action
Leave with a printed guide and 2–3 things to do tonight.