Get ready—this year’s CyberFirst Girls’ Competition, led by DSIT, with the platform delivered in collaboration with IBM is now open for registration!

Teachers / Guardians can register now on the competition platform ready for the competition launch on 24th November 2025,

The CyberFirst Girls Competition aims to inspire girls interested in technology to pursue a career in cyber security.

The competition is a team event. Each team – consisting of up to four girls in Year 8 (England and Wales), S2 (Scotland) or Year 9 (Northern Ireland) – tackle challenges from cryptography and logic to artificial intelligence and networking for the chance to be crowned cyber security champions.

Every girl from the winning teams will take a brand-new laptop home, and have a chance to win prize money for their school.

Find out more and register your place HERE.