BY-G1 — PSPF 2026 Fundamentals

Printable artifact pack · 5 module scenarios · 45-minute course · Foundation
PSPF Release 2026 · 9 controls cited · Req 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 57, 219 · Recommended Approach §3.5.1, §3.5.2

This pack turns the five modules of BY-G1 into hands-on scenarios: an induction checklist, a contact report, the SOUP card sort, an incident timeline, and the mine-vs-carried worksheet — then the trainer answer key at the back.

Contents

SheetActivityFormatTime
1M1 · The induction checklist + role cardsRole-play + checklist10 min
2M2 · SOUP card + contact report formForm fill10 min
3M3 · Sort the pattern — 8 interaction cards + 3 envelopesCard sort12 min
4M4 · Incident timeline + hotline call cardsTimeline + role-play12 min
5M5 · Risk bulletin + mine / carried worksheetSorting exercise8 min
6Answer key — trainer onlyKey
How to run: print one pack per student (key withheld). Students complete each sheet as they finish the matching module; trainer reveals answers and debriefs. Total hands-on ≈ 52 min + debrief, or spread across the course's natural module breaks. All people, agencies and addresses are fictional.

Sheet 1 · M1 — The induction checklist (10 min · paired)

Brief: you join a six-month contract in the policy branch of the Department of Sample Affairs. Your line manager ticks "security induction" as complete so you can start sooner, and tells you the annual course is for permanent staff. A colleague shows you the actual checklist — the training row is unchecked, with a handwritten note. Role-play the conversation (60 seconds), then fix the checklist.

Induction checklist — new starter (practice copy)

Done?ItemNote
Employment paperwork signed
Building pass issued
IT account provisioned
Security awareness traininghandwritten: "contractor — skip"
Team induction with manager

Your fix: tick or correct the training row, and add one line saying what the framework actually requires for you:

Role cards (cut out)

YOU — new contractor (6 months). Manager wants to skip your security training to get you started. Your part of the framework: training applies at engagement and annually, to personnel including contractors. Hold the line politely — you want to start, but you want the record right.
LINE MANAGER. You're under pressure and this seems like bureaucracy. Push back: "It's a six-month contract, the course is for permanent staff, and I've ticked it off anyway."

Debrief (after the role-play): What is "yours to do" vs "carried for you"? Who fixes the record? What do you say to a manager who says "just catch up later"?

Sheet 2 · M2 — The conference connection (10 min · individual)

Brief: after a conference you accept a LinkedIn request from a consultant who sat at your table. They message: "Great talking — always keen to swap notes on policy work. Happy to buy coffee next time I'm in town." Run the SOUP check, then complete the contact report — and stop.

SOUP — four letters worth remembering

SOUP
SuspiciousOngoingUnusualPersistent

Four questions, five seconds. Any single yes is enough to report. You do not need certainty, and you do not need to work out who the person is or what they want. Then submit the contact report, and your part is done — noticing and telling, never investigating. (PSPF Recommended Approach §3.5.1, §3.5.2)

Contact report — practice form

Date of report
Your detailsName:   Area:
The contact (who they are, as far as you know)
What happened (facts only — no interpretation)
When / where / how
SOUP letters that fit (S / O / U / P)
What I deliberately did NOT do

Debrief: What does "report, don't investigate" protect? What if you are unsure — what does the framework prefer? Where does this form go in your entity?

Sheet 3 · M3 — Sort the pattern (12 min · group)

Task: cut out the eight cards. Each describes one interaction with the same person over a year. Sort each card into one of the three envelopes — report / not report / unsure — then write one sentence of reasoning for every card in the "unsure" envelope. Compare your piles as a table.
Card 1. Praised your work in a meeting — "sharp presentation, really clear."
Card 2. Asked what your team is working on, "out of interest."
Card 3. Bought you coffee three times over the year.
Card 4. Offered you a paid speaking spot at their firm's event.
Card 5. Asked about a colleague's overseas trip in detail.
Card 6. Sent you published articles on your program area, regularly.
Card 7. Invited you to dinner with their team.
Card 8. Asked for a copy of an unclassified policy before it is published.

Envelope labels (cut out, fold, label)

REPORT
the SOUP check fits
NOT REPORT
ordinary professional contact
UNSURE
write why, then decide

Unsure-pile reasoning

Card(s):

Reason:

Card(s):

Reason:

Debrief: Which single card is reportable on its own? Which only in sequence? Why does the course call the gradual pattern "the new 2026 content"? (PSPF Req 219; Recommended Approach §3.5.1)

Sheet 4 · M4 — The lost laptop (12 min · paired)

Brief: a colleague calls you from an airport: their work laptop is missing after security screening. The device held OFFICIAL:Sensitive material. They ask what to do, and add "I've already checked my emails — nothing sensitive in there." Walk the first steps in order, then play the 90-second call to the security hotline.

Incident steps — put them in the right order

A — Tell the hotline exactly what the colleague told you: device, location, what it held.
B — Stop. Do not investigate, search logs, or "help" by checking anything yourself.
C — Find the defined incident procedure and follow it (your entity's page is in the run book).
D — Report through the procedure: this is an incident, not a "maybe".

Your order:   (what would you do first if you don't know the procedure? )

Hotline call — role cards

YOU — caller. 90 seconds. Say what happened, what the device held, where it was lost, and what you were told. Do not promise an investigation, and do not reassure your colleague it's minor — the procedure decides that.
SECURITY HOTLINE — answerer. Take the report calmly, ask the three standard questions (device, material, location), note the reference number, and say what happens next. One line only at the end: "nothing for you to do beyond what's in the procedure."

Debrief: What is the first step when you don't know the procedure? What makes an incident "serious" for the framework, and who decides? (PSPF Req 26, Req 28)

Sheet 5 · M5 — What's mine, what's carried (8 min · individual)

Brief: a security bulletin lands in your inbox: heightened emergency risk for your area; attached is the roster of specialist training for high-risk roles. You are not in a high-risk role. Split the bulletin into two columns, then write what changes about your day.

Security bulletin — practice copy

BULLETIN 2026-31 · SECURITY AWARENESS · ALL PERSONNEL
Heightened emergency risk has been assessed for [area] following recent events. Remain alert, follow building and evacuation procedures, and report anything unusual through the normal channels.
Attachment: specialist training roster for high-risk roles (dangerous goods handling, secure facilities operations). Roster nominations close Friday.

MINE (what this bulletin changes for me)





CARRIED FOR ME (held by other people)





The one thing that stays the same:

Debrief: What does being "warned" require of you that reading an email doesn't? Why is the division of duties a relief rather than a gap? (PSPF Req 57, Req 25)

Sheet 6 · Answer key

M1 · The induction checklist

The training row must be completed, not skipped: awareness training is provided to personnel — including contractors — at engagement and annually (Req 24). The fix line should name the requirement, not apologise: "Security awareness training applies to me at engagement and every year — including contractors." Culture is led by the Accountable Authority and Chief Security Officer (Req 23); the officer's part is noticing, reporting, following procedure (RA §3.5.2). Expect the "you're just a contractor" pushback — the requirement names contractors explicitly.

M2 · The conference connection

Run SOUP: the message is professional, but it is the start of a contact with a policy interest — "keen to swap notes on policy work" fits Unusual (or Suspicious, for some students — any single yes suffices). The report is factual: who, what, when, how, and the SOUP letters that fit. "What I did NOT do" should say: did not respond with work information, did not investigate the person, did not wait for certainty. Submit, then stop (RA §3.5.1, §3.5.2). Common error to name in debrief: "it's probably nothing" is not a reason to skip — the report is where "probably nothing" gets decided by the people trained to decide it.

M3 · Sort the pattern

There is no single "right" pile for most cards — the pattern across the year is the signal. Card 8 (the pre-publication document request) is the strongest single trigger; Cards 2, 3 and 6 become reportable as an ongoing, persistent pattern (Req 219 — cultivation rarely looks dramatic). The "unsure" reasoning should end with: report the whole sequence factually and say plainly you don't know what it means. Common error: judging cards one at a time, or letting "they were friendly" settle it.

M4 · The lost laptop

Order: C → D → A → B — find the defined procedure, report through it, give the hotline the facts, and stop. If you don't know the procedure, the first step is finding it (or asking), not improvising. The colleague's "nothing sensitive in there" does not downgrade the incident — the procedure decides (Req 26). Serious incidents must reach the relevant authority in time; you don't assess seriousness yourself, you report and let the trained path decide (Req 28). Common errors: offering to search logs, promising to "look into it", delaying to "be sure".

M5 · What's mine, what's carried

Mine: read the bulletin, follow building/evacuation procedures, report anything unusual, and (if in a high-risk role) the training roster. Carried: the risk assessment itself, the emergency response, the specialist training program — Req 57 (warning of heightened emergency risk) and Req 25 (targeted training for specialist and high-risk roles). The thing that stays the same: the steady part — notice, report, follow procedure. Common error: taking on carried duties out of enthusiasm, or ignoring the bulletin because you're not high-risk.