Cyber Essentials Readiness
Bring readiness answers and supporting evidence together, then review the gaps with your IT team or provider.
The health check is an indicative questionnaire. For platform access and onboarding, request a conversation.
Use the current scheme requirements and define the organisation and services in scope. asitplan supports preparation; certification follows the official scheme.
Agree the organisation, sites and assessment scope.
Collect answers and evidence; keep unknown and not-assessed areas visible.
Review findings with the responsible people and prioritise improvements.
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The example shows the assessment interface. Use framework-specific questions and supporting evidence for readiness preparation, rather than inferring compliance from completion.
This view is not a Cyber Essentials certificate. asitplan does not patch devices, enforce security settings or independently certify readiness through a public page.
Understand scope, responsibilities and the next step before you enquire.
asitplan helps organise assessments, evidence and improvement plans. Framework coverage, a RAG status or a generated report is not certification, legal advice or an endorsement by the framework owner.
IASME identifies Danzell for purchases from 27 April 2026 and Willow for earlier purchases. Check the official question-set page and confirm the applicable version and scope with your assessor.
No. Data sources have coverage and configuration limits. Review the evidence behind each answer and keep missing or uncertain findings visible.
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Questions for school and MAT buyers, plus a reusable school evidence, action and investment worksheet.
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School and MAT technology reviews, DfE evidence, asset priorities and the investment discussion with leaders, governors and trustees.
For Schools, Multi-Academy Trusts
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Readiness evidence supports preparation. Confirm the assessment scope and question-set version with your certification body.
IASME preparation documents (opens in a new tab)Primary source checked 10 October 2026.
Tell us about your organisation, priorities and any existing IT partner. We review your enquiry and pass relevant details to our distributor, who can coordinate a suitable partner or handle larger customers directly.
We will discuss scope and onboarding before access is arranged. This request does not book a demo or activate an account.