{"id":18261,"date":"2026-05-08T17:45:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T16:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/?p=18261"},"modified":"2026-07-12T22:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T21:56:12","slug":"course-update-may-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/course-update-may-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Course Update – Canvas Issues May 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

\"\"(Updated 31\/5\/26)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Until May 2026, our courses were run on the Canvas Platform, until they were the victim of a cyber attack.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

What’s happened?<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The online classroom platform Canvas, was hit by a major cyber attack on around the 7th<\/sup> of May 2026, and as a result, our courses have not been available. The site was up for a few hours on 13 May, then 27-29th May, but now the \u201cFree for Teachers\u201d service has been withdrawn<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

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We\u2019re as frustrated by this as you are, but as a small course provider, we have no control over this situation.<\/p>\r\n

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How can I carry on studying?<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

If you were on a course using Canvas and need to continue, there are options, as follows:<\/p>\r\n

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  1. Free access to the videos via YouTube: See\u00a0Foundation Online Playlist<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n
  2. Ad-free downloadable videos are available to our paid Patreon members: HamTrain Patreon<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\r\n
  3. The course is available in book format \u2013 paperback, Kindle, Apple Books, Google Books: Foundation Study Guide<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 A book of mock tests is also available<\/li>\r\n
  4. If you want to access the material in a course format, you can now access our new platform and all modules straight away. Price is \u00a36 \u2013 See Foundation On Demand<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\r\n
  5. Free mock papers are on the RSGB Website<\/a>, our online mock tests can be purchased here<\/a> or we have a book of 6 complete mock tests Foundation Mock Tests<\/a><\/strong> (paperback or e-book).\u00a0<\/li>\r\n
  6. If you found our course useful, but don\u2019t think the course is worth paying for, we are once again offering a free course. You can sign up for the next free course via www.hamtrain.co.uk<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

    Paid for a course or mocks previously?<\/h3>\r\n

    If you have paid for a course on Canvas and still want to access course material, we can help.\u00a0To get started, you\u2019ll need to sign up for a free student account on the new platform. To do this, go to https:\/\/courses.essexham.co.uk\/registration\/<\/a> and create a student account.<\/p>\r\n

    When you\u2019ve done this, contact us<\/a> to let me know, and we\u2019ll manually set you up. If you may see an option to pay for access \u2013 don\u2019t pay. We\u2019ll set you up for free.<\/p>\r\n

    What about future courses?<\/h3>\r\n

    Since the incident with Canvas, we\u2019ve scrambled to get a new classroom platform up and running. After some testing, we have this new environment in place for courses and mocks. You will be able to sign up for a free place on a free course from the 10th<\/sup> of June via our site \u2013 www.hamtrain.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n

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    Again, we\u2019re sorry that the Canvas hack has slowed down your study \u2013 this is obviously outside our control, but the good news is that we\u2019re now back on a platform we own, and you can restart your study should you wish.<\/p>\r\n

    Hopefully, that explains what\u2019s happening and what your options are.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

    Best regards,<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

    HamTrain<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

    Got a question? Ask in our forum <\/a>or as a comment below<\/em><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    (Updated 31\/5\/26) Until May 2026, our courses were run on the Canvas Platform, until they were the victim of a cyber attack. What’s happened? The online classroom platform Canvas, was hit by a major cyber attack on around the 7th of May 2026, and as a result, our courses have not been available. The site…<\/p>\n

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