This guide identifies the areas that should be considered prior to embarking on practical work in a general teaching room, rather than a workshop, food room or art studio.

This guide has been developed to support schools in making arrangements for when pupils have to stay in a workshop, food room or art studio for the whole school day.

It has been developed for use from September 2020.

Pests that may become a problem in food technology rooms and storage areas include rodents: mice and rats; birds: pigeons and sparrows; insects and other arthropods: houseflies, wasps, ants, cockroaches, moths, silverfish, meal and bacon beetles, flour mites and weevils.

This document identifies some of the important things that should be considered prior to embarking on the design and build of a new practical space for D&T or food.