In the absence of CLEAPSS membership the employer, be it the governors or trustees, must consider how to fulfil aspects of the Health and Safety at Work Act and its subsequent regulations. This guide gives details of how joining CLEAPSS helps satisfy many of these regulations and a range of other benefits of membership.

In this edition we give you the latest on development of the new GCSE for D&T and overview of the latest training availbe from CLEAPSS. There's some helpful advice on workshop maintenance including sing QR codes. We provide a range of resources to support food and textiles and a project idea to make your own “motorised vehicle” in 10 easy steps as well as the usual health and safety updates.

In this issue we rev up for the Fomula 1 STEM challenge and examing the new cutting edge of IT Art and Design. There is also a continued update on the new GCSE specifications as well as regular articles on 3D printing and health and safety.

This document is a model policy that can be customised for use in D&T.