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 will take the reader through the requirements and decisions that need to be made around the relevant training of specialist staff in D&T, Food and Art and Design.

In this issue we have a range of articles covering topics such as the new D&T GCSE, food teaching, online resources, additive manufacturing, material technology, robotics and some advice about safety with sanders.

In this issue we take an in depth look at the new draft GCSE specifications for Technology. We look at what is on offer from the Textiles Skills Academy and the Food Teachers Centre.

We review a painless introduction to microcontrollers as well as the usual health and safety updates.