Shaping hollow-ware on a throwing wheel.Mixing clay and other materials to form a slip or plastic body.Use of pug mills for extruding plastic clay.Use of pottery lathes for turning unfired hollow-ware.

This summarises all the current safety advice associated with teaching ceramics in schools. It includes storing handling and disposing of materials, using and maintaining kilns and ceramics machinery.

The autumn 2017 edition of Futureminds has articles from Ultimaker, Celtic Kilncare Ltd, British Nutrition Foundation, the Food Teachers Centre and the Dorset Studio School.

The following document is a list of the documents and other materials you will find on the D&T website.