In the first issue of 2016 we show how to add movement to your D&T projects using pneumatics and hydraulics, more tips on encouraging wildlife. There's also an overview of CLEAPSS' trip to the ASE conference for those that couldn't make it.

This term we take a look at keeping tadpoles, guinea pigs and other small mammals in schools and give few tips on teaching forces. We also reflect on a hundred years of the Association for Science Education.

Information relating to leading science across your school. The document contains helpful tips and useful contact details.

In this issue you will find some tips about our competition marble keep-y-uppy, a life cycles idea from ASE, Gaynor Weaver talks about observing, drawing and discussing, safe information, Bristol ChemLabs and British Science Week.