This document is designed to help you decide if it's safe to use a variety of different materials during STEAM activities.

Guidance on using materials and assessing risk, disposing of materials, understanding hazard symbols, using yeast and COVID-19.

In this issue we outline support from CLEAPSS for the new Science programme of study at key stages 1 & 2 and an engaging textiles printing project for D&T. There's also ideas for linking primary science and computing technology and teaching circuts using conductive copper tape.

In this issue we investigate how water gets from the soil to the top of a plant, solar kits for learning about electricity and renewable energy, and launch the 'Falling seeds and biscuits' Primary Competition. There's also an important safety alert about using high powered batteries in circuit work and advice on chemical storage.