Are there any guidelines for refurbishing a primary room for D&T activities?
We are not aware of any specific primary guidance, but suggest that you use the Primary Subject Leader File (section 4) as a starting point to define what resources would be needed, then look at suggestions on storage. Space will need to be considered – will the room be for groups of pupils or will it be used for whole class teaching? Will there be a portable oven or food space? NAAIDT’s publication Make It Safe gives guidance on some issues and is aligned to BS6143. Additional suggestions: • Ensure you create a very flexible work space so staff can easily change things to suit different types of lessons – maybe desks on wheels so they can be pushed about. • Have very organised storage boxes, labelled clearly with laminated labels. These can be storage units if you have the money or cheap metal/wood frames and then buy storage containers to go on them from a plastic shop (if you are low on funds, consider approaching supermarkets for donations). Mushroom containers are quite sturdy and
