Schools and Education

Aston Martin Engineer's Path Led Back to BBC

The Colleague Who Wouldn't Stop Talking About Their Bike Somewhere in Aston Martin's engineering offices, a conversation happened. An engineer mentioned — probably not...

Prisons Minister Endorses BBC's Build to Bond

The Minister Who Said Yes James Timpson is not a typical prisons minister. Before entering government, he spent decades as CEO of Timpson Group...

We took the canes into the room full of bamboo experts

When the UK's bamboo community gathered in Coventry, James Marr was invited not just to talk about building with bamboo, but to put the...

We opened our doors for the Blackhorse Lane design weekend

Over one September weekend, anyone who walked past our Walthamstow studio could pick up a piece of bamboo and have a go at building...

Regina, Canada: supporting a school build from 7,000 km away

Context Most of our schools work happens in the room: an instructor, a bench, a class of students. But the method travels. When a...

Frame-building in Stoke: two college groups, a public masterclass, and Brilliant Bamboo

In early March 2025 we spent three days in Stoke-on-Trent teaching people to build with bamboo — first two groups of further-education students, then...

The teacher who wanted his pupils to build, not just be shown

When Nick Mills, Head of Design Technology at The Oratory School, set out to give his pupils something different, he didn't ask for a...

Before the students, the teachers: a bamboo build day at King's College London

Bamboo Bicycle Club ran a hands-on bike-building workshop with teaching staff at King's College London, exploring whether frame building could find a place inside...

James Marr took the bamboo into the room at the UK Bamboo Summit

When the UK's bamboo community gathered in Coventry in September 2024, James Marr of Bamboo Bicycle Club was invited not just to talk about...