Education
What We Do
We take 14-16 year old pupils who are disaffected with mainstream education and
engage and motivate them through Mountain Biking.
How Do We Do This?
Pupils attend Bikespace one day per week and are trained in groups of a
maximum of seven. We train them in Bicycle Mechanics and they also have the
opportunity to develop transferable skills which can be used in the workplace.
These range from practical skills like using tools to service skills such as
answering the telephone. Pupils also develop their personal, learning and thinking
skills (PLTS) during their time at Bikespace.
Bikespace offers flexibility in delivering and meeting the training needs of
stakeholders. We are able to provide onsite training in other educational
establishments or develop a training package based at our workshop which fulfils
the specific needs of your learners.
Like"I like going to Bikespace because I am
good at practical things. I find normal
School subjects difficult to understand but
I can take a bike apart and rebuild it so it is
as good as new. I am in year 11 so when I
finish School I would like to do public
services at College so I can join the Army
or to work at Bikespace." Brandon
Johnson, Mount Tamar School
