Young people wanted for PAID sustainable design and making workshops in Park Royal!
Note – if you’ve already read the notes and just want to apply, click here!
↑A young person poses with the dustpan she's made at Absolute Beginners' workshops.
The Circular Economy School is a new programme in Park Royal, where local young people can learn how to create new products from waste materials – and gain the skills and experience they need for careers in sustainable making and design.
We’re looking for 10 young people (aged 17→21) from the boroughs of Brent, Ealing and Hammersmith & Fulham to take part in our PAID workshop programme, starting in February 2026, and funded by the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation.
↑Victor Pedrosa from Rescued Clay leads a clay workshop.
Do you want to:
→ Get paid London Living Wage for at least 15 days of workshops (with the potential to earn over £1000)?
→ Learn how to work with reclaimed materials; how to design a product; how to pitch and present your work; and how to think in a circular way in the first place?
→ Work together to develop a new set of products, made from waste materials?
→ Sell these products at a specially designed market stall in May 2026?
→ Earn a share of 50% of the proceeds from sales?
↑A member of Recollective works with some reclaimed wood.
Are you:
→ 17→ 21?
→ Living in (or from) the London Boroughs of Brent, Ealing or Hammersmith & Fulham?
→ Interested in design and making?
→ Keen to take action on climate?
→ Free on Saturdays in February and March 2026, and available during the Easter Holidays (30th March→11th April 2026)?
→ You might even have an idea for a product, though this is not essential.
↑Shanayah Dadral shows young people how to use a hacksaw in an Absolute Beginners workshop.
Then you should apply to the Circular Economy School!
To apply, click here. The deadline is 5pm on Friday 16th January 2026.
For more info, or if you have any questions, email hello@absolute-beginners.info or find us on instagram.
↑An Absolute Beginner uses a metal guillotine to cut some reclaimed metal.
The school is being run by three projects that work in the circular economy: Absolute Beginners, Rescued Clay and Recollective.
We work together in a building called Minerva Works, a ‘circular economy depot’ in Park Royal.
↑Minerva Works, a 'circular economy hub' in Park Royal. Photo by Zute Lightfoot.
The project is being funded by the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation.
Thank you, and good luck!