Applications now open: 2026 Six Week Workshop Experience Course
We’re now accepting applications for the 2026 Woodworking & Gender 6-Week Workshop Experience Course, running 11 May – 18 June 2026 at Sylva Wood School, Oxfordshire.
National Woodworking Teachers Network launches to strengthen, support and celebrate craft educators across the UK
The Furniture Makers’ Company and the Sylva Foundation are launching the Woodworking Teachers Network – a new national initiative designed to connect, support, and empower educators working in woodworking and furniture making education. The network emerges as a direct response to the findings of a comprehensive survey conducted in spring 2025, which gathered the views…
Professional recognition for senior tutor Phil Gullam
Congratulations to our Wood School Senior Tutor Phil Gullam on receiving the Master Certificate from The Furniture Makers Company!
Welcome to our new Woodworking and Gender Project Coordinator
We are delighted to welcome Cathrin (Cat) Poppensieker to the Sylva team. Cat will lead our new Woodworking and Gender Project, funded by The National Heritage Lottery Fund and other generous supporters. The project aims to address the significant gender imbalance in the heritage woodworking sector. The project envisions a transformed woodworking industry, driven by…
Sylva Wood Centre taking part in Oxfordshire Artweeks
The Sylva Wood Centre is taking part in Oxfordshire Artweeks again this year and opening the Wood School and workshops to the public, on 18/19 May.
Sharing our Passion for Home-Grown Timber
At the January Furniture Show, Joe Bray, Head of Sylva Wood School, gave a talk about ‘Working with home-grown timber’.
Wood School Open Day
We invite you to join us exploring what’s on offer at the Sylva Wood School in our next Open Day.
Welcome to our new cohort of Sylva Professional Course Students
Recently, we welcomed the new students at the Sylva Wood School.
Hand-crafted stools made in collaboration with the National Trust
Sylva Foundation has teamed up with the National Trust to turn trees lost to Ash dieback into a range of hand-crafted stools, made at the Sylva Wood School.
Wood School Assistant Appointed
We are delighted to welcome Phillip Gullam as our new Wood School Assistant. Phil previously taught at Rycotewood for a number of years, teaching various furniture-making courses. He brings to the role a breadth of experience gained over the years. Phil has been involved in the teaching and assessing qualifications for wood occupations for more…