Woodcrafters Teacher Training
Online and in-person residential training for woodcraft tutors and Forest School leaders who want to teach woodcraft to the highest professional standard.
This Level 2 course builds on our Level 1 “Teaching Woodcraft Skills”. It covers tool sharpening and care in depth, planning and risk assessing full-day and two-day workshops such as Log to Spoon and Log to Bowl, and projects for every ability, from children to adults.
Where
Ambios, Ashprington, South Devon, UK
Format
Online self-paced via our Online Training Platform + 3-day residential training
Prices
£1050 (Residential)
£950 (Commuter)
When
Cohort 1: July 2027
Cohort 2: September 2027
Teaching Training 2027
Woodcrafters Teacher Training (Level 2) is a blended online and three-day residential training for woodcraft tutors, Forest School leaders and outdoor practitioners who already teach, and who want the skills, standards and confidence to run full-day and two-day woodcraft workshops to a high standard
Led by Lead Trainer Alex Finberg, author of Spooncarving: From Log to Spoon and founder of Woodcrafters. It is the next step on from Teaching Woodcraft Skills (Level 1)
Dates (Cohort 1): Tuesday 6th to Thursday 8th July 2027 - Online Course Starts June 2027. Enrol by 31st April 2027
Dates (Cohort 2): Monday 13th to Wednesday 15th September 2027 - Online Course Starts September 2027. Enrol by 31st July 2027
Course Syllabus & Further Info
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If you’d like to book through your organisation or need an invoice, just drop us a line at info@woodcrafters.uk
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Teacher Training Pricing
£1050 (Standard Price)
Includes: Residential Training + Online Course. The full online course plus an immersive three-day residential with accommodation, meals and practical woodcraft teaching sessions at the beautiful Ambios, South Devon
£950 (Commuter = non residential)
Includes: Training + Online Course. Everything in the full course, including the three days of training with meals and your mentored workshop debrief, but without accommodation.
Ideal for those who live locally or prefer to arrange their own accommodation.
Woodcrafters Training Pathway
Teaching Woodcraft Skills Online Training
Start your Woodcraft Teaching Journey Today!
Self guided online training, hosted on our online teaching platform
*You will be issued with your course login within 48 hours
Teaching Woodcraft Skills In Person (Level 1)
Join us & start your Woodcraft Teaching Journey Today!
2 Day Residential training + online training learning to safely teach knife based woodcraft skills
Woodcrafters Teacher Training (Level 2)
Take your woodcraft teaching skills to the next level
In-depth 3 day residential training course with Online modules for those who want to take their teaching skills to the next level
Woodcrafters Facilitator Training (Level 3)
Train to deliver Woodcraft for Wellbeing
Immersive 3 day residential training course with CPD certified online modules for those who want to harness the wellbeing benefits of craft in their own community
Learn with us
Woodcrafters are a leading provider of CPD certified training courses, equipping craftspeople and outdoor practitioners with high quality, experiential training programmes, both online and in person.
Our courses are designed to raise the bar of teaching in the UK and internationally, ensuring teachers are providing inclusive, engaging, inspiring workshops which aspire to impart excellence in nature based crafts
Who It’s For
Woodcrafters offer a range of training programmes to meet participants at various stages of their teaching journey. From Teaching Woodcraft Skills (Level 1) through to Teacher Training (Level 2) and advanced trainings such as the Woodcrafters Facilitator Training (Level 3)
Whether you work in education, community work, outdoor learning, or are simply keen to start teaching woodcraft, our courses provide the practical skills and facilitation tools to teach safe & inspiringwoodcraft workshops
Craftspeople
Forest school leaders
Primary & Secondary School Teachers
TAs & SENDCo’s
Youth workers
Arts & wellbeing facilitators
Outdoor educators
& Anyone with a passion for learning to teach Woodcraft!
Training Structure
Woodcrafters Teacher Training is a professional, practice-based course designed to help you teach full-day and two-day woodcraft workshops safely, inclusively and to a high standard.
Through a blend of online learning, hands-on training and a mentored workshop in your own setting, you will gain the skills and confidence to take a group from a round log to a finished spoon or bowl.
Online Modules — nine self-paced modules with video tutorials, a Workbook and practical tasks, each producing a piece of your own Course Pack of plans, risk assessments and costings.
In-Person Training (3 days) — immersive practical training at Ambios combining advanced sharpening, carving, teaching and reflective learning, with your own teaching observed.
Mentored Workshop — back in your own setting, you run a full one-day workshop from your Course Pack and debrief it online with Alex.
Ongoing CPD Opportunities — Woodcrafters participants are invited to continue their learning through optional CPD workshops, online modules and community gatherings.
Access to Woodcrafters Membership: includes a host of benefits, from tool discounts to the online business and marketing school and the grant funding academy.
What the Training Covers
Sharpening & Tool Care in Depth: re-profiling and repairing edges; sharpening hook knives, gouges, adzes and axes; maintaining a group set; and teaching participants to sharpen their own tools.
How People Learn a Hand Skill: breaking a skill into steps, demonstrating so a beginner can copy you, and giving feedback without taking the knife away.
Teaching the Axe, Adze & Gouge: tool talks, mixed-tool layouts, and teaching splitting, hewing and hollowing safely.
Session Planning & Risk Assessing: planning and risk assessing full-day and two-day workshops, with emergency action plans (covered in the online training).
Running 1 & 2 Day Workshops: pacing a long day, keeping fast and slow carvers together, working with a helper, and the arc of Log to Spoon and Log to Bowl.
Projects for Every Ability & Skill Sharing: project ladders from butter spreader to bowl, extension tasks, adaptations, and structuring peer teaching.
Programme Design: planning a series or a term for schools and Forest School groups, so that skills build week on week.
Wood, Venues & Pricing: sourcing wood for longer courses, hosting a residential, and costing and pricing a two-day course (covered in the online training).
Professional Teaching Standards: the Woodcrafters Teaching Standard, with observed teaching at the residential and a mentored workshop of your own.
Outcomes for Trainees
By the end of the programme, you will:
Be confident teaching full-day and two-day woodcraft workshops, including Log to Spoon and Log to Bowl.
Sharpen, maintain and repair a group set of tools to a professional standard.
Have a complete Course Pack of session plans, risk assessments, a project ladder and a costing sheet to support your practice.
Have taught against the Woodcrafters Teaching Standard and run a mentored workshop of your own.
Why Train with Us?
Expert Support: Our tutors have in depth experience as woodcraft tutors and craftspeople
Supportive Community: Trainees join an active peer group with networking & CPD opportunities.
Impact-Driven: we offer CPD certified courses to ensure quality & excellence in teaching craft
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