Your Green Future

Overview

Your Green Future will help equip students with the knowledge, skills and attributes needed to enter and thrive in a growing green working world. In doing so it will help raise the aspirations of pupils considering entering further education and the world of work. Overall, it is a valuable addition in helping pupils make realistic and well informed career choices. 

Benefits for Your School

YGF supports all curriculum subjects and has direct relevance to STEM subjects, Citizenship, PSHE and Economic Wellbeing and Financial Capability. Through interactive workshops with a widerange of professionals students will enhance their:-

1. Understanding of the shifting world economy and the changing patterns of employment, notably the growth of the green economy and the wide variety of green employment opportunities.

2. Knowledge of the qualities, attitudes and skills needed to enter and thrive in this growing and sustainable sector

3. Ability to make creative, realistic and informed career choices based on an understanding of available options.

4. Capacity to reflect on and think critically about complex issues.

5. Skills in communication, leadership and presentation.

6. Enterprise attitudes, including a willingness to take on new challenges, open mindedness, pragmatism, respect for evidence and commitment to making a difference.

7. Improves teachers' knowledge  through the website and the event itself teachers will have the opportunity to improve their skills and confidence for broaching sustainable, low carbon and green career issues with students.

Celebrate your School's Achievements

Your Green Future will give your school the opportunity to celebrate its own green achievements. 

To Attend

All you need to do is sign up (for free) and bring a mini bus full of students (up to 20) to an event near you!