Green Careers Week Festival 2025 Activities
We are delighted to be supporting Green Careers Week to help raise awareness of the range of careers available in the ecological and environmental sectors and to inspire the next generation.
Green Jobs for Nature (GJfN) is all about making careers geared towards restoring and replenishing our natural environment more visible and achievable for all those thinking about their future work. In a Green Job for Nature, you could work in a variety of roles, which could include desk-based work, be primarily outdoor-based, or have a mixture of the two. You could work in a variety of employment sectors to benefit nature.
This page features all the online events we will be hosting alongside Lantra throughout Green Careers Week.
Monday 3 November
| Why Nature Needs You – Green Careers Week 2025! |
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| Video length: 15 minutes Recommended age group: 10–12 |
| This is an introductory session introducing what green careers are, why they matter, and how they could shape our future. Students will discover that green jobs aren’t just about working outdoors with wildlife, they can also be found in science labs, coastal research, city planning, community projects, and many other areas. The session explores the skills and pathways that lead into these roles, from A-Levels and apprenticeships to college diplomas, university courses, and volunteering. Students will learn that there’s no single route, just lots of ways to build a career that helps people, wildlife, and the planet. A downloadable classroom resource accompanies this video, allowing students to start their own Green Careers Mind Map to track the roles, skills, and ideas they discover on the Green Jobs for Nature website. |
| Secrets of the Ancient Woods: Life as a Community Engagement Officer |
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| Video length: 41 minutes Recommended age group: 10-12 |
| Take your students on a virtual journey into Britain’s ancient woodlands with Katie Thompson, a Community Engagement Officer from the Woodland Trust. In this video, Katie explores what makes a woodland “ancient,” why these habitats are irreplaceable, and how communities play a vital role in protecting them. They also share their own career pathway – from studying at school to working full-time in conservation as a Community Engagement Officer, helping students see how skills and interests can grow into real jobs for nature. A downloadable classroom resource is available to support this video, with follow-up discussion ideas and a creative mapping activity linked to the film. |
| Inspiring Future Generations: Careers in Environmental Education |
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| Video length: 27 minutes Recommended age group: 10-12 |
| Join Emma Brigg, a Senior Tutor with the Field Studies Council, to explore how environmental educators inspire lifelong learning and help young people connect with the world around them. Filmed live from a field centre, Emma shares what it’s like to teach fieldwork and outdoor learning across the UK – and how her own unusual career path, from studying Japanese to becoming a primary teacher and then an environmental educator, led her to where she is today. A downloadable classroom resource accompanies this video, giving you ready-to-use discussion prompts and a simple practical activity where pupils design and build a mammal footprint tunnel to discover which animals visit their school grounds. |
Tuesday 4 November
| Young Voices – Greener Cities, with Aneesa in London |
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| Video length: 45 minutes Recommended age group: 10–12 |
| Join Aneesa Ali, Youth Engagement Officer with the Mayor’s Fund for London, to discover how people are working to make urban spaces greener, healthier, and better for wildlife. Filmed live from London, Aneesa shares how parks, rivers, and green spaces help cities thrive – and how her role brings young people’s voices into decision-making about sustainability and the environment. She also reflects on her career journey and the skills needed for community engagement and environmental change. |
Wednesday 5 November
| Powering the Planet: How People Protect Nature When We Build for Energy |
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| Video length: 45 minutes Recommended age group: 10–12 |
| Join Katie, from Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), to discover how people working in energy can also help protect wildlife and habitats. Filmed live, this session explores how engineers, ecologists and community specialists work together to deliver the electricity we all rely on, while making space for nature to thrive. Using real examples from land and sea, Katie shares the incredible species she encounters during SSEN’s projects, from birds and bugs to fish and rockpools, and explains how her team protects these environments as they build power lines, substations and subsea cables. Katie also reflects on her career journey into nature restoration and community engagement, showing how green careers can be found in every sector, even energy. A downloadable classroom resource accompanies this video, challenging pupils to choose one of the species or habitats discussed and create a poster or leaflet highlighting its importance and how it can be protected. |
| Who Looks After the Sea? with Emily in Cornwall |
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| Video length: 45 minutes Recommended age group: 10–12 |
| Join Emily Cunningham, a marine conservationist, to explore the incredible wildlife and hidden habitats of the UK’s seas. Filmed live on the Cornish coast, this 45-minute session introduces pupils to life beneath the waves, from the tiniest shore creatures to the giants that roam offshore. Emily investigates the key threats facing our oceans, including plastic pollution and overfishing, and shows what people are doing to protect marine life. She also highlights the wide range of coastal and marine careers, from scientific research to community engagement, and shares how young people can start helping the ocean right now. A downloadable classroom resource accompanies this video, guiding pupils to design their own Marine Protection Poster to spread the message of ocean care in school or at home. |
| Protecting Scotland’s Seas |
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| Video length: 45 minutes Recommended age group: 10–12 |
| Join Kirsty from the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) to take a deep dive into Scotland’s incredible oceans and the people working to protect them. Filmed live, this 45-minute session explores the rich marine wildlife found around the UK and introduces the key issues affecting our seas, including marine litter and biodiversity loss. Kirsty shares how MCS uses science, education and storytelling to inspire action and shows how young people can become champions for the ocean. Kirsty also reflects on her career journey – from studying English, Journalism and Creative Writing at the University of Strathclyde, to completing a Master’s in Wildlife Biology and Conservation at Edinburgh Napier University, and now helping young people connect with nature. She highlights the value of volunteering, traineeship schemes and communication skills in shaping a career in conservation. |
Thursday 6 November
| Telling Nature’s Story: Media Matters to Telling Nature’s Story: Careers in Media & Communication |
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| Explore how media and communications play a vital role in protecting nature and inspiring change through this ready-to-use classroom resource. Developed with Charlotte, Media & Communications Officer at the Eden Project, this resource introduces pupils to the skills used by communicators in the conservation sector, from crafting stories and analysing data to understanding how words, images and numbers can make people care about the natural world. The activity, The Social Media Numbers Challenge, invites pupils to step into the role of a communications officer, using fractions and percentages to interpret campaign data and discover which messages had the biggest impact. This resource links careers in media and communications with maths, English and PSHE, helping pupils see how creative and analytical skills combine to give nature a voice. |
| Who’s Getting Ready for Winter? Migration, Hibernation & Life as a Ranger |
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| Video length: 45 minutes Recommended age group: 10–12 |
| Join Ajay Tegala, a National Trust Ranger, for an autumn adventure at Wicken Fen, one of the UK’s oldest and most treasured nature reserves. Filmed live, this 45-minute session explores how wildlife prepares for the challenges of winter, from animals migrating thousands of miles to those hibernating through the cold months, and the hardy species that stay active all year round. Ajay also gives a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like to be a ranger caring for wetlands in winter, from managing habitats to spotting signs of rare wildlife. Ajay shares his own career journey, from studying A Levels in Geography and Biology, to a summer job in supermarket, and then completing a degree in Environmental Conservation and Countryside Management, showing how passion, persistence and hands-on experience can lead to a rewarding career in conservation. A downloadable classroom resource accompanies this video, guiding pupils to create their own Seasonal Wildlife Calendar to track how animals and plants change through the year. |
| Landscapes for the Future: Exploring Careers in Rural Land Management |
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| Video length: 37 minutes Recommended age group: 10–12 |
| Join the Land & Nature Skills Service (LANSS) to explore the wide range of careers involved in protecting and caring for the UK’s landscapes. Filmed live, this 45-minute session looks at how people work to keep habitats healthy while ensuring they can be enjoyed by both wildlife and visitors. Using examples from Cumbria, the session shares personal stories from professionals about the skills their jobs require and the routes they took to get there – including the school subjects that helped them along the way. |
Friday 7 November
| Wildlife Draw-Along with the Artful Ranger |
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| Video length: 55 minutes Recommended age group: 10–12 |
| Join Mark “The Artful Ranger” for a creative session that brings art and nature together in this interactive 55-minute video. Filmed live, Mark guides pupils through a step-by-step wildlife drawalong, sharing sketching techniques and insights into how artists can help people connect with the natural world. Throughout the session, he answers pupils’ questions about his career, training and inspiration, showing how creativity and conservation can go hand in hand. The downloadable classroom resources includes screenshots from Mark’s sketches, helping classes continue the activity after the video. Pupils can also create their own Wildlife Fact and Art Card, combining scientific information and illustration to celebrate the species they’ve drawn. |
| Working with Beavers: Careers in Ecology & Species Reintroduction |
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| Video length: 45 minutes Recommended age group: 10–12 |
| Join Roisín Campbell-Palmer, a beaver ecologist working in Scotland, to discover how one of nature’s best engineers is helping to shape healthier landscapes across the UK. Filmed live, this 45-minute session takes pupils into the wetlands where beavers are transforming habitats. Roisín explains why these remarkable animals build dams, how their activity supports other species, and why their reintroduction is such an important step for UK wildlife. She also shares what it’s like to work outdoors studying animals and caring for ecosystems, and the training and skills needed for a career in ecology and species reintroduction. A downloadable classroom resource accompanies this video, challenging pupils to take on the Mini-Dam Challenge – building their own small-scale dam to test how natural engineering can slow the flow of water. |