Prendergast brings schools and organisations together for Green Careers Week

Building on a smaller event held last year, the 2026 fair grew to welcome around 20 organisations and teams, giving pupils the chance to meet people working across conservation, biodiversity, marine science, food and farming, sustainability, climate, outdoor learning and land management.

Pupils from Years 2 to 6 moved around the school hall in small groups, chatting informally with exhibitors, asking questions and exploring the equipment, resources and real-life examples they had brought with them.

This year, Prendergast also welcomed pupils from Ysgol y Dderwen, Carmarthen to take part, extending the opportunity beyond the school and giving children from both settings the chance to learn alongside one another.

Among those taking part were the Darwin Centre, Cymbrogi, Welsh Government, Project Seagrass, Learning through Landscapes, Sea Trust Wales, Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority and Pembrokeshire Outdoor Schools, Farmers’ Union of Wales, Puffin Produce and Blas y Tir, Bluestone, Pembrokeshire Hogspital, Salix River and Wetlands Services, Pobl Tir Môr and Castell Howell Foods.

Teams from Pembrokeshire County Council working in biodiversity conservation, environmental engagement and Net Zero Carbon also attended, alongside Cllr Marc Tierney, Cabinet Member for Young People and the Well-being of Future Generations.

He said: “I was delighted to attend the Green Careers Day at Prendergast School which showcased how our environmental jobs could be an important part of the Pembrokeshire employment landscape in the future.  Understanding our natural environment and enhancing biodiversity not only has a positive impact for our health and wellbeing but by sensitively exploiting our natural resources such as through wind energy or aquaculture we can create new jobs and secure our prosperity in the years ahead.”

The event followed Prendergast’s recent success in winning the Keep Wales Tidy Matt Bunt Eco-Schools Excellence Award and reflected the school’s wider commitment to working with partners to create meaningful learning experiences connected to the people, organisations and opportunities around them.

Headteacher Louise John said: “The atmosphere in the hall was fantastic. Our pupils were so enthusiastic, asking questions, exploring what people had brought with them and discovering careers they may never have come across before.

“We are incredibly grateful to every organisation and individual who gave their time to be part of the morning. Giving children the chance to meet people doing these jobs makes their learning much more meaningful and helps them see the huge range of possibilities available to them, including here in Pembrokeshire and across Wales.

“We were also delighted to welcome pupils from Ysgol y Dderwen this year. Collaboration is an important part of what we do at Prendergast, and we want to continue sharing opportunities like this with other schools as well as building strong relationships with the organisations who support our pupils.”

Now in its second year, the Green Careers Fair has grown significantly, and Prendergast hopes to continue developing the event, strengthening existing partnerships and opening future opportunities to pupils from other schools.