Agritunity

Free Careers Taster Day for Schools

Explore agricultural science, skills and enterprise at this free learning day, strictly for school groups across Years 8-13, at the Great Yorkshire Events Centre, at the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate.

Taking place between 10am and 3.30pm on Wednesday 7 October 2026, this new event is organised and funded by registered charity, the Yorkshire Agricultural Society.

Agritunity will inspire and educate secondary school pupils about the breadth of career options in the vastly diverse land-based sector.

The event’s content is closely linked to the national curriculum and showcases cutting-edge STEM applications in agriculture to inspire the ambitions and academic progression of pupils of all abilities.

Agritunity also supports schools in meeting the Gatsby Benchmarks for Good Career Guidance:

• Learning from career and labour market information (Gatsby Benchmark 2)
• Linking curriculum learning to careers (Gatsby Benchmark 4)
• Encounters with employers and employees (Gatsby Benchmark 5)
• Experiences of workplaces (Gatsby Benchmark 6)

What to expect and why attend

Groups of 10-15 pupils will experience four timetabled interactive workshops, an industry insight talk and will have a free session to explore any particular interests further.

Workshops will be delivered by businesses and organisations working across a huge variety of land-based subjects, and they will explain the many routes into an industry which is at the cutting-edge of innovations in machinery and technology, science and engineering, and rural enterpreneurship.

Topics that will be explored at workshops include:

• Food production and supply chains
• Agricultural technology
• Environmental management
• Animal health
• Engineering
• Rural business

Due to the limited places available, schools are invited to submit an expression of interest, with one year group, or a mixed age group of the equivalent size.