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Primary Schools

Broaden horizons, raise aspirations and show children the relevance of learning.

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Secondary Schools and Colleges

Boost student attainment, motivation and future prospects by connecting with volunteers from the world of work.

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Volunteers

Make a difference to children and young people’s futures by sharing your career story and experience.

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Employers

See how you can support your employees to volunteer with schools.

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What we do

Upcoming training for teachers

Find out more about using Inspiring the Future and Primary Futures with our free live webinars.

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Partner profile: NHS

Our partnership with the NHS champions inclusion and diversity, and helps young people explore jobs and pathways.

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Regional projects

Inspiring the Future is open to all schools but we also provide targeted support through special projects.

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Why it works

See what Inspiring the Future is all about in this short video.

Meeting the volunteers has given me courage to know that I can make lots of things. I have also found out about lots more jobs.

Tam, aged 9

Over 80% of secondary schools and 20% of primary schools are signed up to Inspiring The Future.

Key research findings

Encounters with people from the world of work:

  1. Broaden young peoples’ horizons and raise their aspirations
  2. Excite children about subjects, increasing motivation, confidence and attitude to learning
  3. Challenge gender and social stereotypes
  4. Improve academic attainment at GCSE
  5. Increase young people’s earning potential
  6. Reduce the likelihood of young people becoming NEET (not in education, employment or training)

2,500,000 +

interactions between workplace volunteers and children and young people

Working with

Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
Experian
City and Guilds
WPP
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
British Chambers of Commerce
CIOB
UCL Institute of Education
JP Morgan
HM Treasury
Sainsbury’s
ARUP
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APM
GLA
Deloitte
Balfour Beatty
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
Brompton Bicycles
British Gas
General Electric
Tesco
Department for Culture, Media & Sport
ASCL
Bank of America
Deutsche Bank
Salesforce
STEM Learning
Centrica
BBC
PWC
BT
HM Civil Service
HMRC
Maritime UK
Aviation Skills Partnership
Trades Union Congress
CIOL
Cabinet Office
Edge Foundation
Capgemini
Slaughter and May
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Cognizant
Allen Overy
NAHT
EMCOR
Sheffield Hallam University
ACCA
NHS
Dept for Transport
Standard Chartered
CIMA
QEST
DFE
Virgin Media
Future Talent Learning
Meta
Pepsico
bam
Sky
Barclays
OECD
UK Theatre / SOLT
The Royal Warrant Holders Association
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Compass Group
Recruitment and Employment Confederation
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Google
BIS
AKO
TES
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Institute of Directors
TFL
The Careers and Enterprise Company
Home Office
Cilex
MITIE
East Sussex County Council
Dechert
Serco
Kent County Council
Aston Martin
Boots
Santander
Associations of Colleges
Ministry of Justice
The Dulverton Trust
Ordnance Survey
Federation of Small Businesses
HP
GCHQ
CMI
Capita
PiXL
American Express
RAF
Business Growth Fund
Amazon Web Services
DWP
WorldSkills UK
ITV
NAS