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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

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