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We make it possible for children to explore the world of work with fun, inspiring role models.

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Secondary Schools and Colleges

With us, students can meet people in diverse jobs, feed their motivation, and see how school subjects connect to careers.

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Volunteers

Your career journey is unique and your experience invaluable. Share your story and see the immediate impact on children. It's wonderful.

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Employers

You can make a huge difference to students' future careers - and at scale - there are lots of ways to get involved.

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Meeting the Gatsby Benchmarks

Use our diverse and extensive role models from the workplace, to meet updated Gatsby Benchmarks 3 to 7 all in one place.

Inspiring Aviation

If you work in aviation – in any guise – join us to spark curiosity about aviation through hands-on events and immersive activities. We'd love you to join our 1,000s of aviation volunteers.

Primary Futures Recognition Scheme

Our brand new Recognition Scheme celebrates PRIMARY schools that 'go beyond' to raise the future aspirations of pupils. Showing kids exciting roles and different and unusual sectors to believe in.

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Why it works

It's research based

Our many research studies show the impact of young people chatting – and quizzing – a variety of workplace volunteers:

Broadens and raises their aspirations.

Excites them about subjects – which increases their motivation to learn.

Breaks down stereotypes about who can do what job.

Reduces their likelihood of Not being in Education, Employment or Training (NEET)

Plus increasing earning potential and more.

It’s a simple idea of bringing schools and companies together, that’s got a lot of complex thinking, software, research and hard work behind it.

Nick Chambers, Founder and CEO

Over 85% of UK secondary schools and 35% of primary schools signed up to Inspiring The Future.

4,750,000 +

interactions between workplace volunteers and young people to inspire diverse futures.

Working with

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