Primary Schools

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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What we do


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

Inspiring aviation

We’re sparking curiosity about aviation through hands-on events and immersive activities, linking young people with industry professionals to explore a range of careers.

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 the last 15+ years over 85% of secondary schools and 35% of primary schools have signed up to Inspiring The Future.

4,750,000 +

interactions to date between workplace volunteers and young people to inspire and educate them on the world of careers out there.

Working with

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