Sign up to Inspiring the Future and get ready for access to over 90,000 volunteers from different jobs, sectors and career routes – across the UK – to visit your school or college, in-person or virtually.
Relatable role models
Meeting real-life role models ‘like me,’ as well as volunteers with different life experiences to their own, is a simple and effective way to help your students to:
- see the relevance of classroom learning to their futures;
- boost their motivation and attainment;
- broaden their horizons; and
- get first-hand, practical advice about the world of work
Developed with teachers, our evidence-based service is open to all state schools and colleges. Just sign-up or login and you can see (and contact directly) all the volunteers on our platform and start creating brilliant activities for your students.
Plan live employer activities
Connect with volunteers who live or work locally for in-person sessions, or arrange virtual encounters with our national network of workplace volunteers.
From apprentices to CEOs, barristers to broadband technicians, get direct access to our diverse range of volunteers to support your existing activities or create new sessions to suit your needs. Popular activities include career talks, speed networking, CV workshops and mock interviews.
Having work-place volunteers talking and engaging with students has impact…
Really useful assets
Make the most of our various resources to fully round-out the whole experience for students:
- Pre-recorded sessions
These feature workplace volunteers, accompanying activities, interactivity and reflection. The videos fit easily into timetabled lessons and are suitable for KS3 and above.
Recent titles include Enterprising Minds, NHS Everyday Heroes and Careers in Sustainability (all 30 mins approx). - icould videos
Explore videos with people in a whole variety of roles. They’re a punchy two to four minutes long and provide personal insights on education choices, career paths and jobs. Use to support live employer activities or as a standalone resource. Available at icould.com – this is just one example from Tamzin about her journey, and who never knew her job ‘was a thing’.
Access practical guides and resources
Get the most from Inspiring the Future with our support materials. These include lesson plans and student worksheets, how-to guides and videos, on-demand teacher webinars, and ideas for activities and meeting the Gatsby Benchmarks.
100% of respondents would recommend our service to other schools or colleges.
(School Survey 2022)
Benefit from tailored support
We are a small, friendly team and are here to help! You can:
- Call us on 0207 566 4880
- Email us enquiries@inspiringthefuture.org
- Book a short planning call via our online calendar
- Or join one of our webinars to find out how to get started or for specialist topics such as how to use your Inspiring the Future account to successfully meet Gatsby Benchmark 4
Safeguarding
We are committed to providing safe and supportive environments for everyone involved in our organisation and the work we do. See more about Safeguarding.