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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

Partner profile: NHS

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

Doctor talking with primary school pupils

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 35% 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)

4,000,000 +

interactions between workplace volunteers and children and young people

Working with

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