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

About us

We connect workplace volunteers with schools and colleges to broaden children and young people’s horizons, raise their aspirations and increase their motivation to learn.

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

Key research findings

Our many research studies with children and schools evidence that encounters children have with people from the world of work:

  • Broaden young peoples’ horizons and raise their aspirations
  • Excite children about subjects, increasing motivation, confidence and attitude to learning
  • Challenge stereotypes including gender and social
  • Improve academic attainment at GCSE
  • Increase young people’s earning potential
  • Reduce the likelihood of young people becoming NEET (not in education, employment or training)

4,500,000 +

interactions between workplace volunteers and children and young people

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 secondary schools and 35% of primary schools are signed up to Inspiring The Future.

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

Working with

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