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

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