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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.

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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

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