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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

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