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

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