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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

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