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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.

Doctor talking with primary school pupils

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

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