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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

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