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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

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