Primary Schools

We make it possible for children to explore the world of work with fun, inspiring role models.

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Secondary Schools and Colleges

With us, students can meet people in diverse jobs, feed their motivation, and see how school subjects connect to careers.

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Volunteers

Your career journey is unique and your experience invaluable. Share your story and see the immediate impact on children. It's wonderful.

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Employers

You can make a huge difference to students' future careers - and at scale - there are lots of ways to get involved.

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What we do


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

It's research based

Our many research studies show the impact of young people chatting – and quizzing – a variety of workplace volunteers:

Broadens and raises their aspirations.

Excites them about subjects – which increases their motivation to learn.

Breaks down stereotypes about who can do what job.

Reduces their likelihood of Not being in Education, Employment or Training (NEET)

Plus increasing earning potential and more.

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 the last 15+ years over 85% of secondary schools and 35% of primary schools have signed up to Inspiring The Future.

4,750,000 +

interactions to date between workplace volunteers and young people to inspire and educate them on the world of careers out there.

Working with

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