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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Meeting the Gatsby Benchmarks

Use our diverse and extensive role models from the workplace, alongside our resources, to meet the updated Gatsby Benchmarks 3 to 7.

Inspiring Aviation

We’re sparking curiosity about aviation through hands-on events and immersive activities. If you work in the aviation industry – we'd love you to join our 1,000s of aviation volunteers.

Female pilot in uniform talks with two excited students about aviation

Redraw the balance

Our research shows children form stereotypes about the types of job they can do as young as 5-7 years of age. We help to broaden their aspirations and interests from primary school up.

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

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