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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

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