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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

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