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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

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