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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

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