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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

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