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

About us

We connect workplace volunteers with schools and colleges to broaden children and young people’s horizons, raise their aspirations and increase their motivation to learn.

See what Inspiring the Future is all about in this short video.

Inspiring aviation

We’re sparking curiosity about aviation through hands-on events and immersive activities, linking young people with industry professionals to explore a range of careers.

Why it works

Key research findings

Our many research studies with children and schools evidence that encounters children have with people from the world of work:

  • Broaden young peoples’ horizons and raise their aspirations
  • Excite children about subjects, increasing motivation, confidence and attitude to learning
  • Challenge stereotypes including gender and social
  • Improve academic attainment at GCSE
  • Increase young people’s earning potential
  • Reduce the likelihood of young people becoming NEET (not in education, employment or training)

4,500,000 +

interactions between workplace volunteers and children and young people

It’s a simple idea of bringing schools and companies together, that’s got a lot of complex thinking, software, research and hard work behind it.

Nick Chambers, Founder and CEO

Over 85% of secondary schools and 35% of primary schools are signed up to Inspiring The Future.

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

Working with

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