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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.

Doctor talking with primary school pupils

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

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