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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

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