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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

Upcoming training for teachers

Find out more about using Inspiring the Future and Primary Futures with our free live webinars.

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Partner profile: NHS

Our partnership with the NHS champions inclusion and diversity, and helps young people explore jobs and pathways.

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Regional projects

Inspiring the Future is open to all schools but we also provide targeted support through special projects.

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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 20% 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)

2,500,000 +

interactions between workplace volunteers and children and young people

Working with

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