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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

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