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Share your story to inspire Futures For All

Are you ready to share your professional journey, give back to society and motivate the
next generation? You’re in the right place. By becoming part of our Speakers for Schools programme, you can reach and inspire young people locally and nationally through our network of over 2,200 state schools and colleges.

Why give a talk with Futures For All

01

Fuel ambitions

Sharing your experiences is not only personally rewarding, but it also empowers young people to believe in themselves, challenges their perceptions of what is possible and encourages a growth mindset.

02

Uncover careers

You can highlight career pathways and opportunities that may not be on young people's radar. Your talk will offer big-picture insights, practical guidance and resource information to help clarify the possibilities.

03

Inform futures

You will share your personal experiences of overcoming challenges, insights into industries and offer advice to young people. Your talk will encourage young people to ask questions and think about their futures.

How could you personally impact young people

80%

of young people agreed that “I can achieve whatever career I set my mind to” – after their talk.

1 in 3

young people said that post-talk, they were considering a career in the same sector as the speaker.

79%

of young people gained insight into a career/industry they didn’t know about before their talk.

50%

of educators said that their students were motivated to do more career-related activities afterwards.

How it works

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01

Join our network

Once you’ve had an initial call with a member of our team, we will contact you to find out when works best for your talk, preferred locations and timeframes.

Person viewing "Planning My Talk" video on laptop

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Plan your 1-hour talk

Work with our experienced team – who will recommend a format and school, make introductions, facilitate busy diaries, provide useful guides and help with preparations.

Students attentively listen during a school assembly

03

Speak and discover your impact

Discover your impact

After soaking up the inspirational atmosphere of your talk, we’ll share feedback from the school and students and ask you to provide your own feedback, too.

Your resources

An overview of how we work and what to expect as a speaker.

How to build a student-friendly talk, with top tips on what makes an impact.

How to theme your talk and make the most of the online format.

Talks to a class with Special Educational Needs/Additional Support Needs.

Success stories

Hear from Danel, Husseyn, Oliver, Donnel and Tristan

Watch and learn about the impact of an inspirational talk – after celebrated mathematician Bobby Seagull took a full-circle opportunity to speak at his former secondary school, St. Bonaventure’s in East Ham.

Hear from Danel, Husseyn, Oliver, Donnel and Tristan

Watch and learn about the impact of an inspirational talk – after celebrated mathematician Bobby Seagull took a full-circle opportunity to speak at his former secondary school, St. Bonaventure’s in East Ham.

99% of speakers would recommend joining us, giving a 4.9 out of 5-star satisfaction rating.

Educator

After their talk at St. Bonaventure’s 

“One of the main benefits of attending talks like this is it helps students create a plan and see the steps that it takes to get from where they are now to where they want to be in the future.”

Speaker

After their 100th talk

“I can still remember the icy internal fear of “Imposter syndrome” as I stepped forward to the welcoming applause from students at St John Payne School in Chelmsford. My first talk took place in October 2014 , and from that day to now, I have been on a voyage of discovery and joy.”

99% of speakers would recommend joining us, giving a 4.9 out of 5-star satisfaction rating.

“One of the main benefits of attending talks like this is it helps students create a plan and see the steps that it takes to get from where they are now to where they want to be in the future.”

Educator

After their talk at St. Bonaventure’s 

“I can still remember the icy internal fear of “Imposter syndrome” as I stepped forward to the welcoming applause from students at St John Payne School in Chelmsford. My first talk took place in October 2014 , and from that day to now, I have been on a voyage of discovery and joy.”

Speaker

After their 100th talk 

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