7th April 2026
Hello!
Welcome to the Inspiring Choices website.
We are a higher education outreach partnership delivering impartial careers information, advice and guidance to young people across York and North Yorkshire.
We are a higher education outreach partnership delivering impartial careers information, advice and guidance to young people across York and North Yorkshire.
Students
Resources designed to support young people who are navigating school, further education, and higher education!
Parents and Carers
Resources for Parents/Carers to enable you to support young people as they make decisions about their future
Teachers/ Practitioners
Resources for teachers/practitioners working with young people and supporting the Careers curriculum in school/college
Specific groups
Resource and information relating to specific groups and / or circumstances that may benefit from additional support.
7th April 2026
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“'Inspiring Choices listen to what our students need.”
- School contact
“The Inspiring Choices programme helps students explore options, builds confidence, and make informed choices.”
- School contact
“The Inspiring Choices team are clear, approachable, and keep everyone well-informed.”
- School contact
“I know they work hard ensuring that all disadvantaged groups are given the opportunity and knowledge to think about higher education.”
- School contact
“Inspiring Choices works to reduce the gap in higher education participation between young people who are most and least represented. They support young people across York and North Yorkshire by offering tailored outreach, guidance and activities that help them explore all the routes into and through higher education.”
- School contact
’The team design and deliver inspiring workshops, events and activities that engage young people in underrepresented groups in opportunities that can help them to make decisions about their future education and careers. Their work aims to close gaps in higher education and to raise aspirations and opportunities.'
- School contact
“ Inspiring Choices are always willing to adapt to whatever students we have.”
- School contact
“It is great to have an expert in higher education visit, to reinforce the message and give an alternative view point.”
- School contact
“They are brilliant at delivering workshops on subjects that we don't often have time to deliver on and have a wider remit of subjects that we are not necessarily that knowledgeable about.”
- College contact
“Care Leavers have benefited from 1:1 support, as have staff. The residential trips for care leavers proved very successful with many progressing into HE.”
- Care Leaver support staff
“It has been a very good partnership and relationship with Inspiring Choices and long may it continue. We are looking forward to you coming in to deliver more sessions for us.”
- College contact
