The Who’s in Health? campaign places volunteers from the health professions into primary schools across the UK. Explore short sessions to inspire 7–11-year-olds (those at Key Stage 2) about working in health.
Summary
This booklet showcases winning entries from a national competition inviting UK medical students to design 15-minute classroom sessions for primary schools. The sessions aim to inspire children aged 7–11 by introducing them to healthcare careers and showing how school subjects like Science, Maths and English relate to real-world medical practice.
Examples of sessions
- The Five Senses: Pupils explore how doctors use touch, hearing, sight, smell and taste in diagnosis and care.
- Mini Medics: Children match organs to body outlines and learn fun facts through games and a take-home passport.
- A Trip to the Hospital: A theatrical session using dressing up and storytelling to explain pain, treatment and communication.
- A&E Action: A fast-paced, station-based activity simulating a day in emergency medicine.
- Doctor for the Day: Pupils practise taking patient histories, measuring pulse and height, and using stethoscopes.
- Charlie’s Chest: A case-based session using X-rays and worksheets to explore anatomy, diagnosis and note-taking.
- Looking, Talking and Thinking Like a Doctor: Pupils learn about hygiene, communication and clinical reasoning through interactive tasks.
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