Herefordshire school shows students what it's really like to work in health

Aim Higher Plus and Birmingham City University ran the workshop at The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School, on November 26, and its aim was to give students an insight into the possible career opportunities available to them within the vast health profession.

The sessions started off with a short discussion about various hospital television programmes including Chicago med, Casualty, and Call the Midwife, with a focus on how they are either different or similar to what happens in real life.

The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School learning how professionals do it

This led into an informative discussion about the qualifications required to pursue one of the fifteen health professions and possible career pathways in the future.

The main part of the session involved a circus of three different activities designed to show the students some of what is involved within the health profession.

Students in scrubs worn by health care professionals

They learnt how to keep someone's airway open in an emergency, specific ways medical professionals put on their protective gloves for surgery, and how surgeons train to perform keyhole surgery.

Students with a tool used to train surgeous how to perform keyhole surgery

Science teacher Dan Jones said during both sessions there was a positive buzz, the students clearly enjoyed themselves and hopefully a few career questions were answered.