Clifton Scientific Trust

Clifton Scientific Trust is a Bristol-based charity building innovative partnerships between young people in school and the world of professional science and its applications. Through "Meet-a-Medic" programme, Bristol medical students spend afternoons engaging with classes in Bristol primary schools.. up to four classes in parallel in some schools with two medical students in each. Last year we ran Meet-a-Medic in 20 primary classes in Bristol schools and the evaluation was outstanding (available on request). Outcomes include:

* Raising Aspiration

* Motivating Learning

* Stimulating questioning

* Providing positive role models

* Supporting the curriculum

Medical students are tremendous ambassadors for science in schools and have worked with all primary year groups because

* Medicine is science based and cross curricular

* Has everyday relevance to the lives of pupils and their families

* Presents real life science in a human context

* And because medical students are such good communicators. it is part

of their training.

Meet-a-Medic is a partnership with the Galenicals, the University of Bristol Student Medical Society, strongly supported by UBHT, the University of Bristol Medical School, and Bristol City Extended Schools.