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A unique insight into medical careers and the effect of exercise on real-life organs was given to students.

Teenagers at Burnt Mill Academy were given rare opportunities to learn when lessons were brought to life.

Medical Mavericks gave Year 9 and 10 an insight into the various careers open to them in the medical profession.

They were able to try their hand at taking blood using a real needle and a prosthetic arm, use a sonography machine to look inside their own arms, try on glasses which gave them a taste of how vision is affected by alcohol and conditions such as cataracts and double vision, take on a challenge using a keyhole surgery training machine, as well as take a look at an ECG heart monitor.

Luca Love, of Medical Mavericks, said: “We are here to promote careers within healthcare. Young people are aware of doctors and nurses, but there are so many other roles within the industry they could consider.

“Being able to have a play with this kind of equipment opens their eyes to the careers available.”

Year 9 and 10 GCSE PE students and those looking to take the subject in future were given an opportunity to see the impact healthy living and exercise can have on the heart and lungs.

Matt Rozier, of Bodymove Education, demonstrated to students by using real pig organs which students got the opportunity to dissect.

He said: “We have been looking at the effects of exercise on the cardio and respiratory systems. By relating to the pig organs, students get a really useful hands-on knowledge. There is no better way of making it memorable for them. This way, they are engaged and interested.”

Gareth Myatt, assistant head, said: “It is not possible to get work experience as a doctor or a nurse, so this was a really unique opportunity to get an insight into medical careers.

“For the PE students, their experience will have been a great help for their GCSE course in both that subject and science.”

Both events were brought to the school free of charge by the Make it Happen charity.