On Saturday 26th February 2022 MED-SOC will be coming to Rushden Academy providing the opportunity for students to experience clinical careers first hand.

The event is delivered by the award-winning human anatomist Samuel Piri who has been featured on the BBC, The Discovery Channel & Medicplayer.

At the event, Sam and his team will provide the opportunity for students to participate in the dissection of real organ specimens including a head & brain, lungs & heart as well as a digestive tract showcasing the stomach, liver, gall bladder, pancreas and intestines. The day is rigorously academic with students receiving award-winning insight into how the body works and the challenges faced by the next generation of medical professionals.

All of the content is carefully matched to the main GCSE, A-Level & BTEC specifications and is relevant to the study students are undertaking in the classroom. The event operates in such a way that it appeals to the students considering both medicine, dentistry & veterinary science as well as those considering; nursing, midwifery, paramedic science, occupational therapy, pharmacology, biomedical science and sports sciences.

This event is open to all students at Rushden Academy who are aged 14+, and tickets can be booked through ParentPay.

Students and parents are advised to visit the website www.med-soc.co.uk for full details of the modules covered on the day.

A MASSIVE thank you to all tutors and tutor groups who got involved with the hamper food collection.

We made up 23 hampers which have been delivered plus we took several crates over extra food to the foodbank who were extremely grateful.

Thanks also to Gracie, Evie and Lewis who helped deliver to the food bank.