Up to 40 students dissected and observed working parts of the body as well as some animals. They looked at hearts, kidneys, eyeballs, a lung, a frog and a starfish.

Head of biology Tara Kimberley said ‘It has been a great success; the students have all enjoyed getting a closer look at the body parts and seeing how they work. We decided to hold the session after school to make it accessible to everyone. It is important to run workshops to engage the students as I think if you are curious about a subject it increases your love for it, which makes learning easier.’

Year 12 student Tapuwa Chitiga said ‘I’ve been thinking about studying medicine at university so I wanted to see what a real body dissection would look like. I’m enjoying getting hands on with something that I’ve been learning about in biology for the past few yea. I have been able to actually see the different features and feel how they are.’

Year 9 student Sophie Webb said ‘My uncle is a lab professor at Oxford University and so I have always had an interest in this and thought I would come and try it for myself. I’m enjoying being able to cut the body parts and seeing what they look like inside.’