UCAT School Outreach · free for schools

Medicine Outreach for Schools, Led by People Who Just Did It

Bring a doctor and a team of medical-student mentors into your school for a free, fully-planned session that demystifies the route into medicine: UCAT, personal statement, interviews and everything in between.

Why near-peer mentoring works

Aspiring Medics Get the Most from People Who Were Recently in Their Seat

A student listening to a consultant hears authority. A student listening to a medical student who left the same kind of school two years ago hears possibility. Our sessions pair practising medics with current medical-student mentors, so students get both credibility and proof.

The Whole Pathway, Demystified

From GCSE choices and work experience through UCAT, UCAS and interviews, explained clearly, without jargon.

Genuinely Useful Content

A real UCAT taster and honest personal statement and interview guidance, not a slideshow about "doing your best".

Honest, Near-peer Answers

Mentors answer the questions students actually worry about: "is my school good enough?", "can I afford it?", "is a low mock the end?"

Choose your format

A Medicine Workshop Built for Your Timetable

Delivered live at your school by a MediSpoon medic and a team of medical-student mentors. Pick the one-hour session for a focused introduction, or the two-hour session when you want students to practise, not just listen.

1 hour

Launchpad Express

Fits an enrichment period, careers lunchtime, or a single Year 12 cohort.

  1. 1Welcome & who we are: meet the medics and mentors.
  2. 2The road into medicine: the honest map of the application.
  3. 3Core masterclass: UCAT taster, personal statement do's & don'ts, MMI in a nutshell.
  4. 4Ask a Medic Anything: open mentor Q&A.
  5. 5Giveaways & close: prizes, school discount, next steps.
2 hours

Launchpad Half-Day

Best for a twilight slot, collapsed-timetable afternoon or double period.

  1. 1Welcome & meet the team
  2. 2The road into medicine: told through mentor stories.
  3. 3UCAT in practice: taster questions, technique and timing.
  4. 4Personal statement & interview, with a live mock-MMI demo.
  5. 5Hands-on clinic: mini-MMI station or PS feedback in small groups.
  6. 6Ask a Medic Anything & giveaways

Booking a full year-group assembly instead? We adapt by expanding the stories and Q&A and scaling back the practice stations so large audiences stay engaged. Tell us your numbers and room when you book.

For schools

The Easiest Enrichment Booking You'll Make This Term

The session is free, the planning is ours, and the value to your aspiring medics is immediate.

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Tell Us What You Need

Format, rough numbers and a few possible dates, or just pick a slot below.

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We Confirm

You receive the medic and mentor team, the run sheet and a short pre-event checklist.

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We Deliver On-site

Your staff host; we bring the content, materials, giveaways and energy.

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Students Continue

Every attendee leaves with a school-exclusive discount and a clear next step, and many schools then move their cohort onto a school platform plan.

Safeguarding & Compliance

Our medics and mentors hold appropriate DBS clearance. We share our safeguarding policy and public liability insurance on request and follow your visitor procedures throughout.

Supports Your Careers Strategy

Meaningful encounters with professionals and higher education, linking curriculum science to a real destination, structured enrichment you can evidence.

What It Costs

Nothing. We fund the programme through the MediSpoon for Schools platform and prioritise schools serving communities under-represented in medicine.

Our social mobility promise

Access to Medicine Should Be Decided by Ambition, Not Postcode

Medicine remains one of the least socially representative professions in the country. This programme is our front line for changing that. Every session is free, with free or subsidised platform access for eligible students on free school meals.

Read our promise

Want Ongoing UCAT Prep for Your Whole Cohort?

Beyond the session, equip your students year-round with structured courses, unlimited mock exams and a school dashboard that flags learners at risk.

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Book a Free Medicine Outreach Session

Pick an available day and session, then tell us about your school. Greyed-out sessions are already booked. Our schools team confirms within two working days, at no cost and no obligation.

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Prefer to talk first? Email info@medispoon.org.uk or call 020 3342 5713.

Give Your Aspiring Medics a Day They'll Remember

Book a free in-school Launchpad session and put real doctors and medical-student mentors in front of your students.

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