"BURSTING THE BUBBLE": Service learning in schools.

Background: At Imperial College, we developed a novel teaching programme for medical students based within a local primary school, with the aim of developing students' teaching skills and centring social accountability in our curriculum. Similar service-learning programmes have shown significant benefit for student participants, including: improving communication skills, developing an understanding of the social determinants of health, and increased empathy. In partnership with a local primary school, the programme involved a group of medical students designing, developing and delivering a teaching session to primary school children.