PUPILS at Cirencester Kingshill School took part in a Digestion Day which focused on healthy eating, food safety and food testing.

Year 7 pupils put aside their usual timetables on Monday, June 12 to take part in the day, which included an immersive experience in an inflatable explorer dome, where they were taken on a journey through the human digestive tract and out the other end.

Pupils also took part in a range of investigations, led by the Science and Mathematics Faculties.

Pupils discovered the nutrients present in a range of foods, used their maths skills to produce graphs of comparative nutrient uptake, employed the use of computer software to analyse the nutritional value of their previous week’s meals, and gained an understanding about what makes food unsafe to eat.

Pupils were also able to enjoy a live cookery demonstration from visiting chef, Jak Cresser-Brown, from ‘jak’shak’ – a local company that provides casual, gourmet festival food.

Pupils watched Chef Jak cook up a tomato based pasta dish which they all got to sample whilst learning plenty of healthy eating tips and gaining an insight into the life of a chef.

Headteacher Christine Oates said: “It was a fantastic day which the pupils thoroughly enjoyed.

"The many interactive activities has brought the science of digestion to life and given our Year 7 pupils a better understanding of the benefits of healthy food choices”.

The ‘digestion dome’ was also available to local primary school students the following day, who also received a taste of stimulating stomach science and interesting intestinal facts to enrich their learning back in their lessons.