  Details of the London pilot of the `Discovery Project' are presented, where
university-based astronomers were given the chance to pass on some real and
applied knowledge of astronomy to a group of selected secondary school pupils.
It was aimed at students in Key Stage 3 of their education, allowing them to be
involved in real astronomical research at an early stage of their education,
the chance to become the official discoverer of a new variable star, and to be
listed in the International Variable Star Index database, all while learning
and practising research-level skills. Future plans are discussed.
