Jonathan Broom-Edwards Visit

At the end of Spring Term we were visited by Jonathan Broom-Edwards - an Inspire+ Ambassador. Jonathon told us all about his sport of High Jump, his successes at Rio and other major championships as well as his determination to compete despite his disability.

Our Bronze Ambassadors welcomed Jonathan to our special assembly.

Jonathan introduced himself and his travel companion.

He told us how wonderful Rio was .

Jonathan described his disability and how it prevented him from competing as an able bodied athlete. He was born with congenital talipes equinovarus (clubbed foot) in his left foot which left him with muscular dystrophy of his calf muscles as well as fusion and restricted range of motion of his left ankle. He also has problems with his right foot, a weak right knee and a muscular imbalance.All this made it hard to become a High Jumper but with determination Jonathan overcame this and won a silver medal at the Rio Olympics.

We watched Jonathan winning the silver medal...

and proudly wearing it.

Jonathan reminded us of his key sporting values: Determination, Courage, Respect and Hard Work- all values we need to adopt in sport and everything we do.

Our ambassadors thanked Jonathan for his inspirational talk.