Members of Lower School enjoyed a visit from Paralympian Ian Rose. He spoke to them in their assembly about how, having lost all the sight in his left eye and most of that in his right after contracting eye cancer as a baby, he went on to represent Great Britain in judo at five Paralympics, earning a bronze and silver medal, and became European Champion four times and World Champion in 1995. His story was full of inspirational messages that really tied in with the ideas discussed as part of the Be More Griffen programme. After the talk, Ian ran a workshop on developing leadership skills with a small group of second years to encourage them to show empathy and good communication skills when working with others.
