Our biggest ever assembly!
There’s not long to go until our BIG assembly with special guest, four-time Paralympian, Stef Reid MBE!
The assembly’s theme is the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. We’d love for your school to join us to celebrate them!
For 30 minutes, we’ll hear all about Stef’s inspirational sporting stories and the journey to become a world-class athlete. There’ll be time at the end for Stef to answer some of your questions, so have them prepared! For the chance for your questions to feature in the assembly, send them to help@picture-news.co.uk.
Details and registration!
Wednesday 3rd July 2024
9:30 – 10:00
Free live online assembly on Zoom
A British Sign Language interpreter will be present.
Everyone who registers will receive the Zoom recording afterwards, along with a certificate of attendance and the total number of pupils present for our BIGGEST assembly!
Stef Reid’s story
We’re thrilled Stef is joining us online – here’s her story, as told on www.stefreid.com.
Stef was born in New Zealand to a Scottish father and English mother, grew up in Toronto, Canada, and settled in the UK in 2010. Stef’s talent and passion for sport were spotted early, and aged 12, she was already dreaming of playing rugby on the world stage. But at 15, Stef was involved in a boating accident. Her life was saved, but her right foot was amputated.
Stef Reid continued her love of sport following her accident, and became a British Paralympic long jumper and sprinter.
She is a World Champion, four-time Paralympian, triple Paralympic medallist, and five-time world record holder.
Stef has a degree in biochemistry, and her adventures off the track include acting and modelling (including being the first amputee to walk the London Fashion Week catwalk!).
Stef starred in the 2022 series of Dancing On Ice, making it to the quarter finals, and showing the world you can learn to skate with an artificial foot.
Some useful resources ahead of the assembly
Stef has kindly shared some helpful resources which you may wish to explore with children!
Stef Reid on her different types of prosthetic legs
Stef Reid: Paralympians are ‘an amazing group of people’
Stef Reid’s carbon fibre running blade