SOLVING THE PROBLEM OF PROBLEM SOLVING

Here is a problem for you. Your child calls you from school and tells you that he has forgotten his sports kit: so what do you do? The vast majority of parents will drop whatever they are doing, be entirely inconvenienced, mutter under their breath, and deliver the...

SAY “NO” SO THEY KNOW

A mother was going out for tea with a friend, accompanied by her young child. As she was keen to assure her friend that she was a good parent, she sat down with her child beforehand and reminded him how he must always be polite, always say “Please” and “Thank you”....

NOT THE CRITIC BUT THE CREDIT

Welcome back to a new term and a new year – and a warm welcome to teachers who are new to ATS. ATS has a very proud and significant history and so we have much to maintain and honour in all that we do in our respective schools. If you have not already done so, do...

 EXCELLENT PARENTING

Can you think of a job where no training is required, no interviews are conducted, no contract is signed, no boss is in position, no experience is necessary, no appraisal is undertaken? Oh, and where no pay is given (in fact, you would be required to pay)? I can....