River Deep Mountain High

River Deep Mountain High

Mount Nyangani in the Eastern Highlands proudly stands as the highest mountain in Zimbabwe, reaching up to the height of 2,592 metres (8,504 feet) above sea level. In comparison, the highest mountain in the UK is Ben Nevis in the north of Scotland which reaches up to...
A Lifetime Reward

A Lifetime Reward

“Even a man who has everything discovers that he doesn’t have everything”. In what would now be described as an entertaining romcom, in 1979 Dudley Moore played the part of a successful songwriter who had everything but ended up “crossing the hottest sands, climbing...
Higher and Higher

Higher and Higher

The natural world is beautiful – and different. Here we are as humans, as we have said before, seeking after As in education (we want A*s and consider it all about Achievement, Advancement, Alignment, Amusement, Amazement, Assessment and Appointment) and looking down...
No Comment? No Chance!

No Comment? No Chance!

“You do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence if you do not mention, when questioned, something which you later rely on in court. Anything you do say may be given in evidence”. Have we been there? Of course not! If we had, just like in the...
Careering through the Curriculum

Careering through the Curriculum

What do P Diddy and Pheidippides have in common (apart from a certain similar ring to their names)? Some readers may have heard of neither though younger ones may recognize the former while older more scholarly (no offence) ones may remember the latter. P Diddy, as...