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Our Executive Director, Tim Middleton has been writing articles on Education and School Sport each week in the Standard for the past 10 years. These 4-minute reads cover timely topics that may be of interest to the ATS Community and the Education body as a whole.
“I’ve good news and bad news for you!” Have you heard that before? There is the story of a...
It is widely considered that the most iconic face to launch a famous perfume was Marilyn Monroe...
“Let’s play!” For most of us, that short sentence, invitation even, would be music to our ears but...
Which do we prefer: sheep or goats? Which are better? Which are brighter? Which get the better...
Who is the GOAT (the Greatest Of All Time)? We love to pose that question when discussing sport,...
Mount Nyangani in the Eastern Highlands proudly stands as the highest mountain in Zimbabwe,...
“Even a man who has everything discovers that he doesn’t have everything”. In what would now be...
The natural world is beautiful – and different. Here we are as humans, as we have said before,...
"You do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence if you do not mention, when...
What do P Diddy and Pheidippides have in common (apart from a certain similar ring to their...
Way back in ancient times, sport played an important part in the life of everyone, not simply as...
We may remember the scene in the 1967 Disney version of ‘Jungle Book’ where the group of...
The term ‘politically correct’ is an interesting one as it implies that everything in politics is...
Horses can get a bit of a rough ride, can they not? Of course, that might mean that they can be...
Just for a change, let us talk about eggcorns. Now that may not be a familiar concept to many...
Do you have any idea who won two Grammy Awards in 1969 for ‘Song of the Year’ and ‘Best...
“Do you know who I am?” How often have we heard that? Clearly the speaker thinks everyone should...
Most readers of this article will know who Paul McCartney is – he may be over eighty years old now...




















