Education
Atkinson was educated at Hummersknott School and later at Durham University, where he studied history, Latin, and English. Whilst still at university he was also playing county level cricket. After graduation Atkinson took a Post Graduate Certificate in Education at Loughborough College and an external degree in Education at Queens University Belfast and another in Psychology back at Durham.
After University he was in the 1950s commissioned into the 5th Northumberland Fusiliers, serving in Ireland and Kenya.
Before joining the staff at Millfield in 1960, he had taught at both Great Ayton and at Darlington. Atkinson was appointed Headmaster at Millfield in 1971 upon the retirement of the school's founder Boss Meyer. He was awarded a CBE for his work in education in 1989. During his time as Millfield headmaster, he acquired a nickname that he did not like of "Colin the builder". He retired in 1990.
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