We must celebrate people like Rosalind Brotherton, who proved herself and rose through ranks from dinner lady to headteacher
Rosalind was always more ambitious than doling out peas and mash - and climbed the greasy pole to prove she really could do better
WHEN her marriage broke down some two decades ago, it was imperative for Rosalind Brotherton to find work as she had three little boys to raise.
Being a dinner lady was perfect. The hours absolutely suited the family.
Although Rosalind hadn’t enjoyed the academic side of her own schooling (she left at 16) she was always more ambitious than just doling out the mashed potatoes and peas.
So while working at Swan Lane First School in Evesham, Worcs, she started studying at night for a history degree at the Open University.
With three rumbustious lads running around it wasn’t easy but she did it.
Next step was to gain the PGCE teaching qualification. And where better to be a trainee teacher than back at her old school, Swan Lane.
She moved to another school where in 2009 she was made deputy head.
And now, not surprisingly, she climbed to the top of the greasy pole and has been made head teacher at Flyford Flavell First School, near Worcester.
What a fantastic triumph. From dinner lady to head teacher. You couldn’t make it up.
Yes, £87. Further, she checked her home and contents insurance and instead of paying £465 with Lloyds she got better cover for £97.