A teacher has been awarded a CBE for services to education

Professor Rosemary Davis, who currently works at the University College London, was on the Queen’s birthday honours for her outstanding services to teaching which has seen her work in Africa and Asia during her distinguished career.

Rosemary, who lives in Blockley near Stow-on-the-Wold, has seen it all in the teaching industry having worked as a teacher, head-teacher and now a university professor and was delighted to find out she was being honoured by the queen.

“I’m over the moon,” she said. "I got my letter at the start of May but I had to keep quiet until it was announced which was really difficult because I really wanted to tell my children and grand children because I was so excited."

Rosemary's career has seen her work in Botswana, Mauritius, Namibia, Swaziland as well as Asian nations Bhutan, China, Thailand, Vietnam and Pakistan.

Rosemary reflects on her time working abroad with great pride.

"I’ve taught, been a head teacher and professor at the University College London and seen a lot of the world," she added.

"In Botswana I was head of education at the University of Botswana while in Mauritius I trained master teacher trainees to work in the pre-school sector.

"I was then paid by US government to work in Namibia post independence from South Africa, changing from the apartheid period where a lot of teachers had no teacher training so that was my job.

"I was in Namibia for five years and Botswana for two years.

"I also went to Asia for UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific Organisation) who organises projects in outer schools in rural areas."

Rosemary currently specialises in early years and primary education.