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Nominations for the 2025 Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Awards are now closed. Thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination. We are currently reviewing all nominations and will be publishing the shortlist soon.
Before you complete the nomination form below, please read our tips to help you with your nomination.
1. Anyone can nominate: You could be a student, parent or even another teacher.
2. Be specific: Our judges are looking for nominations that are about something a teacher said or did that meant a lot to you. Tell us about a specific time or memory. The more focused you can be about that one thing, the more your nomination will stand out.
3. Emphasise impact: Using your specific example, think about how this made you feel and how it may have impacted the teacher.
4. Supporting statements: We encourage you to include a supporting statement in your nomination from a second person who can evidence your nominated teacher’s dedication and impact. It’s not mandatory but could help to strengthen your nomination.
5. Nominate once: We know you probably have lots of teachers you would like to thank, but to keep it fair, we ask that you only nominate one teacher per person.
6. Be clear and concise: We bet you could talk about your teacher for days but be sure your nomination is clear and concise and under 150 words.
7. Share and celebrate: Share your nomination with your teacher - it will make their day! The reason we run the awards is to bring a bit of joy to teachers, so make sure you share your nomination with them either before or after you submit it.
Nominations for the 2025 Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Awards are now closed. Thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination!
Tips for nominating
Example nominations
Need some inspiration? Take a read of some nominations we've received in the past.
Preparing learners to be ready for the world
'With professionalism and devotion, he is accountable for comprehending student behaviour and providing counselling to help overcome student troubles. During his tenure, he has created influential contributions to develop human resources in schools through several programs. One of the programs offered is “Pathway to University.” This program is specifically dedicated to the 12th grade to prepare students to enter college. Students get various advantages, such as consultation, training, and knowledge about lectures. Thanks to him, 98% of our students can resume their education to a higher level with scholarships.'
Championing climate change education
'My teacher uses her position to create awareness about preserving our environment as well as waste management. The first step was her persistence in painting classroom project boards instead of wasting new papers to cover them every year. She has suggested using soft copies of lesson plans alternatively to hard copies being used presently. She donates bins to separate dry and wet waste. As decoration of her staff room she chose plants. She religiously spends time caring for the plants in her garden. She recently planted a hundred trees in the Rotary Club. In class, she frequently discusses environmental concerns in order to raise consciousness among her students. On a personal level, she is fond of having vegetarian dishes and avoids eating meat. She is vocal against staff and family members wasting electricity and water. Her dedication to these causes has influenced others to follow her path.'
Exceptional pastoral care and inclusion
'This teacher has been my son’s teacher since he joined Primary School in August last year. He is neurodiverse and was initially anxious about joining a new school, let alone going straight into year 2 (he skipped year 1 as the class size was too big for his challenges and he was not emotionally ready to join). The teacher goes above and beyond to help him thrive and be happy. She puts stickers on his table indicating the level of difficulty of tasks he’s facing (3 dots: red, yellow, and green) so he can just point at a sticker to communicate how confident he is accomplishing a task without the need to say it (which is more difficult for him). She keeps coming up with initiatives to keep him motivated and focused, and I’ve noticed he’s progressed a lot since he joined her class, socially and academically.'