Cambridge University Press has released the Dedicated Teacher Awards shortlist for 2020, featuring Tiffany Cavanagh from Trident College Solwezi, Zambia. The full shortlist is made up of 50 teachers from across the world, who have been celebrated for the vital role they play in the lives of their students.
Between 1 October and 29 November 2019, over 6,000 nominations from 97 different countries poured into the Press, each detailing an inspiring story about a current primary or secondary teacher and the hard work they do every day. These entries were analysed using competition criteria to select the 50 strong shortlist, including whether teachers prepared students for their futures beyond school and ‘made the ordinary, extraordinary.’
From this shortlist, a panel of expert judges will now choose six top finalists. The public will have the opportunity to vote for their favourite story when the finalists are announced via Cambridge University Press Education social media channels on 20 January 2020. The Press will announce the overall winner on 3 February 2020.
The finalists will feature on a thank you page at the front of every new Cambridge University Press Education textbook from May 2020 and win a host of prizes, including class sets of books or digital resources.
They will also get an invitation to the Cambridge Panel, an online community of teachers and researchers that help to shape the Press’s education publishing.
‘Teachers say and do life-changing things every day – often without realising it,’ explained Michael McGarvey, Director, Education, Cambridge University Press. ‘This could be something as simple as a kind word at a difficult time, or explaining a concept in a way that suddenly makes everything click into place for the student. For that, we’d like to join with people around the world to say thank you together.’
Last year, the 2019 Dedicated Teacher Awards saw maths and accounting teacher Ahmed Saya from Cordoba School for A-Level in Karachi, announced the winner from just under 4,000 nominations from 75 countries around the world.
Really good teachers don’t intimidate their pupils, they make them feel at ease and comfortable. They demystify things. Good teachers want to find other talents their pupils possess and make sure they’re also developed. Good teachers also teach their pupils manners, how to communicate both verbally and bodily, generally how to fit in society. This is hard and important work but not always appreciated by even pupils themselves.
Musungu!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Scrow up and down 4 times that article, I don’t see no Zambian name.
Most of our indigenous teachers that are changing lives in public schools don’t even know of such competitions, let alone participate in them. I’m sure we can find numerous winners within Zambia who are pushing boundaries with little resources.
This is great though the name doesn’t sound Zambian
your small mind thinks only chifitas are Zambians ka?
Exactly my thought. Why not from Chibolya primary school?
Exactly my thought, mwana. And why not from Chibolya prary school?
When the blind lead the blind.They both fall in a ditch.Peter Carlos Hinds.
Queen Elizabeth did not have to go to church Christmas day.She(Elizabeth)could have attended a mosque.Peter Carlos Hinds.
I pour acid in my toilet.For cleanliness.Peter Carlos Hinds.
God bless those who dare to take the wings of a hawk.Peter Carlos Hinds.
Honestly do you expect a black Zambian, locally trained teacher to be given that accolade? Our local teachers only know about extra lessons, they are not like the dedicated teachers we had in our days. The teacher from Trident school in Solwezi is obviously well motivated and goes beyond the call of duty to teach her classes.
which are those days u are refeering to as OUR DAYS? Have never heard of such a college in solwezi which makes me feel the so called teacher is not good enough to deserve this award cos. their is no publicity of this upnd stronghold area school