Uzma Siraj from Future World School has been named the regional winner of Pakistan’s 2023 Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Awards. Run by Cambridge University Press, the Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Awards is a global competition which celebrates the efforts of teachers around the world. This year, the competition received over 11,000 nominations from 99 countries. An increase of over 30% compared to last year’s nominations.
The global competition allows students, parents and other teachers to nominate a current primary or secondary teacher for something wonderful they have done. Now in its fifth year, the awards demonstrate the inspiring and positive impact of teachers across the globe and give students a platform to say, ‘thank you’.
This year, Uzma Siraj was named regional winner in Pakistan, winning for taking her learning into her own hands to learn Urdu, providing above and beyond-support to her students and promoting charity work by organising a flood relief charity drive. Speaking on her win, Siraj said: “I’ve always had a passion for teaching and helping those more in need – whether supporting students with day-to-day tasks or providing external pick up and drop off services. To inspire students, we must ensure they learn in a safe and comfortable environment best suited to developing their skills. I’m incredibly proud of my students and this? Recognition of the care put into my classroom activities and beyond”.
Matthew Walker, Publishing Director for Education at Cambridge University Press, said: “”The achievements of our 2023 regional winners, plus the thousands of nominations we received for the competition, speak volumes for the value of teachers’ roles and the positive impact they have on students. We hope this recognition will continue inspiring teachers to deliver exceptional teaching and encourage the next generation of learners to aim high in their ambitions”.
As a regional winner of the 2023 Cambridge Dedicated Teachers Awards, Uzma Siraj will receive £500 worth of books or digital resources, a Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Awards trophy, and promotion for them and their school. She will also feature on a thank you page at the front of new Cambridge University Press Education textbooks from February 2024.
The public can now vote on their favourite teacher out of the six regional winners to become the overall winner of the Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Awards 2023. This will be announced on June 06, 2023.