Global Teacher Prize

The Global Teacher Prize is organized by the Varkey Foundation to recognize a teacher who has had an inspiring impact on students and their community. Recipients are selected from worldwide public nominations, and teachers may self-nominate. Judging is conducted by the Global Teacher Prize Academy, a committee of head teachers, education experts, journalists, entrepreneurs, and other professionals. The award ceremony takes place each March at the Global Education and Skills Forum, where the winner receives US$1 million. The prize aims to elevate the status of the teaching profession and is often referred to as the 'Nobel Prize for teaching'.

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2015

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March each year

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Varkey Foundation

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Teacher who has had an inspiring impact on his students and in his community.

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History

The Global Teacher Prize was announced in March 2014 at the second Global Education and Skills Forum. The first prize was awarded in March 2015 to Nancie Atwell, an English teacher from Maine, USA. The inaugural award attracted over 5,000 nominations from 127 countries. Since then, educators from Palestine, Canada, the UK, Kenya, India, and Pakistan have received the prize. In 2018, a Portugal edition offering €30,000 was introduced. The award ceremony is held in London each March.

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