Lanre Oguntoye, a A Chemistry teacher from Greensprings School has emerged in the top 60 of Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Award 2022.
He was nominated among 7,000 teachers from 113 countries.
Lanre Oguntoye, has also received national honours as Lagos state champion of the Maltina Teacher of the Year 2021 and Meadow Hall Foundation’s Inspirational Teacher of the Year 2019.
According to an official statement:
“To get the award, he was nominated by the school’s Anthony campus Head Girl, Emmanuella Ilok, and in the nomination video sent to Cambridge University Press and Assessment, the organiser of the award, the student spoke about Mr Oguntoye’s ability to break down complex Chemistry concepts into bits of knowledge easy to understand.
In addition to that, she revealed how he has been her support system, influenced her interest in Chemistry at A-Level, and how the teacher always ensures all students are carried along when teaching. She also talked about how Mr. Oguntoye is contributing to the expansion of Chemistry knowledge beyond Greensprings School through his YouTube channels and other online platforms.”
Receiving the honour, Mr. Oguntoye stated:
“I am glad to have been shortlisted for the Top 60 Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Award. The recognition is a good way to start this term three, and I am dedicating the award to Mrs. Lai Koiki, our CEO; Dr. Barney Wislon, our Deputy Director of education; and all students and staff of our school’s community.”
The Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Awards is a global competition in which primary and secondary teachers are recognised for something wonderful they have done.
