Started in 1996, the Caring Teacher Awards (CTA) is organised by the National Institute of Education, Singapore (NIE) in partnership with ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte Ltd and with support of the Ministry
of Education.

The CTA aims to highlight school teachers who exemplify the values of caring, sharing and concern for the academic, moral, social, emotional and mental welfare of their students. More importantly, this award creates an opportunity for pupils to show their appreciation to their teachers, which is the greatest acknowledgement of the teachers’ hard work.

This award is held once every two years. One teacher each from a primary school, secondary school and junior college/centralised institute will be honoured at the CTA 2010 award ceremony. These awards will be used for the teachers' personal and professional development.