Ken Roberts, aged 52, who works at North Road Primary School in Darlington was nominated for the award by Ellen Deane, mother of Kimberley, a former North Road Primary School pupil.
Mr Roberts who has been a teacher for 15 years, and has worked at North Road Primary for 9 years, is an advanced skills teacher in the Borough, specialising in foreign languages.
He also teaches Year 2 infants at North Road, as well as foreign languages to Years 1 to 5.
David Ackroyd Head teacher at North Road Primary endorsed Mrs Deane’s nomination. He said: “Ken is an excellent teacher, this commendation is recognition of that. It’s a wonderful achievement and well deserved.”
Mr Roberts received his commendation at an awards ceremony at the Sage in Gateshead.