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What to Include in a Cover Letter for a Job [15+ Examples]
Don’t let writing a cover letter drive you to distraction. Learn exactly what you need to include in a cover letter to make yourself the star candidate for the job.
Don’t create classroom chaos and leave your teacher CV to chance. Learn how to set it out with a writing guide as meticulous as your own lesson plans.
Being a teacher is unique. Your success lies in the success of others. You spend your working life preparing other people for the challenges of life.
But when it comes to writing a teacher CV you’ve got to turn that on its head. A teaching CV is about you. It’s about showcasing your skills, experience and achievements. Sounds scary, but writing a CV for teaching is easy once you’ve been taught.
Read on and you’ll see a professional teacher CV example you can adjust and make your own. Plus, you’ll learn an easy formula for writing a CV for teaching jobs that will land you 10x more interviews than any other CV you’ve written in the past.
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Jen Hartfield
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Dedicated primary teacher with 7+ years experience across various year groups from Reception to Year 6. Passionate about planning and delivering engaging lessons that resonate with students. Have played pivotal role in transforming the Ofsted rating of the Oakford school from Grade 3 to Grade 2. Committed to continually upgrading my subject knowledge through ongoing training.
Work Experience
Primary School Teacher
The Oakford School, London
September 2014–Present
Education
Primary PGCE Programme, September 2013–June 2014
Goldsmiths, University of London, London
BA English Literature, September 2010–June 2013
University of Roehampton, London
Skills
Teaching Qualifications
Now, here’s the job-winning teacher CV formula:
A teacher is responsible for delivering classroom instruction to help students learn. Your teaching CV needs to show you can prepare lessons, mark your students’ work, utilise and create classroom materials, follow the curriculum, and work effectively within the Ofsted inspection framework.
To put it another way, the purpose of your teacher CV is to show off your teaching skills in a way that’ll impress education recruiters. And you’ve got less than 30 seconds to do it! So sit back and be a student for a few minutes and let me teach you what you need to do.
Read more about CV layout: How to Layout a Professional CV
A CV personal statement or personal profile acts as the introduction to your CV. Hiring managers are a bit like students, if you don’t hook them right at the start of the ‘lesson’ they’ll never pay attention. You already know how to engage students, but to engage the hiring manager you just need to answer these three questions.
The way you answer those questions will differ depending on how experienced you are. More senior teachers should follow this approach.
Are you a fresh graduate or a career changer writing a CV for a teacher? Then do this.
For both cases, this section is easier to write if it’s left until last. It’s better to have your experience, skills and education all set out and ready to refer to.
See this guide for even more tips on how to write your personal profile: How to Write a CV Personal Statement [20+ Examples]
Your work experience section is crucial. It’s the CV equivalent of an Ofsted inspection, you want to be outstanding. Hiring managers want a teacher who can walk into the classroom and get students learning fast. Here’s how to show you’re an experienced educator.
Need some more hacks to create the perfect CV? Check out our guide: 20+ CV Tips and Advice for Job Application Success
You’re an educator yourself, I don’t need to tell you how important an education section is for your teaching CV. But there’s a standard set of rules for presenting that info that you need to follow. Here they are.
Being a teacher demands a list of skills as long as your arm. You need subject matter expertise and all the skills to communicate it. So how can you narrow it all down and decide which skills are best to put on your CV? Here’s how.
These skills would make a great addition to a teaching CV.
Read More: Best List of Skills to Put on a CV [Top Skills & Examples]
When making a CV in our builder, drag & drop bullet points, skills, and auto-fill the boring stuff. Spell check? Check. Start building your CV here.
When you’re done, Zety’s CV builder will score your CV and tell you exactly how to make it better.
The sections we’ve just covered are a bare minimum for a pass-grade CV. But a pass-grade won’t cut it when there are an average of 75 candidates applying for every job. To be top of the class you need extra sections. Here are some suggestions
Your younger students probably don’t even know what a letter is. But now it’s time to brush up on your own letter writing skills. Cover letters are still a thing. In fact, around half of employers will reject applications without a cover letter.
Here’s how to write a cover letter.
One final tip. Always follow up. No reply after one week? Check back with the employer about the status of your application. It’s a great way of improving your chances of success. 22% of hiring managers are less likely to hire candidates who don’t follow-up after the interview.
Plus, a great cover letter that matches your CV will give you an advantage over other candidates. You can write it in our cover letter builder here. Here's what it may look like:
See more cover letter templates and start writing.
And that’s it. Thanks for being such a good student. What did you think of our teaching CV template? Are you looking for specialist advice like writing a primary teacher CV or English teacher CV? If you’ve got any questions at all about how to write a teaching CV, please use the comments section below. I’m looking forward to learning more.
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