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Schools shortlist on subject, key stage and safeguarding before anything else. Resumere puts your QTS status, phase and outcomes where a headteacher looks first, on an ATS-safe two-page CV.
A teaching CV is read by a headteacher or head of department with a stack of applications and a deadline. They are looking for four things quickly: QTS status, the subjects and key stages you can teach, evidence of pupil progress, and a clean safeguarding record. Most schools also ask for a separate supporting letter judged against the person specification. Resumere structures the CV so those four answers are unmissable and the letter has room to do its own job.
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How Resumere rewrites duties into quantified impact.
Taught GCSE classes.
Taught GCSE and A-level across five classes, with the 2025 GCSE cohort exceeding their target grades at a rate above the departmental average.
Responsible for planning lessons.
Rewrote the Key Stage 3 scheme of work for the department, sequencing knowledge and retrieval practice across three year groups.
Helped struggling students.
Ran a targeted intervention group for 12 pupils working below expectation, with all but two closing the gap to age-related expectations by the end of the year.
Involved in school activities.
Led the STEM enrichment club for two years, growing weekly attendance from 9 to 34 pupils and entering two regional competitions.
Worked with parents.
Introduced a fortnightly progress contact for pupils on the intervention register, raising parental attendance at consultation evenings within the cohort.
What sets top teacher CVs apart
Lead with QTS, phase and subject
Qualified Teacher Status, the phase you teach (primary, secondary, post-16), your subjects and key stages belong at the very top. If you are an Early Career Teacher, say which year of induction you are in. Schools filter on these before they read anything else, and a CV that makes a head of department search for them is competing at a disadvantage.
The supporting letter is scored separately
Most maintained schools and trusts ask for a letter of application judged against the person specification, and many use their own application form rather than accepting a CV alone. Write the letter to their essential criteria in their order. The CV establishes facts; the letter provides the evidence and the judgement.
Evidence pupil progress, not activity
Every teacher plans lessons and marks books. What distinguishes an application is evidence that pupils made progress: outcomes against targets, intervention results, cohorts you moved. Be careful to describe outcomes you genuinely contributed to rather than claiming a whole department's results as your own — a panel will probe this at interview.
Safeguarding is not optional detail
State your enhanced DBS status and your most recent safeguarding training with the year. Keeping Children Safe in Education is statutory guidance schools must follow, and a safer-recruitment panel expects a full chronological history with any gaps explained — unexplained gaps get asked about at interview by design.
Structure and length
Personal statement → QTS and qualifications → teaching experience → responsibilities and leadership → CPD → education. Two sides of A4, reverse-chronological, single column, Month Year dates. Include all employment history without gaps, as safer recruitment requires it.
Common mistakes
Burying QTS, describing duties every teacher performs, no evidence of impact, and designed templates that break when a trust's recruitment system parses them. Also avoid naming individual pupils or anything that could identify a child.
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Frequently asked questions
- Do schools accept a CV, or do I have to use their form?
- Many maintained schools and academy trusts require their own application form and will not consider a CV alone, because safer recruitment expects a consistent, gap-free history. Keep a strong CV for agencies, independent schools and speculative approaches, and be ready to transfer the same evidence into a form.
- What is the difference between a CV and the supporting letter?
- The CV establishes the facts — QTS, subjects, phases, roles, dates. The letter is where you evidence the person specification and show your judgement about teaching. The letter is usually what gets scored, so do not treat it as a formality wrapped around the CV.
- How do I write about results without overclaiming?
- Be specific about your contribution. 'My Year 11 class exceeded target grades' is defensible; implying you produced a whole department's results is not, and a panel will test it. Naming the cohort you taught keeps you honest and still shows impact.
- I'm an ECT. What should I emphasise?
- State which year of induction you are in, your training placements with phase and subject, and concrete evidence from those placements. Schools recruiting ECTs expect limited experience — what they are assessing is your subject knowledge, your reflection and your behaviour management.
- Do I need to explain gaps in my history?
- Yes. Safer recruitment requires a full chronological history and any gap will be asked about. A one-line explanation with dates removes the issue; leaving it blank guarantees the question and looks evasive.
- Should I list every CPD course?
- No — list what is relevant and recent, with the year. Safeguarding, SEND, subject-specific training and any leadership programme are worth naming. A long undated list of generic courses adds length without adding evidence.
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