Teacher CV example (UK secondary)
School recruitment is its own world: applications usually run through the school's or trust's form with safer-recruitment rules (full history, no unexplained gaps), and heads skim CVs for three things — QTS, results, behaviour management. Evidence all three early.
Example CV
Professional Summary
Secondary Mathematics Teacher (QTS, 6 years) teaching KS3–KS5 in a large comprehensive. GCSE grade 4+ pass rate in my classes 12 points above national average over three years; Year 13 Further Maths introduced and sustained. Form tutor, department mentor to ECTs, and Level 2 safeguarding trained.
Experience
- Teach Mathematics across KS3–KS5 including A-level; consistently strong outcomes — GCSE 4+ pass rate 12 points above national average (2023–25).
- Introduced Further Maths A-level: first cohort of 8 achieved A*–B across the board.
- Form tutor to Year 10; pastoral lead-liaison for 3 students with EHCPs in my form.
- Mentor two Early Career Teachers through the ECF; lesson-observation feedback consistently 'strong practice'.
- Run the UKMT maths challenge club (40+ students) and revision intervention that lifted 19 borderline students to grade 4+ in 2025.
- Completed induction with all standards met; taught full KS3–KS4 timetable from term one.
- Built department's first centralised KS3 homework bank, still in use.
Skills & Systems
Curriculum planning KS3–KS5 · Assessment & data (4Matrix/SIMS) · Behaviour management · SEND adaptation & EHCP liaison · Safeguarding (Level 2, KCSIE-current) · ECT mentoring · Parent communication · Intervention & raising attainment
Qualifications
PGCE Secondary Mathematics with QTS (2019) · BSc Mathematics · Safeguarding Level 2 · Enhanced DBS (update service)
Why this CV works
- Results are quantified against a benchmark ("12 points above national average") — the comparison is what makes the number land with a head.
- Safer-recruitment ready: continuous dated history, DBS and safeguarding training stated — schools must verify these, so volunteering them reads as professionalism.
- Whole-school contribution is visible (clubs, mentoring, intervention) — shortlisting often hinges on it, especially at trust-level recruitment.
- SEND evidence is concrete (EHCP liaison) rather than the empty phrase "differentiation".
Keywords schools and trusts scan for
Frequently asked questions
Do schools accept CVs or only application forms?
Most maintained schools and trusts require their own form under safer-recruitment rules — but the CV content (results, responsibilities, dates) is exactly what you'll paste in, and independent schools and agencies do take CVs.
How do I show results without breaching data confidence?
Use class-level or cohort-level percentages against national or school averages — never individual student data.
What's the biggest red flag on a teacher's CV?
Unexplained gaps. Safer recruitment requires a complete history — account for every period, including travel or career breaks, in a line each.
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