Teacher CV example

Professional summary

Teacher with experience planning lessons, assessing progress and adapting activities for different learning needs. Works closely with colleagues and families to support a consistent, inclusive classroom environment.

Replace the role, experience and skills with your own. Keep the summary focused on the application you are making.

Work experience examples

These are sample descriptions, not a candidate’s employment history. Use them to understand the level of detail to aim for.

• Planned a sequence of lessons around curriculum objectives and used short assessments to identify topics needing revision.
• Adapted classroom materials and worked with support colleagues to meet individual learning needs.
• Shared progress updates with families and maintained clear records of assessment and follow-up actions.

Add evidence you can explain

State your subject, age group and curriculum experience. Describe what you changed in response to assessment. Only include student results when the measure is accurate, meaningful and does not expose personal information.

Education and qualifications

Make your teaching qualification and relevant registration easy to locate. Include safeguarding or specialist training where relevant, with accurate completion dates.

Writing your first CV

Use teaching placements, tutoring or volunteering, clearly labelled. Describe lesson preparation, supervised delivery and feedback you acted on. Transferable experience can demonstrate communication and organisation.