Teacher Resume — structure, skills and examples

A school reading your application is looking for two things: can you manage a room of thirty children, and will you improve what they learn. Evidence beats enthusiasm for both.

Sections that matter

• Teaching experience — setting, age range, subject, dates
• Impact — outcomes you can honestly point to: progress measures, exam results, programme changes
• Curriculum and assessment — schemes of work you designed or adapted
• Professional development and certifications
• Safeguarding and pastoral responsibilities where relevant

Example bullets

• Redesigned Year 9 assessment rubrics, raising the proportion of students meeting expected progress across two terms
• Led a department reading programme for 120 students with weekly progress tracking
• Mentored two early-career teachers through their first induction year

Common mistakes

• Listing responsibilities instead of what changed because of you
• Leaving out the age range and phase — it is the first thing a head checks
• A template too decorative for a school office printer
• No references section or a note about availability