Teacher CV example

A free example, with real achievement bullets and the skills recruiters look for

A strong teaching CV shows evidence of outcomes — not just that you held a classroom, but what changed for students under your instruction — alongside the credentials (certification, subject/grade endorsement) a school has to verify before they can even consider you.

What recruiters look for on a Teacher CV

Certification/licensure and the specific subject or grade-level endorsement, stated clearly and prominently.
Evidence of student outcomes — test score improvement, reading level growth, pass rates — rather than just “taught X subject.”
Classroom management and differentiation experience, especially for mixed-ability or high-need classrooms.
Involvement beyond the classroom — extracurriculars, committees, parent communication — which schools weigh more than people expect.

Example achievement bullets

These are the kind of specific, quantified bullets worth building your own experience section around — adapt the structure (action → scope → result), not the exact wording, to your own background:

Good example bulletRaised average end-of-year reading assessment scores from the 42nd to the 61st percentile across a class of 28 students through a restructured guided-reading rotation.

Good example bulletCoordinated the school’s after-hours homework club for 3 years, supporting an average of 20 students weekly and contributing to a 15% drop in missed-assignment rates.

Key skills to include

Curriculum planning
Classroom management
Differentiated instruction
IEP/504 familiarity
Formative assessment
Parent-teacher communication
Learning management systems
Behaviour management
Subject certification
Student data tracking

Only list skills you can genuinely speak to in an interview — a skills section is a set of claims, not a wishlist.

Which template to use

Corporate or Academic templates fit well — they read as credible and traditional to a hiring committee without feeling stiff. FreeShelf renders your details live across all 250 designs, so you can compare several before deciding — there's no need to commit up front.

Free ATS Score checker included: once you've built your Teacher CV in the Studio, run it through the built-in ATS Score tool to check structure and, optionally, compare it against a specific job description — entirely in your browser.

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