Teacher CV example
A secondary school teacher CV showing subject expertise, pupil outcomes and the wider contribution schools look for when they shortlist.
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What this example does well
- Qualified Teacher Status and the subject are stated first, since they decide whether the application is read further.
- Results are given with context: the cohort, the measure and the change.
- Responsibilities beyond the classroom (a key stage lead, a club, mentoring) are shown, because schools hire for them.
- Safeguarding training is listed, as every school will ask.
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Tomás Gallagher
Secondary mathematics teacher with QTS and six years in comprehensive schools. Key Stage 4 lead for maths, with a record of raising attainment for disadvantaged pupils.
Experience
Teacher of Mathematics and Key Stage 4 Lead
Hollins Park Academy
Leeds
Sep 2022•Current position
- Teach mathematics to Years 7 to 11 across all ability sets in an 1,100-pupil comprehensive.
- Lead Key Stage 4 maths: schemes of work, mock exams and intervention for a cohort of 210.
- Introduced weekly retrieval quizzes and targeted intervention; the share of disadvantaged pupils reaching grade 4 rose from 48% to 61% in two years.
- Mentor two early-career teachers through their induction.
Teacher of Mathematics
St Aidan’s High School
Wakefield
Sep 2020•Aug 2022
- Taught Years 7 to 13, including A level mathematics.
- Set up and ran a lunchtime maths club that entered pupils into the national maths challenges.
Education
PGCE Secondary Mathematics, with QTS
University of Northfield
Sep 2019•Jul 2020
BSc (Hons) Mathematics, 2:1
University of Northfield
Sep 2016•Jun 2019
Certifications
Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
Department for Education
Jul 2020
Safeguarding training (Level 2), renewed annually
Hollins Park Academy
Sep 2025