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Name

Phone number:

Skype ID: (preferred interview method by many principals),

Personal email address:

Date of Birth:

Nationality:

Marital Status: including children’s ages, spouse’s profession, note if they will accompany you

Profile

When making an application, your profile will be sent to schools alongside your CV. It will be the first thing that a school will read so use it to sell your strengths and experience and successfully market yourself as an excellent teacher. Keep it short and eye-catching and make sure you include the following;

• Total number of years of experience

• Subjects qualified to teach

• Curriculum experience

• Countries you have taught in

• Additional responsibilities

• Teaching qualifications

• Teaching philosophy/style

Example: John is a fully qualified and experienced Maths Teacher. He has over 8 years of experience in both Australian and International schools and has taught to the UK, IB and NSW Curriculums. John has experience teaching in Australia, China and the UAE. His current position is at an IB curriculum school in China which has a high proportion of EFL students. During his time at this school, he was promoted to Head of Department and now manages a team of five.

John has a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering and a Bachelor of Education degree in Secondary Education. Prior to qualifying he spent a year teaching ESL in South Korea having completed a TEFL course.

John describes his teaching style in the following way:“I am an outgoing and industrious individual who truly enjoys inspiring my students to be risk takers and become the best that they can be. During the facilitation of their learning, I promote critical thinking and enable students to see themselves as part of a global society.”

Education

Only list your college/university qualifications (High School and below not needed)

Sep 89 – Jul 90 Masters in Secondary Education
University of Manchester, UK
Thesis “The Role of Parental Involvement in Speech Development”

Sep 87– Dec 87 CELTA Certificate
University of Cambridge, UK
Teaching English to Adults, Grade (B)

Sep 79 – Jul 82 Bachelor of Science
Oxford University, UK
Business Maths and Statistics

Teaching Experience

List it in this order:

-Most recent first
- Title (i.e. Design and Technology teacher, or if you are doing day to day supply just call it Supply Teacher),
- School and location, including country
- Curriculum taught
- Duties you had and subjects you taught. Remember to list any extra responsibilities

MAKE SURE YOU INCLUDE MONTHS OF EMPLOYMENT, NOT JUST YEARS

Mar 05 - Present Primary Teacher
John Smith Primary School, London, UK
UK and IB/PYP Curriculum
Taught Year 2 class for a maternity leave cover in a challenging inner-city primary school

Handled planning, Standardized Test preparation, parent-teacher visits

Organized and coached the soccer team

Jan 00 – Mar 05 Supply Teacher

Select Education, NSW, Australia
Australian Curriculum

Day to day cover for primary and secondary schools

Longer term assignments included 4 weeks in Year 3 at Smith School, an academically rigorous independent school, and 4 weeks in Year 6 at Jones School, a challenging school in Special Measures

Worked with SEN students with BEH (Behavioral) and SLD (Severe Learning Difficulties)

Other Experience

Include experience working with children, teaching, or any work in a school setting.

Explain any gaps in your post-qualification work history here.

Jul 81- Aug 82 Camp Counsellor,
Florida College Summer Camp, USA

Worked for 2 summers at Kings College, a camp for disadvantaged children

Responsible for a group of 9 children aged 5 to 15 with various behavioral and emotional difficulties

Professional Development, Courses and Training
List any further relevant training or courses you have taken that are not a part of your degree work - teaching- or child-related courses only

Interests

Any other relevant information