Use the vacancy to decide which teaching credentials, classroom experience and leadership evidence belong first. Describe the subjects and age groups you taught, your contribution to curriculum or support, and outcomes you can verify. This guide offers writing advice; schools and jurisdictions set their own qualification requirements.
Licensure & Endorsements
List licences, endorsements and certifications requested by the employer using their exact names and current status. Identify the issuing jurisdiction and relevant subject or age range. Describe an application or qualification in progress as such. A credential’s importance depends on the post; do not claim that every school requires the same certification.
Quantifying Teaching Impact
Describe what you changed in teaching, support or curriculum and how you assessed the result. Use approved aggregate numbers only when they are accurate, relevant and not identifying individual students. Explain your contribution to a team outcome and its time period. If no reliable measure exists, name the lesson materials, support process or programme you delivered instead.
Beyond the Classroom
Relevant work beyond classroom teaching can help explain your scope. Consider: committee membership (curriculum development, school improvement), extracurricular sponsorship (clubs, sports, organizations), mentoring (student teachers, new faculty), professional development leadership, and community engagement. These demonstrate leadership potential and school community investment.
Education Technology Skills
Include educational technology when relevant to the vacancy and describe your actual use. Examples of tools you might have used include: Google Classroom, Canvas, Blackboard, Schoology (LMS), Kahoot, Nearpod, Pear Deck (engagement), IXL, Khan Academy (adaptive learning), and any curriculum-specific software. If you've led technology integration initiatives or trained other teachers, highlight this — it's a differentiator.
- Lead with your teaching license, state, endorsements, and expiration date
- Quantify student outcomes: test scores, growth metrics, graduation rates
- Include technology proficiency: LMS platforms, EdTech tools, virtual teaching experience
- Show leadership beyond the classroom: committees, mentoring, curriculum development
- Mention grade levels, subjects, and student population size for every role
- Include professional development hours and continuing education