CV keywords

Teacher CV keywords: what to include and where

Teaching postings name the level, the subject and the curriculum. A school using the IB or the British curriculum filters for those words, and "passionate educator" does not match any of them.

Keywords for a Teacher CV

Use a word only if it is true for you. If the posting uses a different spelling, use the posting's.

What is specific to this role

The curriculum and the licence are the exact terms here: IB, Cambridge, IGCSE, a national curriculum, QTS, a state teaching licence or a TEFL or CELTA certificate. Write the ones you hold with the full name, and the age group or grades you taught, because many postings filter on both.

Five example bullets

Replace everything in [brackets] with your real facts. If you do not have the number, leave it out instead of guessing.

• Taught [subject] to [number] classes of [grade or age] following the [curriculum], and planned lessons for each unit.
• Adapted lessons and materials for [number] students with [learning needs], working with the [support team].
• Used short weekly quizzes in Google Classroom to track progress and adjusted the next lessons from the results.
• Met parents [each term or as needed] to share progress and agree next steps for each student.
• Led [club, trip or school project] for [number] students, from planning to the final [event or showcase].

Where to put them

• Summary: give the subject, the level and the curriculum, for example "Secondary maths teacher, Cambridge IGCSE, five years" only if that is your case.
• Skills: list curricula, teaching methods and platforms separately so each can be found.
• Experience: start with the school type, the grades and the subject, then what you did and what changed for the students.
• Certifications: put your licence or teaching certificate in its own section with the issuing body and the year.

Only the true ones

A keyword you cannot back up will not survive the interview, and the changes CVora proposes only use facts from your own CV. Take the words from this list that describe your work, and leave the rest.

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