Primary teacher CV example (UK, QTS)

A complete CV for a fictional primary teacher, on A4 in the Ledger template, with notes on why it works.

Tom Ashworth

Primary teacher (QTS), maths lead

tom.ashworth@example.com
07700 900252
Bristol

Profile

Primary teacher with seven years in Key Stages 1 and 2 and five years leading maths across a two-form entry school. Experienced with mixed-attainment classes, pupils with SEND and mastery approaches to maths. Seeking a Year 5 or 6 post with scope to take on phase leadership.

Work experience

Year 4 Class Teacher and Maths Lead, Harbourview Primary School

Bristol | Sep 2021 – Present

Taught a class of 30, including 6 pupils on the SEND register, raising the share at the expected standard in maths from 68% to 81% in one year
Introduced a mastery maths scheme across 14 classes, with Year 6 combined scores rising 9 percentage points over 2 years
Led termly maths CPD for 18 teachers and 10 teaching assistants
Ran a weekly times-tables intervention that lifted average Multiplication Tables Check scores from 19 to 23 out of 25
Organised a family maths evening attended by 70 parents and carers

Year 2 Class Teacher (Early Career Teacher), St Aldric's CE Primary School

Bath | Sep 2019 – Jul 2021

Completed ECT induction, delivering phonics, reading and maths to a class of 28
Raised the phonics screening re-check pass rate for 8 Year 2 pupils to 7 out of 8
Planned and taught remote lessons for 28 pupils during school closures, keeping weekly engagement above 85%
Ran a lunchtime reading club for 15 pupils, with average reading ages rising by 10 months over 2 terms

Education

PGCE Primary (5–11) with QTS, University of the Severn

Bristol | 2018 – 2019

Placements in Year 1 and Year 5

BA (Hons) History, Coldharbour University

Exeter | 2015 – 2018

2:1

Certifications

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), Department for Education, 2019
Designated Safeguarding Lead training (Level 3), Bristol Schools Safeguarding Partnership, 2024
Paediatric First Aid, St Brendan's First Aid Training, 2023

Skills

Teaching: Mastery maths, systematic synthetic phonics, guided reading, adaptive teaching for SEND
Leadership: Subject leadership, CPD delivery, book scrutiny, lesson observation
Tools: Google Classroom, CPOMS, Arbor

Volunteering

Assistant Cub Scout Leader, 12th Bristol Scout Group

Sep 2020 – Present

Ran weekly meetings for 24 Cubs with 2 other leaders and planned 3 weekend camps

The same CV as plain text (what you'd paste into a job portal)

TOM ASHWORTH
Primary teacher (QTS), maths lead
tom.ashworth@example.com | 07700 900252 | Bristol

PROFILE
Primary teacher with seven years in Key Stages 1 and 2 and five years leading maths across a two-form entry school. Experienced with mixed-attainment classes, pupils with SEND and mastery approaches to maths. Seeking a Year 5 or 6 post with scope to take on phase leadership.

WORK EXPERIENCE
Year 4 Class Teacher and Maths Lead, Harbourview Primary School
Bristol | Sep 2021 – Present
- Taught a class of 30, including 6 pupils on the SEND register, raising the share at the expected standard in maths from 68% to 81% in one year
- Introduced a mastery maths scheme across 14 classes, with Year 6 combined scores rising 9 percentage points over 2 years
- Led termly maths CPD for 18 teachers and 10 teaching assistants
- Ran a weekly times-tables intervention that lifted average Multiplication Tables Check scores from 19 to 23 out of 25
- Organised a family maths evening attended by 70 parents and carers

Year 2 Class Teacher (Early Career Teacher), St Aldric's CE Primary School
Bath | Sep 2019 – Jul 2021
- Completed ECT induction, delivering phonics, reading and maths to a class of 28
- Raised the phonics screening re-check pass rate for 8 Year 2 pupils to 7 out of 8
- Planned and taught remote lessons for 28 pupils during school closures, keeping weekly engagement above 85%
- Ran a lunchtime reading club for 15 pupils, with average reading ages rising by 10 months over 2 terms

EDUCATION
PGCE Primary (5–11) with QTS, University of the Severn
Bristol | 2018 – 2019
Placements in Year 1 and Year 5

BA (Hons) History, Coldharbour University
Exeter | 2015 – 2018
2:1

CERTIFICATIONS
Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), Department for Education, 2019
Designated Safeguarding Lead training (Level 3), Bristol Schools Safeguarding Partnership, 2024
Paediatric First Aid, St Brendan's First Aid Training, 2023

SKILLS
Teaching: Mastery maths, systematic synthetic phonics, guided reading, adaptive teaching for SEND
Leadership: Subject leadership, CPD delivery, book scrutiny, lesson observation
Tools: Google Classroom, CPOMS, Arbor

VOLUNTEERING
Assistant Cub Scout Leader, 12th Bristol Scout Group
Sep 2020 – Present
- Ran weekly meetings for 24 Cubs with 2 other leaders and planned 3 weekend camps

Why this works

Teaching CVs drift into lists of duties: planning lessons, marking, parents’ evenings. Every teacher does those. This CV keeps to what changed because Tom was there, such as attainment, reading ages and a subject he now leads.
Attainment figures are given for Tom’s own class or subject and with a baseline, for example “from 68% to 81% at the expected standard”. A head teacher will trust a modest, specific figure far more than a whole-school claim.
Qualified teacher status and the early career teacher induction are stated plainly, because schools screen for them first. The PGCE sits above the degree since it is the qualification that matters most for this job.
The summer gaps between school years are normal in teaching and need no explanation. Contract dates follow the school year, so the timeline reads as continuous.
The Ledger template’s serif type and centred header suit a traditional sector. The content would sit equally well in Clarity if a school asks for an online application form instead.

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Tom Ashworth is a fictional person. Every employer, school, number and contact detail on this CV is invented.