Your Name

Your Address – Type across the page, not down.

Your Telephone Number
Your Email Address

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth: Whilst not compulsory, many employers like to know this.
Nationality:
Marital Status:

PERSONAL STATEMENT

This is where you summarize your interest in the particular position you are applying for and
your ability to do the job. Highlight your relevant skills, personal characteristics and experience.

For example:

Jane is a recent graduate with a passion for travel and teaching, and would welcome the
opportunity to work for [name of school]. She has a love for children and a desire to learn. She
recently gained teaching experience during her PGCE in a large urban comprehensive school.
She is keen to contribute to all aspects of school life. Jane has an ability to work on her own or
as part of a team. She is a friendly and supportive mentor with travel experience.

This is a rough guide of the qualities that appeal to employers:

Love for children

Travel experience or time living away from home – This shows confidence to live away from
friends and family.
Desire to live abroad
Fun and approachable
Reliable
Patient
Education

QUALIFICATIONS / EDUCATION:

1. List your TESOL qualification FIRST. Remember to detail any observed teaching practice
you attended (including a copy of your feedback report with your CV/resume if possible).
Include contact details for the validating body so that your employer can contact them
directly if they have any enquiries.

e.g. “I am currently studying a 150 hour TESOL course that is fully accredited as being at Level
4 of the National Qualifications Framework by NCFE, an Ofqual regulated National Awarding
Body - http://register.ofqual.gov.uk/Organisation/Details/RN5156”.

or
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“I am an INTESOL Certificate in TESOL graduate with grade A2. I have completed a 150 Hour
Certificate in TESOL course with INTESOL International TESOL Training and achieved a grade
A2. The course was accredited as being at NQF level 4 by NCFE, an Ofqual regulated National
Awarding Body. I have also undertaken observed and assessed teaching practice as detailed
below...”.

or

 2010 – 150 Hour Certificate in TESOL accredited by NCFE, an Ofqual regulated

National Awarding Body.
o Grade achieved = A2
o Teaching practice = 6 hours observed and assessed taken at XXX language
school in XXX.

Contact Details for Accreditation Body:

NCFE

2. List any other teaching qualifications you have gained. If you are currently studying, or have
studied, a PGCE (Post Graduate Certificate in Education) or other teaching related
qualification, make it your next heading. Give the start and completion dates, the name of
the institution and provide an outline of the course. Include its structure, key study areas and
any special projects you have covered.

3. Next move onto your highest level of education. i.e. Masters or BA. Include a summary of
your highest level of education and its main elements. Do not presume that the selectors will
know what it involved. For example, what academic and educational topics did you study? It
is in your own interest to highlight your knowledge base. We advise avoiding overly wordy
explanations. Some degrees have a large number of elements. We suggest you select 3-5
elements that can be related to working overseas, if possible.

4. Follow these details with a listing of Other Qualifications. This should include; Diplomas, A2
and AS levels / GCSEs / AGNVQ's and GNVQ's etc. They should be organized starting with
the most recent first. Listing the type of qualification, and finally the grade attained.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Start with your most recent experience and work backwards.

Employers will be interested in any experience where you have been a mentor or leader. If you
have ever given presentations highlight these experiences of public speaking.

If you have had any directly relevant full-time or vacation work (work with children, voluntary or
community work, TEFL, youth work) then give a few lines of detail and dates.

If you are entering teaching from another profession then again give dates and brief details. It is
important to describe aspects of the job that relate directly to teaching such as; staff training,
presentations, IT, process design and responsibilities. Do not clutter your CV with lists of all your
other vacation jobs and temporary work.
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Baby sitting/Child minding experience will show that you like children and have experience
handling them.

Volunteer work is looked upon most favorably.

Highlight any work experience you may have had at a school.

Consider including some of the specific contributions you have made in your work experience,
including extra curricular activities, projects, and special activities.

Year – Year COMPANY NAME

Year – Year Job Title

 Responsibilities and achievements.

Year – Year COMPANY NAME

Year – Year Job Title

 Responsibilities and achievements.

Year – Year COMPANY NAME

Year – Year Job Title

 Responsibilities and achievements.

RELEVANT INTERESTS AND SKILLS

Use this section to highlight ways in which your interests / skills can add to your effectiveness in
the classroom and in the school in general. Areas to consider include playing musical
instruments, coaching or refereeing a sport, IT skills, participation in amateur dramatics or
specific skills such as First Aid, or speaking other languages.

REFERENCES

Seek advice from your tutors if you are currently completing a teacher training course.
Otherwise, referees should be drawn from previous employment, university, or school.

Use the following details for your INTESOL reference.

Lynda Hazelwood
INTESOL Course Director
INTESOL International TESOL training
4 Higher Downs, Knutsford
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Cheshire WA16 8AW

England

If you attended our teaching practice program give details of the school and a contact that you
worked with.