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Introduction

Online CV

General CV Advice

Online CV

Following are some ideas to bear in mind whilst completing your CV on Eteach:

Let schools find you.
By ticking the 'Let schools access my CV' box in the 'Private Details' area of your CV, this will enable schools to view your CV and contact you each time they add a vacancy relevant to you. (This does not affect your ability to apply for jobs directly.) You need to have completed all areas of your CV for schools to be able to contact you.

Notice period.
This is the amount of notice you are required to give for your current employer.

Are you a qualified teacher?
Please choose the option which best suits your qualified status:

No:
No: I'm studying for QTS
Yes: I've obtained UK QTS
Yes: other UK qualification
Yes: I qualified in the EU or EEA
Yes: I qualified outside the EU

If you don't have a teaching qualification, select 'No'.

Work Permit.
Answer here whether you need a work permit to work in the UK. If you are unsure please answer Unknown. For further details please click here.

Preferred / Current teaching position.

Please state the position you would prefer to have and your current position. This will help to ensure that your CV can be viewed by schools searching Eteach for teachers.

Subject / Other Specialism.
Please indicate which are your top two subject specialisms. This will also affect the CV matching process. If you are a Primary teacher, start with your preferred Key Stage and then your subject specialism.

Preferred / Other Location.
Please indicate the first two regions that you would like to work in. If you are free to relocate or have no preference, then choose Any UK Location. If you only wish to work within a specific region select this for both your first and second choice. This way you should only receive job matches in this area.

Summary of Education.
Please state your educational achievements, starting with your most current. Include details of the institutes attended, dates, details of the qualification achieved and the grades obtained.

Teaching Experience.
Please enter all your relevant teaching experience. Again starting with your present job. Include details of the schools, position involved, age ranges taught, subjects taught and any positions of responsibility.

Supporting Statement.
The Supporting Statement is the most important part of your online CV. This is the part that employers are most interested in reading. This section is for you to add information about yourself, for example if you are relocating to the UK or what the reasons are for your next career move. You should outline the subjects you have been responsible for and age ranges you have covered. You may have had a management position within a department or school, co-ordinated short term projects or provided training for staff. Should you have organised or helped with extra curricular activities. These should be referred to as well. Also outline any relevant INSET training you may have received. Finally, you may wish to include your beliefs in teaching and classroom ethos.
If you are coming to teach in the UK from overseas, use the first line of your supporting statement to detail your travel plans. It is vital you outline your teaching experience clearly.

Interests.
This should include information about hobbies you may have, sporting achievements and any other information you feel may be pertinent to teaching. For example you may be a scout leader or a first aider.

Referees.
Please give the name, address and contact details for two referees, as well as your relationship to them. It is important to have at least one from your previous school , or if you are an NQT, a referee from your placement school.