This course is for you if

  • Your're an asset to education but dont know how to prove your worth to organisations that aren't schools.

  • Your CV looks like that of a teacher and your not getting callbacks.

  • You have great skills but don't know how to showcase them effectively.

  • You're are an outstanding teacher but your CV is selling you short.

Course Designers

Materials and content designed by experts

Milo Skene

Milo has been working with Did Teach for over 8 years and has been fundamental in helping us understand the job market outside of education. Milo is a certified Master coach from Manchester Business School. He is uniquely placed to help career changers having left a high-ranking position in the British Army to forge a successful career with a range of government and corporate organisations.

Katie Stickley

The original seed and one of our co-founders Katie has been a strong advocate of teacher's skills in commercial settings. Katie has been an outstanding educator for over 19 years in the UK school system. She has strong connections with both start-ups and market leaders in a range of industries and is also passionate about the work of third-sector organisations.

Martin Stickley

Martin is certified in LinkedIn's Marketing Fundamentals. He has extensive experience as a teacher and middle leader in large secondary schools. Martin also has commercial experience working with Did Teach, EdTech firm JADE Autism and the investment bank JP Morgan Chase & Company. His career history gives him a unique understanding of the education and corporate sectors.

When you've finished the CV Short course you'll have

  • Discovered the CV mistakes that teachers make time and time again.

  • Gained an understanding of how to bypass time wasting errors.

  • Clear understanding of a CV layout that works for recruiters and applicant tracking systems.

  • Witnessed how to tailor a personal profile aligned to job descriptions .

  • Understood how to frame your skills in a way that is powerful.

Start getting callbacks for interviews

Course curriculum

    1. Teacher CVs - Common Mistakes & Misconceptions

    1. Recommended Structure

    1. What makes an excellent profile?

    2. How to research and tailor a profile that works

    1. Account Manager Ed Tech - Profile

    2. Senior Position - Head of Change Charity - Profile

    3. Content Creator Ed Tech - Profile

    4. Project Manager Charity - Profile

    1. What is a key skills section?

    2. What is the the STAR method?

    1. What are they and how to use them.

    2. Skills - Planning / Project Management / Collaboration

    3. Skills - Collaboration / Teamwork

    4. Skills - Leadership / Research

    5. Skills - Project Management

    6. Skills - Budgeting / financial planning

    7. Skills - Problem-Solving / Public Speaking / Engaging Audiences

    8. Skills - Planning / Organising / Prioritising / Professionalism / Strong Work Ethic

    9. Skills - Data Management / Leadership / Data analysis

    10. Skills - Resilence / Persuasion / Leadership

    11. Skills - Flexibility / Learning

    12. Skills - Innovation

    13. Skills - Creativity

    14. Skills - Emotional Intelligence / Empathy / Team Work

    15. Skills - Problem Solving / Innovation

    16. Skills - Analytical Thinking

    17. Skills - Creativity / Communication / Fund-Raising

    18. Skills - Marketing / Creativity / Communication

About this course

  • £49.00
  • 31 lessons
  • 1 hour of video content

Bonus material

Also included in our short course

  • CV Template

    A template that is Applicant Tracking System friendly and suited to your needs.

  • Action Verbs for CVs

    Avoid weak, passive, and overused verbs. This PDF provides you with a bank of powerful action verbs.

What teachers say about us

Joe

"Thanks to you for your work on the website and the course that really helped me hone my CV and prompt me into thinking carefully about what I wanted from all this change".

Rachel

"The CV support has been brilliant. CVs are completely new to me but appear to be more necessary outside of the public sector".

FAQ

  • Why should I buy this course? Surely, I can use a template from the internet or use another career coach!

    One of the biggest challenges teachers face when applying for different jobs is the requirement to write a CV. The world of recruitment is cut throat and if you have not written a CV in years, we know this is an area that you will need support with. The Did Teach team is constantly immersed in job specifications and job descriptions and we have built up the knowledge needed to write CVs that work. We also fully understand how to articulate your competencies in the right way because we have over 40 years of collective teaching experience. This course has been built using the lastest ATS insights and expertise from Human Resource experts.

  • Why should I choose this course?

    The world of work is constantly changing with new ideas processes and platforms. The future of work and the jobs market will look different in 5 years let alone 50! We aim to stay at the vanguard of this change and our courses reflect the latest trends and research to give you, the teacher, the best possible advice. Recruitment is a rapidly changing market filled with a never-ending parade of new recruiting tools, so we want to ensure our content reflects the latest trends.

  • What can I expect from the course

    A granular exposition of how to write personal profiles and the key skill sections of your CV. Banks of examples that you can use as templates for your CV to demonstrate mastery of important skills. The insights we provide may seem simple when they are revealed but there's beauty in simplicity. If you need further help and guidance please get in touch as we love helping teachers to realise their potential.

  • If I have a question will you be able to help?

    Absolutely yes, we are always happy to help you out and answer any questions to the best of our abilities.

Learn how to get the CV essentials right

Starting winning interviews.