How do I check my teacher CV against a specific job?

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🇬🇧 Teacher CV keywords the ATS is scanning for (UK)

Most UK employers — including the NHS, councils, and every major retailer and agency — run applications through an ATS (applicant tracking system) that scores your CV against the job advert before any human reads it. If your CV doesn't contain the right teacher keywords, you're filtered out automatically — no matter how good you are. Here are the terms that matter, and a free way to check your CV against the exact job you want.

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Keywords UK employers filter teachers by

These are the terms that appear most often in UK teacher job adverts — and therefore the terms applicant tracking systems are configured to score:

lesson planningdifferentiationbehaviour managementsafeguarding / child protectioncurriculum developmentassessment for learningQTS (qualified teacher status)SEN / SEND supportparent communicationOfsted frameworkdata-driven progress trackingclassroom managementpastoral careschemes of workphonics / literacy / numeracyEAL learnersextracurricular leadershipCPD (continuing professional development)

Important: never paste keywords in blindly. The filter ranks context, and interviewers check claims. Add only what you've genuinely done — the free scan below shows which of these the specific job you want actually asks for, so you don't guess.

How to get a teacher CV past the ATS

State QTS and your subject/key stage in the first two lines — the most common hard filters in teaching.
Use "differentiation", "safeguarding" and "assessment for learning" — the trio nearly every school ATS screens for.
Quantify progress: "raised year 6 reading attainment 12 percentage points" survives both the ATS and the head's skim.
Name the frameworks: Ofsted, EYFS, national curriculum — exact terms matter.
Include SEND experience explicitly; it is a frequent filter even for mainstream roles.
UK conventions: no photo, no date of birth, 2 pages max, include a short personal statement at the top.

Questions teachers ask

Do schools really use ATS filters?

Multi-academy trusts and councils increasingly do (e.g. MyNewTerm, Eteach), scoring applications against the person specification. Matching its wording is what CVAutomate automates.

Personal statement or CV?

Many UK schools want both. Tailor the statement to the person specification point by point — the scanner shows you exactly which points you have not evidenced.

How do I check my CV against a specific job?

Paste your CV and the job advert into the free scanner below. You'll see your ATS match score and the exact missing keywords for that job — first scan free, no sign-up.

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