Teachers: What to keep on/leave off a CV?

[Cherryana]

Do you tailor your CV completely for the job or just put all your employment down?

I used to be a Head of a subject - became Head of SEN - want to go back to Head of Subject.

Should I lob that I was a Senco off? Do you think that’s a selling point or a red flag that I want to return to my subject specialism because I miss it.
Is that seen as lying?

All the teaching jobs I ever applied for didn’t accept CVs, just application forms.

Also haven’t used a CV but I would write all your teaching experience on an application, being a SENCo means managing others and that and also personalising schemes of work for students with additional needs- lots of overlap and key skills

I agree you should include your Senco role. I can’t imagine anyone would see it as a negative.

I also have never seen a teaching CV requested in recent years, always an application. Maybe it is different for private schools, or outside of England (limited world wide experience here).

Safeguarding says you should list accurately all your previous employment. I would extend that to include the SENCo role as it contributes to that complete record.

And I can't see why SENCo experience could be seen as anything other than positive in an application.

I'd put SEN on there. Going from Head of Subject to classroom teacher might be treated suspiciously but not sure why moving around TLRs would.

Your SENCO role is a bonus for subject lead application. Shows you know other aspects of the school and are rounded. When writing your application just link how the skills of SENCO will enhance your subject leadership e.g. understanding of catering for needs, working with stakeholders, tricky conversations with parents, bespoke provision, having a good overview of different aspects of the school.

Thanks everyone for replying.

Sorry for any confusion - I meant application forms and CV's interchangeably.

I just wondered if it made me look a bit flaky. I was a HOD in my subject for seven years and a SENCO for only three. Its a lot of work to not do the job any more. But I used to love going to school when it was just about managing myself and knowing where I was going to be a during the day eg in my classroom!

Definitely include it and sell it as giving you strong tools to help you and your new team to support students with additional needs in your subject!

I've done lots of teacher recruitment over the last year. The applications that have stood out for me have been the ones who have really looked at the job spec and referenced their own experience with it. Also the ones who have taken the time to look at the school and the ethos etc.
I've seen so many that are obviously copy and paste a few have referenced things like our radio station. Except we don't have one and they had obviously left it on from a previous application.
Also definitely keep SENCO on there.

You have to give an honest account of your employment history for safeguarding reasons. I don't understand why you would leave it off. Do you also have the NASENCO?

Hello,

Thanks for replying.

I have the Nasenco qualification.

I wanted to chat it through. I haven't really gone for a job for a while and you read so much about tailoring it directly to the job that I wondered.

For the interview I have got next week I did put it on that I used to be a Senco (and I do have the NASENCO qualification).

But I applied for a job before Christmas. Which was for a non-examined, afterschool club in my subject in a private school. I have been a mainstream teacher for 16 years including working professionally in my subject, and I didn't even get an interview. So I wondered if I came across as too over qualified in that case?

Whoops put about my qualification twice! Need to proof read more!