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History teacher CV: example and template

This example is for history teachers at primary schools, general secondary schools and technical schools, and for history graduates with a teaching qualification looking for their first school job.

The head teacher wants to know which classes you teach, how you prepare pupils for the matura and olympiads, which projects, trips and out-of-school lessons you run, what your promotion level is and what results your pupils achieve. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: history teacher

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Marek Gorski

History teacher

Tarnow +48 123 456 789 marek.gorski@example.com

Professional profile

History teacher with 10 years of experience at a general secondary school, an appointed teacher. I teach history at basic and extended level, prepare pupils for the matura and olympiads, run lessons at museums and memorial sites, organise educational trips and local history projects. In the last 3 years 4 of my pupils became history olympiad finalists, and my class's average extended matura result exceeded the national average.

Work experience

History teacher

09.2017 - present

General secondary school, Tarnow

  • History at basic and extended level.
  • Preparation for the matura and olympiads, 4 finalists in 3 years.
  • Class average in the extended matura above the national average.
  • Lessons at museums and memorial sites, educational trips.
  • Local history project with the city archive.

History teacher

09.2015 - 08.2017

Primary school, Dabrowa Tarnowska

  • Lessons in years 4 to 8.
  • History club.
  • School assemblies and ceremonies.

Education

Master's degree, history, teaching specialism

2010 - 2015

Jagiellonian University

Skills

  • Teaching history
  • Preparation for the extended matura
  • Work with gifted pupils and olympiads
  • Museum lessons and educational trips
  • Educational projects
  • Digital tools and interactive maps

Qualifications

  • Appointed teacher promotion level
  • Education at memorial sites training, 2021
  • School trip leader course

Languages

  • English: B2

Additional information

  • Cooperation with the regional museum

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a history teacher CV

Professional summary

Write at which school and in which classes you teach, your promotion level and what makes you stand out. Add results, for example olympiad finalists or matura results. The head teacher is looking for a teacher who brings history to life for pupils and prepares them well for exams.

History graduate with a teaching specialism and placements at a secondary school. I teach lessons, run a history club and guide groups at a museum as a volunteer. I am looking for work as a history teacher.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the school, classes, level, exams, olympiads, trips and projects. Show results in numbers. Add your promotion level and courses. Also say whether you work with museums, archives or associations.

Weaker: Lessons.

Better: History at basic and extended level.

Weaker: Gifted pupils.

Better: Preparation for the matura and olympiads, 4 finalists in 3 years.

Weaker: Lessons outside school.

Better: Lessons at museums and memorial sites, educational trips.

Skills worth listing

List teaching, the matura, olympiads, museum lessons, projects and digital tools. In your soft skills show passion, communication and organisation.

Professional skills

  • Teaching history
  • Extended matura
  • Olympiads
  • Museum lessons
  • Educational projects
  • Digital tools

Personal skills

  • Passion
  • Communication
  • Organisation
  • Patience
  • Motivating others

Qualifications

List your promotion level, a school trip leader course and training. The trip leader course is useful when organising trips.

First job as a history teacher

After university, describe your placements, teaching qualification and the classes you teach. Add volunteering at museums or re-enactment groups.

Show your history projects and interests. Schools value teachers who bring more than the textbook.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A secondary school looks for the extended matura and olympiads, a primary school for work with younger pupils and projects, and a technical school for linking history with pupils' interests. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

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Questions and answers

What should a history teacher put on a CV?

The school, classes, level, the matura, olympiads, trips, projects, promotion level and qualifications.

Which results are worth giving?

Olympiad finalists and winners, matura results and completed projects.

Is a school trip leader course needed?

It is useful if you organise educational trips.

Which qualifications are needed?

A history degree and a teaching qualification.

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