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Maths teacher CV: example and template

This example is for maths teachers at primary schools, secondary schools and technical schools, and for maths graduates on the teaching track and private tutors who want to work in a school.

The head wants to know your qualifications and teacher status, which year groups you teach, what results your pupils achieve and how you work with gifted pupils and pupils who struggle. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: maths 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.

Grzegorz Wysocki

Maths teacher

Kalisz +48 123 456 789 grzegorz.wysocki@example.com

Professional profile

Maths teacher with 11 years of experience at a primary school and a general secondary school, with chartered teacher status and as a final exam examiner. I teach maths at standard and advanced level, prepare pupils for the final exams and run an olympiad club. In 2025 my classes averaged 68% in the advanced maths final exam, and in the last 5 years 4 pupils have reached the national maths olympiad finals.

Work experience

Maths teacher

09.2016 - present

General secondary school, Kalisz

  • Maths at standard and advanced level, 22 hours a week.
  • Final exam preparation, a class average of 68% at advanced level in 2025.
  • Olympiad club, 4 maths olympiad finalists in the last 5 years.
  • Catch-up classes for first-year pupils.
  • Form tutor and keeping the electronic register.

Maths teacher

09.2014 - 08.2016

Primary school, Kalisz

  • Maths in grades 4-8.
  • Preparation for the year 8 exam.
  • Maths competitions for pupils.

Education

Master's degree, mathematics, teaching track

2009 - 2014

Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan

Skills

  • Maths at standard and advanced level
  • Final exam preparation
  • Working with gifted pupils
  • Catch-up classes
  • GeoGebra and the interactive whiteboard
  • Electronic register

Qualifications and licences

  • Chartered teacher status, 2022
  • Maths final exam examiner
  • Teaching maths with GeoGebra training, 2021

Languages

  • English: B2

Additional information

  • Form tutor

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 maths teacher CV

Professional summary

Write which school and year groups you teach, your teacher status and the results your pupils achieve. Add exam results, olympiads and competitions, because the head is looking for a teacher who prepares pupils for exams effectively. If you are an examiner, put it in your summary.

Maths graduate on the teaching track after placements at a primary and a secondary school. For 3 years I have tutored pupils preparing for the year 8 exam and the final exams. I am looking for work as a maths teacher at a primary school.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the school, year groups, level, the number of hours and pupils' results. Show your work with gifted pupils and pupils who struggle. Add form tutoring, clubs and extra classes.

Weaker: Teaching maths.

Better: Maths at standard and advanced level, 22 hours a week.

Weaker: Final exams.

Better: Final exam preparation, a class average of 68% at advanced level in 2025.

Weaker: Olympiads.

Better: Olympiad club, 4 maths olympiad finalists in the last 5 years.

Skills worth listing

List the levels you teach, exam preparation, work with gifted pupils, catch-up classes and tools. In your soft skills show clear explanations, patience and consistency.

Professional skills

  • Advanced level
  • Final exams
  • Year 8 exam
  • Olympiads
  • GeoGebra
  • Electronic register

Personal skills

  • Clear explanations
  • Patience
  • Consistency
  • Motivating pupils
  • Organisation

Qualifications and licences

List your qualifications to teach maths, your teacher status, examiner licence and teaching methods training. Add postgraduate studies if they qualify you for a second subject, for example computer science.

Maths teacher CV with no experience

Describe school placements, tutoring and work with children, for example at science camps.

Write which year groups you want to teach. Well-described placements and tutoring show that you can explain maths.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A primary school looks for year 8 exam preparation and work with a whole class, a secondary school for advanced level and the final exams, and a technical school for maths linked to vocational subjects. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

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Questions and answers

What should a maths teacher put on a CV?

Qualifications, teacher status, the school, year groups, level, exam results, olympiads, clubs and form tutoring.

How do you show pupil results?

Give the average exam result, the number of winners and finalists or how the class's results improved.

Should tutoring go on the CV?

Yes, especially for a first job in a school.

Does an examiner licence matter?

Yes, it shows a good knowledge of exam requirements.

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