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PE teacher CV: example and template

This example is for PE teachers at primary and secondary schools, and for sports university graduates and coaches who want to work in a school.

The head wants to know your qualifications and licences, which year groups you teach, which extra activities you run and what your pupils achieve in competitions. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: PE 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.

Bartosz Krajewski

PE teacher

Bialystok +48 123 456 789 bartosz.krajewski@example.com

Professional profile

PE teacher with 8 years of experience at a primary school, with appointed teacher status. I teach PE in grades 4-8, run the school volleyball club and swimming lessons for grade 4. My teams have won 3 medals at the regional school games, and for the last 2 years I have organised a school sports day for 600 pupils.

Work experience

PE teacher

09.2017 - present

Primary school, Bialystok

  • PE lessons in grades 4-8, 20 hours a week.
  • School volleyball club, 3 medals at the regional school games.
  • Swimming lessons for grade 4 at the city pool.
  • Organising a school sports day for 600 pupils.
  • Safety in lessons, fitness assessment and the electronic register.

Volleyball coach

09.2015 - present

Sports club, Bialystok

  • Training groups of children aged 10 to 13.
  • Trips to tournaments and sports camps.
  • Working with players' parents.

Education

Master's degree, physical education

2010 - 2015

Jozef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Biala Podlaska campus

Skills

  • PE lessons in grades 4-8
  • Volleyball
  • Teaching swimming
  • Organising competitions and sports events
  • Fitness assessment
  • Safety and first aid

Qualifications and licences

  • Volleyball coaching licence
  • Lifeguard qualification
  • First aid course, 2024

Languages

  • English: B1

Additional information

  • Leader of sports camps for children

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How to write a PE teacher CV

Professional summary

Write which school and year groups you teach, your teacher status and which sports you coach. Add your pupils' competition results and extra activities, for example a school sports club, because the head is looking for a teacher who keeps pupils active after lessons too. Put your coaching, instructor or lifeguard licences high up.

Sports university graduate after placements at a primary and a secondary school. I coach children's football at a club and hold a swimming instructor licence. I am looking for work as a PE teacher at a primary school.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe year groups, the number of hours, sports, extra activities and competition results. Show how you organise sports events and keep pupils safe. Add coaching outside school if you do it.

Weaker: PE lessons.

Better: PE lessons in grades 4-8, 20 hours a week.

Weaker: Sports club.

Better: School volleyball club, 3 medals at the regional school games.

Weaker: Sports day.

Better: Organising a school sports day for 600 pupils.

Skills worth listing

List sports, extra activities, organising competitions, fitness assessment and first aid. In your soft skills show motivating pupils, consistency and managing a large group.

Professional skills

  • PE lessons
  • Volleyball
  • Swimming
  • Organising competitions
  • Fitness assessment
  • First aid

Personal skills

  • Motivating pupils
  • Consistency
  • Managing a large group
  • Energy
  • Organisation

Qualifications and licences

List your qualifications to teach PE, your teacher status, coaching or instructor licences, a lifeguard qualification and a first aid course. Add a camp leader qualification if you organise camps.

PE teacher CV with no experience

Describe school placements, coaching children at a club and work at sports camps.

Write which sports you can teach and which licences you hold. Heads like to hire teachers who can also run after-school activities.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A primary school looks for PE lessons, after-school activities and competition preparation, a sports school for coaching in one sport, and a secondary school for elective classes, for example fitness or team games. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

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Questions and answers

What should a PE teacher put on a CV?

Qualifications, teacher status, year groups, sports, extra activities, competition results, licences and first aid.

Do coaching licences matter?

Yes, they show you can run after-school activities and prepare pupils for competitions.

How do you describe pupils' successes?

Give the type of competition, the level, for example regional, and the places won.

Should club coaching go on the CV?

Yes, coaching children is valuable experience for a school.

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