Teacher Resumes and Selection Criteria Writing

Position yourself for success in education with expertly crafted teacher selection criteria responses and a resume that highlights your teaching philosophy, classroom impact, and dedication to student growth.

How We Write Teaching Job Applications

The approach to teaching resumes is specific.

We want to address scaffolding, differentiated teaching and align your capabilities with the Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) domains.

Teachers are faced with overwhelming competition for urban roles, a market of teachers subject to move at semesterly and yearly intervals, and rigid application processes that vary state to state.

When putting together teaching resumes, we ensure that we are well-versed with each state’s unique application requirements, and for private schools, we gain insight into the application requirement and guidelines.

We will work with you to gain the right information specific the field, year levels and your unique pedagogical approach in relation to the jobs that you will be specifically looking at.

We find that our strengths with teaching resumes are the very specific questions we pose to teaching clients about identifying students with learning disabilities, how a teacher gets to know their students, what their most innovative program was, and how the provided leadership to other teachers.

However, whilst a resume is your important snapshot of skills and forms your overarching career narrative, key to your application (and far more important, in fact) are going to be your responses to the selection criteria.

Teachers Selection Criteria

Our approach to selection criteria is systemic across the board, and the structure applies to all (English teachers can appreciate this!): Situation, Task, Approach and Result, best known as STAR.

Where the approach differs is in the targeted stories we ask to flesh out the best responses.

Questions to ask yourself for your resume and selection criteria, are:

How do you work and collaborate with your colleagues?
What was your most innovative program?
How did you form a relationship with parents?
What was the most challenging student you were faced with?
What ICT tools do you use in teaching?
How have you pursued professional development to enhance your teaching capabilities?

Case studies

Graduate Teacher

Sophie had recently completed her Bachelor of Education before pursuing a position as a Graduate Teacher within the NSW Department of Education. The application process required evidence of her ability to deliver engaging lessons, manage diverse classrooms, collaborate with school leadership, and demonstrate a commitment to student wellbeing and learning outcomes. We worked with Sophie to highlight her practical teaching experiences during her placements, where she developed and implemented creative lesson plans, used differentiated instruction to cater to various learning needs, and collaborated with fellow teachers to improve educational programs. We ensured alignment with the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers and provided clear, tailored examples. Sophie is now working as a Graduate Teacher at a primary school in Sydney.

Henry

Leader in state government

Head of Department

Rachel had been teaching for over 15 years before applying for the Head of Department role at a prestigious private school. The application process required demonstrating her leadership skills, curriculum development expertise, ability to mentor staff, and commitment to fostering academic excellence. We worked with Rachel to emphasise her leadership in previous roles, where she managed a team of teachers, introduced innovative teaching practices, and led curriculum revisions to improve student performance. She also collaborated closely with senior leadership on strategic planning and ensured the department met the school's high academic standards. We referenced the Australian Curriculum and provided specific examples of her successful initiatives. Rachel is now serving as Head of Department at an independent school in Melbourne.

Samantha

Leader in private sector

Principal

James had over 20 years of experience in teaching and educational leadership before pursuing a role as Principal at a leading private school. The application process required showcasing his strategic vision, ability to lead whole-school improvement initiatives, manage diverse teams, and foster a strong school culture. We worked with James to highlight his previous leadership roles, where he successfully led school-wide curriculum reforms, improved academic outcomes, and developed initiatives to enhance staff professional development. He also had extensive experience engaging with parents, students, and the broader community to promote a positive and inclusive school environment. We referenced the National School Improvement Tool and provided targeted examples of his leadership in action. James is now the Principal of a well-regarded private school in Sydney.

David

Leader in local government

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