Teacher and educator resume template (Canada, free PDF + Word)
By ResumeNorth
Teaching certification leads — OCT membership, provincial college registration and additional qualification courses — with a co-curricular section for coaching, clubs and supervision, which Canadian school boards weigh more heavily than most applicants expect.
In short
A Canadian teaching resume leads with your provincial certification — OCT membership number and divisions in Ontario, or the equivalent college registration in your province — followed by placements that name the grades and subjects taught, and a co-curricular section for coaching, clubs and supervision. One to two pages, plain single-column formatting, and every placement dated. Boards screen certification first and co-curriculars to break ties.
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Section order
Summary → Skills → Experience → Education → Certifications → Volunteer
Design
Centered serif header, forest-green rules
Best for
Occasional and contract teachers, ECEs, EAs and instructors applying to Canadian boards and colleges.
What makes this template work
- OCT membership and AQ courses
- Co-curricular and coaching section
How to fill it in
- 1List your college registration number and divisions or subject qualifications.
- 2Name the grades and subjects taught for every placement.
- 3Keep the co-curricular section — boards use it to break ties.
- 4Open the .docx in Word, Google Docs or Pages, replace every bracketed placeholder, save as a text-based PDF or .docx named Firstname-Lastname-Resume, then check it against a real posting before you apply.
Example bullets to adapt
- Planned and delivered Grade 7/8 math and science units to 56 students, raising class average on board-wide assessments by 11 points over one term.
- Coached junior girls' volleyball (24 athletes) and ran a weekly homework club attended by 30+ students.
- Completed 80-day practicum across Grades 4–8 (OCT #654321); rated 'excellent' by both associate teachers.
Mistakes that get this resume screened out
- Leaving the OCT or college registration number off — board HR systems screen for it before a human reads anything.
- Writing 'taught various subjects' instead of naming the exact grades and subjects for each placement.
- Cutting the co-curricular section to save space — for occasional and new-contract teachers it is often the deciding factor.
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