Primary School Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Education

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Primary School Skills List in Education

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Primary School role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Primary School job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 76% of Primary School job descriptions contained ect as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

ect
76%
primary teacher
71%
ks2
71%
qts
71%
teacher
68%
ks1
68%
primary
65%
primary school
63%
year 6
60%
year 5
60%
year 4
60%
early years
57%
year 3
57%
aspiring teacher
52%
year 1
52%
ott
49%
pgce
17%
key stage 2
14%
eyfs
14%
primary school teacher
11%
key stage 1
9%
nqt
9%
learning support assistant
6%
school
6%
key stage 1 teacher
6%
teaching assistant
6%
stockport
6%
primary teaching assistant
6%
primary school teaching assistant
6%
general teaching assistant
6%
early careers teacher
6%
bed
6%
key stage
6%
london
3%
east london
3%
ks1 teacher
3%
primary teaching
3%
redbridge
3%
school teacher
3%
waltham forest
3%
bromborough
3%
classroom support
3%
early years foundation stage
3%
level 2
3%
long-term
3%
pgde
3%
temporary
3%
degree
3%
university
3%
primary education
3%
education
3%
class teacher
3%
south liverpool
3%
1:1 teaching assistant
3%
send teaching assistant
3%
admin
3%
administrator
3%
westminster
3%
class
3%
year 2 teacher
3%
key stage one
3%
essex
3%
inclusion
3%
safeguarding
3%
senco
3%
sendco
3%
key stage 2 teacher
3%
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While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

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