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Before you apply: teaching application form and CV checklist
Find out how to make a successful application for a teaching job and what to include in your application form, CV and covering letter.

Teaching jobs: where to find them and when to apply
Get the lowdown on how to apply for teaching jobs, local authority registration schemes, pool applications and the other approaches schools use to recruit early career teachers.

Typical teaching interview questions
Take a look at the questions that are likely to come up during your teaching interview and read our advice on how to handle them.

Salary prospects for teachers
Teaching salaries vary depending on your experience and where you are based in the UK. Find out what pay and additional benefits you can expect as an early career teacher.

How to write your personal statement for teacher training
The information in this article is based on the Apply for Teacher Training service personal statement, with hints and tips that will be useful when completing the form.

Perform your best in your teaching interview
Find out how to prepare for your teaching interview, what to expect from the day and how to impress your interviewers.

Is teaching a good career for me? We tackle 12 myths about teaching head on.
We asked Jake Athorn, a history teacher at The Redhill Academy, to give us his take on some common, often conflicting, myths about the teaching profession. Jake graduated with a history degree from Nottingham Trent University.
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Want to be the next Software Engineer at HSBC?
Get a true feel of what it's like by listening to real stories from grads who’ve already been on the journey and trying out actual tasks you could complete in the role.
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Thinking of applying for Mishcon de Reya’s trainee solicitor programme?
First, get tips and advice from real life graduates, and do a task that you’d be expected to do in the role, to give yourself the best shot.
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A trainee solicitor at Stephenson Harwood – how does that sound to you?
Hear from trainee solicitors who've already been on your journey to give you an even better idea of life at Stephenson Harwood.
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Want to be the next Environment, Safety and Health & Quality (ESH&Q) graduate at AWE?
Get a true feel of what it's like by listening to real stories from grads who’ve already been on the journey, and trying out actual tasks in the role.

Could you be the next scientist or engineer at EDF?
Get exclusive tips and advice from graduates who are currently in the role, and a chance to do actual tasks from EDF.