How to Write a Cover Letter for a Teaching Position

The process that is involved in writing a cover letter for a teaching position is quite simple. If you stick to a simple format, and some disciplined content, it would be enough to ensure that your profile is impressive. In order to write a cover letter properly, first think about the reason behind the letter writing activity. The basic intention to write the cover letter is to introduce your job application, profile and CV to the person who will be reading it.

Cover Letter for a Teaching Position

Making the cover letter for the teaching position, impressive, is of utmost importance. Due to the fact that an impressive cover letter grabs the attention of the reader, and the probability of getting short listed for an interview increases. We first need to understand the features and format of the entire letter. A good writing tip is to write the letter in 3 paragraphs. In the first paragraph establish a context or a connection with the reader. The context may be anything from a simple advertisement or job site or even a person who informed you about a job opening. In the second paragraph, establish yourself as a person in brief. As the cover letter is just an introductory process, keep the second paragraph short and only a few lines long. Now, we come to the third concluding paragraph. In this paragraph politely state that you will be interested in working with the educational institute. Remember, being a cover letter, the phrasing of such lines must be polite, but firm and genuine. Have no pretense about your interest, as in case of abrupt endings the reader feels that the applicant is not interested in teaching as a full-time career.

How to Write a Cover Letter for a Teaching Position

Here's an example of a cover letter for a hypothetical post of an economics and history teacher...

September 25, 2010 Jason MacArthur Principle, Sunrise Hill High School, 4 Holy Convent Street, Mini Town, Washington. Dear Sir, The school broads advertisement in the 'Quarterly Mail' caught my attention this Sunday. This letter and resume is an application and intimation of genuine professional interest on my behalf. I have been a teacher of economics and history in 4 European universities. However teaching graduate and postgraduate students has not been on my agenda. After post graduating in economies, I served in the Marine Corps as a SEAL and an intelligence adviser before taking up the teaching positions, as I was discharged from duty as a consequence of military exercise injuries. The prospect of guiding teenage students and youth by imparting knowledge has always fascinated me. Though I do not have any experience in teaching high school students, I pride myself to be a guide of the youth, whether they are high school students or college students. I would like to teach your students what I am learning from books, experience and my own life. My current students often credit me to be a fatherly and affectionate teacher who does not use force to be stern. I would like to add a decade of high school teaching to my life's book, as I believe that it is one of the best ways of giving back to society, what it has given me. Dear sir, I hope that you will consider this application, as I am sincerely interested in enhancing the knowledge and understanding of young pupils. I also sincerely thank you for reviewing this resume. Please also take note of the fact, I walk with a single crutch. I again thank you from the bottom of my heart for sparing your time. Sincerely, Retd. Brigadier General Scholasticus K

Now, remember that the cover letter should, ideally, be not more than one page. The main objective of such letters is to impress the recruiter and hence write accordingly. In today's competitive world an impressive and to-the-point cover letter can make the difference between getting the job or losing out.