The full letter
Dear Ms Patel,
I am writing to apply for the Learning and Development Specialist role advertised on Reed on 21 August. I have spent nine years teaching secondary science, the last three as CPD lead for a 70-staff school, and I am now moving into commercial L&D.
Your advert asks for programme design and the ability to evidence impact. I designed and ran a whole-school CPD programme covering 70 staff across three terms, and average lesson observation grades improved by one band over that period. I also built the school's coaching model, training eleven middle leaders to run structured observation conversations.
I want to move because the part of my role I have consistently done best is developing adults rather than teaching pupils, and your team's focus on measurable capability rather than course completion is exactly the standard I have been holding myself to.
I have a resignation deadline of 31 October, so I could start in January, and I am happy to complete a design task as part of the process. Thank you for your time.
Yours sincerely,
[Your name]