The full letter
Dear Mrs Okafor,
I am writing to apply for the Year 4 class teacher post advertised on the school website, to start in January. I am an ECT-complete primary teacher with four years in a two-form entry school in the same local authority.
In my current Year 4 class, the proportion working at expected standard in reading rose from 61% to 84% across the year, and in maths from 66% to 88%, following a shift to daily fluency practice and small-group intervention that I planned and led. I am also phonics lead across KS1, and I hold a current designated safeguarding lead deputy qualification.
I am applying to your school because of the mastery maths rollout described in your most recent Ofsted report. I have taught the approach for two years and would like to be in a school committing to it fully rather than in parallel with older schemes.
I would welcome the chance to teach a sample lesson, and I am available for interview on any day after school. Thank you for considering my application.
Yours sincerely,
[Your name]