Care and education CV action words

Recorded

You wrote the observation or the mark where the record is kept.

Example, fictional: Recorded the observations on time and escalated a rising score using the ward criteria.

Escalated

You followed a rule for when to call someone more senior.

Example, fictional: Escalated the score before the next drug round, and wrote who was told.

Planned

You prepared the lesson or the care from a scheme, not from scratch every time.

Example, fictional: Planned the lesson from the department scheme and named the page a cover teacher would need.

Marked

You assessed against criteria the person had seen.

Example, fictional: Marked the essays against the criteria on the board and returned one next step.

Supported

You helped a named role, such as a student or a teacher, on a task you watched.

Example, fictional: Supported a student on one medication round and signed only the tasks I watched.

Safeguarded

You followed the reporting route. Do not describe a real case.

Example, fictional: Completed safeguarding training in 2025 and used the school route when a concern met the policy.

Explained

You put a discharge, a grade or a rule into plain English.

Example, fictional: Explained the discharge medicines and who to call if the symptoms returned.

Adapted

You changed a task for the person in front of you, and can say how.

Example, fictional: Adapted the reading list to books the library could supply that week.

Can I use a patient’s first name?

No. Describe the task and the setting. Leave out names, initials, bed numbers and rare details.

Is “safeguarded” safe to write?

Yes, as a training or a route you followed. Do not narrate a real incident.

Which full CV should I read?

Use the nurse, teacher or teaching assistant example, depending on the job title in the advert.

Should a CV in this group include a photo?

No. UK CVs in these roles leave off a photo and a date of birth.