Name, contact details, work preferences, availability and one CV file.
Free SEN-focused CV assessment
Free SEN CV Checker & Scorecard
See how your CV performs for SEN roles before you send it to schools or recruiters. Upload your CV for an SEN-focused score, recruiter-style feedback and practical improvements.
- Free to use
- No payment or account needed
- One CV file
Illustrative scorecard82Strong SEN potential
Example only. Your score will depend on the evidence in your own CV.
- Role fit and SEN experience
- Safeguarding evidence
- Impact, structure and relevant wording
Before you upload
Clear value. Clear data use.
The scorecard is an automated assessment designed around the evidence Senovo’s specialist SEN recruiters look for. It does not replace a recruiter, decide whether you can register or guarantee work.
An SEN-focused score and practical feedback on the evidence, clarity and role fit shown in your CV.
Senovo uses the information to provide your scorecard. The form also asks permission to review your CV and contact you about suitable SEN roles.
The tool is free. It does not promise work, and you can ask Senovo to stop contacting you or exercise your data rights.
Read how Senovo uses your personal information before uploading.
Your assessment
What does the SEN CV checker look for?
Your CV is assessed against the evidence a specialist SEN recruiter needs to understand quickly. The scorecard highlights strengths and gaps; it does not make an employment decision.
Role fit
How clearly your experience supports the SEN or education role you are targeting.
SEN experience
The needs, age groups, settings and practical support your CV can evidence.
Safeguarding evidence
Whether safe practice, professional boundaries and relevant responsibilities are visible.
Impact and achievements
Whether your CV shows what you did and what changed, rather than listing generic duties.
Structure and readability
How quickly a recruiter can understand your background, dates and strongest evidence.
Relevant wording
Whether useful SEN, support and education terms are present and backed by genuine examples.
Why check first?
Know what needs work before you apply.
Your scorecard can help you understand:
- How clearly your SEN or transferable experience comes across.
- Which role types your background appears most relevant to.
- What may weaken your CV with recruiters or schools.
- Which sections deserve improvement first.
SEN CV guidance
Build a CV that proves what you can do.
The tool remains the main product. These short points explain what strong SEN applications usually make easy to find.
What is an SEN CV checker?
It assesses how effectively a CV communicates evidence for SEN and education-support work. Unlike a generic keyword checker, Senovo’s scorecard considers role fit, relevant support experience, safeguarding evidence, impact and recruiter readability.
What makes a strong SEN CV?
Strong CVs name the setting, age group, needs supported, strategies used and responsibilities held. They make dates, qualifications and work history easy to verify and avoid unsupported claims.
What should an SEN Teaching Assistant CV include?
State your target role, relevant settings, practical pupil-support evidence, safeguarding awareness, useful training and observable impact. Use Senovo’s SEN teaching assistant CV guide for the full structure.
What if I don’t have SEN experience?
Care, childcare, youth work, coaching and support experience can transfer when described honestly. Read how to enter SEN without formal qualifications before deciding your background is irrelevant.
Questions before uploading
SEN CV Scorecard FAQs.
Is the SEN CV checker free?
Yes. There is no charge and no payment is required.
Do I need SEN experience to use it?
No. The scorecard can also help people moving from care, childcare, youth work, coaching, mental-health support or other relevant backgrounds understand how their experience reads for SEN roles.
What CV formats can I upload?
The form accepts one CV file and does not publish a restricted format list. PDF or DOCX is the safest choice. If another format fails, save or export it as a PDF before uploading.
Will Senovo keep my CV?
Your CV and form details are submitted to Senovo to provide the scorecard. The form also asks for permission to review your CV and contact you about suitable SEN roles. Senovo may store the information in its recruitment records for those purposes. You can ask Senovo to stop contacting you or exercise your data rights at any time.
Can the score guarantee me an interview?
No. The score is development feedback, not a suitability decision, job offer or promise of an interview. Individual roles still depend on experience, availability, interview, checks and the employer’s requirements.
Can I use it for a Teaching Assistant CV?
Yes. It is designed for SEN and education support applications, including SEN teaching assistant, learning support, behaviour, pastoral and specialist-support roles.
What happens after I receive my score?
Use the priority feedback to improve the weakest sections first, compare your experience with current SEN jobs and register with Senovo if you want help finding suitable work.
Free SEN CV Scorecard
See what your CV communicates now.
Upload once for an SEN-focused score and practical feedback. No payment is required.