Are you resigning from your teaching job due to illness, moving to another city or country, marriage, or a career pause?
No matter why you are leaving a teaching job, you will need to write a resignation letter to inform your employer.
Teaching resignation letters have no standard formats as other business letters do.
They can be written in any way an employee wants to.
But, you have to keep the tone professional.
Many people believe that it is alright to write a generic resignation letter, merely stating that they are leaving their job.
But that is not enough.
When you write a resignation letter, make sure that you provide a valid reason for leaving in addition to a notice period.
Typically, the notice period should be in sync with the terms laid out in your employment agreement. If it is an emergency, then you might be given leeway and let go earlier.
Address your letter either to the principal or supervisor, depending on the typical hierarchy of the school that you are working for.
Provide information about your intention to leave, and the notice period, and put in some niceties. And your work is done! It is quite simple.
Let us make it even more so by providing you with a sample resignation letter written by a school teacher who wants to resign because she is getting married!
Sample School Teacher Resignation Letter Due to Marriage
Carla Moses
41 7th Street, Apt 55
Upper Arlington, OH 20201
(000) 987-7877
July 3, 2023
Ms. Ruth Flores
Principal
The Blair School
321 Pine Road
Upper Arlington, OH 25898
Dear Ms. Flores:
I am writing to tender my resignation from my position as an English Teacher at The Blair School. Having been part of The Blair School since its inception in 2006, it is very difficult for me to hand over my resignation. Unfortunately, at this point in time, I do not have another option.
As per the terms in my teachers’ employment agreement, I am serving a 1-month notice of my intention to leave. That is to say, August 3 will be my last working day.
I will be getting married on August 15, 2023, and will be moving to Batavia soon after. It was already decided between my fiance and me that as soon as we get married, we will move to Batavia where he resides. Since it will be difficult for me to travel all the way to Upper Arlington on a daily basis, I have no choice but to leave my job.
Thank you for making my teaching career all the more meaningful by guiding me on every step. I will miss my colleagues and students immensely, as they have been a part of my life for many years.
Please let me know if there is anything that I can do to make this transition easier.
Sincerely,
Carla Moses
English Teacher
The Blair School