Disabled for the time being. Student CV Maker's sharing features (publishing a CV, private links, confirmations, references and the employer features) are disabled for now, and will come back later. You can still write your CV and download it. What this page says about sharing is how it will work when it is back.
Three steps to a CV employers can check.
Nothing to set up and no AI writing it for you. You write it, other people confirm it, and you decide who sees it.
Write it here
A guided editor for UK qualifications, from GCSEs and A levels to BTECs, T Levels and degree classes. Add cover letters too. It notes what was typed here and what was brought in from elsewhere (pasted, dictated or imported).
Get it confirmed
Ask a teacher or tutor to confirm a grade from their school, college or university email, or a manager to confirm a job from their own email. They type their own name and job title, and that is what employers see. If you change a fact afterwards, it shows as changed. Referees write their references here too, and you can't edit them.
Share one link
Publish your CV, or send a private link to one person. They open a private link with a code we email them. The code works once, and the link can expire. Your phone and email only appear on private links.
Your privacy
Your date of birth stays with you
Your device checks your date of birth to make sure you're 16 or over. The date never leaves your device, and we never store it. We only keep your year of birth, which decides how long everything is free for you and whether the under-18 rules apply. If you're under 16, you can't use Student CV Maker, and we haven't stored your date of birth or your age.
No AI scores
The writing report shows how the words got into the editor: how much was typed here, how much pasted text is still in it, how long you spent and how many sessions. It can't say who wrote them, and we never say whether AI did. You can add an optional note for employers, for example "I used dictation". Employers can see it, and you don't have to share anything about your health. You also get tips that only you see, and employers never see them. One tip can point out phrases that are common in CVs generally, including AI-written ones. It is a tip, not a verdict.
Declined or corrected? Only you see why
If someone declines or corrects a fact, employers just see it as not confirmed. You see their answer, in their own words, in your editor. Then you can fix the fact or remove the request.
Nobody can search for you
There is no search or list of people. Only employers you share your CV with, and approved employers who have your public link, can ask to contact you. Nothing is shared unless you accept. Nobody under 18 can be sent a contact request.
What is encrypted
Your CV, cover letters, job versions, references and confirmations are encrypted before they're saved, with a key kept apart from our database. It isn't end-to-end: our service has to read your CV to show it to the people you choose. Some details aren't encrypted because we need to look them up, such as your account email, your CV's web address, your year of birth and a log of the emails we send. The privacy notice has the full list. Your CV is stored in Cloudflare's Western Europe region. Some processing may happen elsewhere, including in the US.
You're in control
Switch links off at any time, block an employer, or delete your Student CV Maker data. The privacy notice lists the few records we have to keep, such as payment records for a pass.
Confirmations
Who can confirm
A qualification can only be confirmed from a school, college or university email, an address ending .sch.uk or .ac.uk, or by a careers team we have approved. A job can be confirmed from any address, and employers see the domain and what kind of address it is. A job confirmation covers the role, employer and dates, never the description. The request link works for 14 days.
They can lapse
A job confirmation lapses after 24 months, and the page says when. A qualification confirmation never lapses, but it always shows the date it was given. If you change a fact after it was confirmed, it shows as changed since it was confirmed.
They can be withdrawn
Whoever confirmed a fact can withdraw it at any time, using a permanent link in their original email. Employers then see "Withdrawn by" their name and the date. Employers see each fact's history (confirmed, withdrawn, lapsed or changed since confirmed), and never the text of a correction.
If you're 16 or 17
Join through your careers team, or with a parent or guardian
At 16 or 17, you normally join through your school or college careers team. You can use its join code, or enter your school or college email (it must end .sch.uk or .ac.uk). Your sign-in stays your personal email, because school accounts close when you leave, and we only use the school email to find your school. We email it a one-time code to check it, and your careers team then accepts you. Until it does, you can write and edit your CV, download it, go private and delete it, but you can't share anything: we tell you we are waiting for your careers team to accept you. Everything is free and you can't buy anything. In the year you turn 18 you still count as under 18 until you confirm your date of birth again on your device.
Or a parent or guardian approves instead
If no careers team has been asked for you, or your school or college isn't on Student CV Maker, a parent or guardian can approve what you share instead. You give their own email address (not yours, and not your school email). We email them a one-time code, and they confirm they are your parent or guardian with parental responsibility. After that, each time you ask to share something they get an email with the details and decide it, with no account or password. They can't confirm your grades or jobs. What you share is labelled "approved by a parent or guardian" to employers, so they can tell it from a careers team's approval. This is closed to you permanently if a school or college has said no to you, and it waits while a careers team has been asked and hasn't answered. If a careers team accepts you later, the team takes over and your parent or guardian stops approving.
Your careers lead approves what goes out
Sending a private link, turning on your public link, asking for a confirmation or a reference, and adding a writing sample all wait for your careers lead to say yes. They see the whole request, including who it is for and their email address, and can add a note. A request they don't answer in 14 days lapses. Editing your CV never needs approval.
Extra protection
Your public link starts off. When it's turned on, it shows your initials only and hides your town, unless you untick those in your request. Employers can't send contact requests to people under 18. If you leave the team, nothing can be shared until you join a team again. You can still edit, download, go private and delete.
Common questions
What is Student CV Maker?
A UK CV builder for people aged 16 and over. You write your CV and cover letters, ask teachers, tutors or managers to confirm your grades and jobs, and share one link. Employers see which facts were confirmed, by whom and when.
Who can use it?
People aged 16 and over who live in the UK. At 16 or 17 you normally join through your school or college careers team, or a parent or guardian approves what you share instead.
Does AI write the CV or score it?
No. You write it. The writing report shows how the words got into the editor: how much was typed here, how much pasted text is still in it, how long you spent and how many sessions. It can’t say who wrote them, and we never say whether AI did.
How do employers know a grade or a job is real?
A teacher or tutor confirms a qualification from a school, college or university email (an address ending .sch.uk or .ac.uk), or a careers team we have approved confirms it. A manager confirms a job from their own email. Employers see who confirmed it, the email domain and the date. We can’t guarantee a confirmation is true, so each one shows where it came from.
Can employers contact me?
Only approved employers who have your link can ask, and nothing is shared unless you accept. There is no search or list of people, and nobody under 18 can be sent a contact request.
Who can see my phone number and email?
Only people you choose. They are never shown on a public link. They only appear on a private link, which the person it was sent to opens with a one-time code we email them.
Is my CV encrypted?
Your CV, cover letters, job versions, references and confirmations are encrypted before they are saved, with a key kept apart from our database. It isn’t end-to-end encryption, because our service has to read your CV to show it to the people you choose.
Can I delete my data?
Yes. You can switch links off at any time, block an employer, or delete your Student CV Maker data. The privacy notice lists the few records we have to keep, such as payment records for a pass.