Where a secondary school head teacher can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a secondary school head teacher already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Secondary school head teachers are responsible for meeting curriculum standards, which facilitate academic development for the students. They manage staff, working closely with the different department heads, and evaluate the subject teachers in a timely manner in order to secure optimal class performance. They also ensure the school meets the national education requirements set by law and cooperate with local communities and governments. They may also work in vocational schools.
Also known as high school director, secondary school director, secondary school head, high school head teacher, head teacher of secondary school, head of secondary school, secondary school headmaster, secondary school headteacher, headteacher of secondary school, secondary school principal.
Managers 53 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: deputy head teacher, 79%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1 · Within reach
Table 2 · What the job itself asks for
A secondary school head teacher needs 25 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.
- manage enrolment management skills
- manage school budget management skills
- liaise with board members communication, collaboration and creativity
- apply for government funding information skills
- analyse staff capacity management skills
- curriculum standards education
- education law business, administration and law
- develop organisational policies management skills
- cooperate with education professionals communication, collaboration and creativity
- represent the organisation communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 3 · Jobs that lead here
The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a secondary school head teacher does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.
- nursery school head teacher 74% covered · difficulty 34
- special educational needs head teacher 71% covered · difficulty 37.5
- further education principal 70% covered · difficulty 38.2
- head of higher education institutions 68% covered · difficulty 41
- deputy head teacher 66% covered · difficulty 42.3
- headteacher 53% covered · difficulty 53.5
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Secondary school head teacher is filed under Managers, ISCO major group 1. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a secondary school head teacher’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.