Where a special educational needs head teacher can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a special educational needs head teacher already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Special educational needs head teachers manage the day-to-day activities of a special education school. They supervise and support staff, as well as research and introduce programs that provide the necessary assistance for students with physical, mental or learning disabilities. They may make decisions concerning admissions, are responsible for meeting curriculum standards and ensure the school meets the national education requirements set by law. Special educational needs head teachers also manage the school's budget and are responsible for maximising the reception of subsidies and grants. They also review and adopt their policies in accordance to current research conducted in the special needs assessment field.
Also known as head teacher of special educational needs school, director of special educational needs school, special educational needs school director, inclusive education principal, special educational needs headteacher, headteacher of special educational needs school, special educational needs headmaster, SEN head teacher, head teacher in special educational needs.
Managers 56 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: deputy head teacher, 80%
- 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 special educational needs head teacher needs 26 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.
- provide feedback to teachers communication, collaboration and creativity
- learning needs analysis education
- apply for government funding information skills
- analyse staff capacity management skills
- curriculum standards education
- special needs education education
- education law business, administration and law
- use office systems management skills
- develop organisational policies management skills
- disability care health and welfare
Table 3 · Jobs that lead here
The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a special educational needs head teacher does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.
- nursery school head teacher 72% covered · difficulty 35.5
- secondary school head teacher 69% covered · difficulty 38.6
- special educational needs coordinator 67% covered · difficulty 40.4
- primary school head teacher 67% covered · difficulty 41.2
- deputy head teacher 63% covered · difficulty 45
- secondary school department head 58% covered · difficulty 49.6
- assistive technologist 56% covered · difficulty 51.7
- education programme coordinator 28% covered · difficulty 75.9
- education inspector 19% covered · difficulty 82.1
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Special educational needs 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 special educational needs 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.