Where a university department head can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a university department head already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

University department heads lead and manage the department of their discipline in which they are academic leaders and work with the faculty dean and other heads of department to deliver the agreed faculty and university strategic objectives. They develop and support academic leadership in their department, and lead entrepreneurial activity for income-generating purposes as they promote the reputation and interests of their department within the university and to a wider community in their field.

Table 1 · Within reach

• dean of faculty 79% covered · difficulty 24.9
• secondary school department head 75% covered · difficulty 32.4
• deputy head teacher 61% covered · difficulty 42.5
• special educational needs coordinator 59% covered · difficulty 46.7
• further education principal 57% covered · difficulty 47.8

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Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a university department head already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. 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.