Table 1Transition record

career guidance advisortodeputy head teacher

A career guidance advisor already meets 34% of what the deputy head teacher role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From career guidance advisor

34%

Overlap1

To deputy head teacher

11 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

66.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 66.3

This move: 66.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the deputy head teacher role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the career guidance advisor profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A deputy head teacher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a career guidance advisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held curriculum standards education
already held education law business, administration and law
already held cooperate with education professionals communication, collaboration and creativity
already held communicate with youth communication, collaboration and creativity
already held labour legislation business, administration and law
already held monitor educational developments information skills

All 11 carried skills, including the 8 the deputy head teacher role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 33 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 management skills 4 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held provide education management support required
required, not held supervise educational staff required
required, not held assist in the organisation of school events required
required, not held maintain students' discipline required

optional, not held assess the development of youth optional
optional, not held manage student admissions optional
optional, not held analyse staff capacity optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
optional, not held monitor student's behaviour optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held present reports required
required, not held provide feedback to teachers required

optional, not held liaise with board members optional
optional, not held advise on lesson plans optional
optional, not held advise on teaching methods optional
optional, not held maintain relations with children's parents optional
optional, not held manage contracts optional
optional, not held prepare youths for adulthood optional
optional, not held promote education programmes optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held education administration required

optional, not held contract law optional
optional, not held funding methods optional
optional, not held secondary school procedures optional

04 education 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held pedagogy required

optional, not held learning technologies optional
optional, not held kindergarten school procedures optional
optional, not held primary school procedures optional

05 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held guarantee students' safety required

optional, not held escort students on a field trip optional

06 information skills 4 supplementary

optional, not held create a financial report optional
optional, not held apply for government funding optional
optional, not held evaluate education programmes optional
optional, not held lead inspections optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a deputy head teacher role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 11 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held communicate with youth skill
already held cooperate with education professionals skill
already held curriculum objectives knowledge
already held curriculum standards knowledge
already held education law knowledge
already held monitor educational developments skill
already held project management knowledge
already held write work-related reports skill
already held assessment processes knowledge
already held develop professional network skill
already held labour legislation knowledge

24 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assess the development of youth optional
optional, not held create a financial report optional
optional, not held learning technologies optional
optional, not held liaise with board members optional
optional, not held manage student admissions optional
optional, not held advise on lesson plans optional
optional, not held advise on teaching methods optional
optional, not held analyse staff capacity optional
optional, not held apply for government funding optional
optional, not held contract law optional
optional, not held escort students on a field trip optional
optional, not held evaluate education programmes optional
optional, not held funding methods optional
optional, not held kindergarten school procedures optional
optional, not held lead inspections optional
optional, not held maintain relations with children's parents optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held manage contracts optional
optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
optional, not held monitor student's behaviour optional
optional, not held prepare youths for adulthood optional
optional, not held primary school procedures optional
optional, not held promote education programmes optional
optional, not held secondary school procedures optional

45 held skills the deputy head teacher role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adult education knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on training courses skill
not needed by the target role application process knowledge
not needed by the target role apply quality standards to the interaction with candidates skill
not needed by the target role assess candidates skill
not needed by the target role assess prior learning skill
not needed by the target role assess students' preliminary learning experiences skill
not needed by the target role assist clients with personal development skill
not needed by the target role coach clients skill
not needed by the target role communicate about youth's well-being skill
not needed by the target role counsel clients skill
not needed by the target role counsel students skill
not needed by the target role counselling methods knowledge
not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
not needed by the target role encourage counselled clients to examine themselves skill
not needed by the target role encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
not needed by the target role establish educational network skill
not needed by the target role evaluate clients' progress skill
not needed by the target role facilitate job market access skill
not needed by the target role have emotional intelligence skill
not needed by the target role identify clients' needs skill
not needed by the target role identify education needs skill
not needed by the target role identify training needs skill
not needed by the target role job market offers knowledge
not needed by the target role labour market knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with educational staff skill
not needed by the target role listen actively skill
not needed by the target role maintain professional administration skill
not needed by the target role manage professional transition in an arts career skill
not needed by the target role organise job search workshops skill
not needed by the target role organise projects to fill education needs skill
not needed by the target role organise study information sessions skill
not needed by the target role oversee extra-curricular activities skill
not needed by the target role perform educational testing skill
not needed by the target role personal reflection techniques based on feedback knowledge
not needed by the target role provide assistance with job search skill
not needed by the target role provide career counselling skill
not needed by the target role provide information on education financing skill
not needed by the target role provide information on school services skill
not needed by the target role provide information on study programmes skill

5 further entries not listed here

8 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held education administration required
required, not held pedagogy required
optional, not held learning technologies optional
optional, not held contract law optional
optional, not held funding methods optional
optional, not held kindergarten school procedures optional
optional, not held primary school procedures optional
optional, not held secondary school procedures optional

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Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.