Circus arts teacher to drama teacher
A circus arts teacher already meets 51% of what the drama teacher role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.
60.9/ 100
1 How much of what a drama teacher is expected to do is already part of a circus arts teacher’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the drama teacher role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A drama teacher role treats 17 of its required skills as things a circus arts teacher already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adapt teaching to student's capabilities
- apply teaching strategies
- assess students
- assist students in their learning
- bring out performers’ artistic potential
- consult students on learning content
What stands in the way is 13 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 28 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A drama teacher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a circus arts teacher background worth leading with.
- already held deal with public assisting and caring
- already held bring out performers’ artistic potential management skills
- already held develop the physical language communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held organise rehearsals management skills
- already held maintain safe working conditions in performing arts information skills
- already held movement techniques health and welfare
All 28 carried skills, including the 17 the drama teacher role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 33 missing skills fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn analyse a script required
- still to learn conduct background research for plays required
- still to learn define artistic performance concepts required
- still to learn define creative components required
- still to learn develop drama production process required
- still to learn identify performers' needs required
- still to learn understand the emotional dimension of a performance required
- optional, not held adapt a script optional
- optional, not held analyse theatre texts optional
- optional, not held coordinate with creative departments optional
- optional, not held create script for artistic production optional
- optional, not held develop proposed choreographic language optional
- optional, not held draw up reference documents for performance optional
- optional, not held ensure visual quality of the set optional
- optional, not held interpret performance concepts in the creative process optional
- optional, not held perform exercises for artistic performance optional
- optional, not held play musical instruments optional
- optional, not held practice dance moves optional
- optional, not held prepare performance training session optional
- optional, not held perform improvisation optional
- optional, not held practise singing optional
- still to learn assemble an artistic team required
- still to learn create a work environment where performers can develop their potential required
- still to learn stimulate performers' imagination required
- still to learn lead cast and crew required
- still to learn stimulate creativity in the team required
- optional, not held carry out auditions optional
- optional, not held manage resources for educational purposes optional
- optional, not held manage budgets optional
- still to learn acting techniques required
- optional, not held breathing techniques optional
- optional, not held study play productions optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a drama teacher role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 analyse a script practise this
- 02 assemble an artistic team practise this
- 03 conduct background research for plays practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 28 skills that carry over
- already held adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
- already held apply teaching strategies skill
- already held assess students skill
- already held assist students in their learning skill
- already held bring out performers’ artistic potential skill
- already held consult students on learning content skill
- already held demonstrate when teaching skill
- already held develop a coaching style skill
- already held encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
- already held give constructive feedback skill
- already held guarantee students' safety skill
- already held maintain safe working conditions in performing arts skill
- already held manage student relationships skill
- already held organise rehearsals skill
- already held perform classroom management skill
- already held prepare lesson content skill
- already held vocal techniques knowledge
- already held assessment processes knowledge
- already held assist students with equipment skill
- already held curriculum objectives knowledge
- already held deal with public skill
- already held develop artistic educational activities skill
- already held develop learning curriculum skill
- already held develop the physical language skill
- already held facilitate teamwork between students skill
- already held movement techniques knowledge
- already held pronunciation techniques knowledge
- already held provide lesson materials skill
20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held adapt a script optional
- optional, not held analyse theatre texts optional
- optional, not held carry out auditions optional
- optional, not held coordinate with creative departments optional
- optional, not held create script for artistic production optional
- optional, not held develop proposed choreographic language optional
- optional, not held draw up reference documents for performance optional
- optional, not held ensure visual quality of the set optional
- optional, not held interpret performance concepts in the creative process optional
- optional, not held manage resources for educational purposes optional
- optional, not held perform exercises for artistic performance optional
- optional, not held play musical instruments optional
- optional, not held practice dance moves optional
- optional, not held prepare performance training session optional
- optional, not held study play productions optional
- optional, not held breathing techniques optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- optional, not held manage budgets optional
- optional, not held perform improvisation optional
- optional, not held practise singing optional
29 held skills the drama teacher role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adapt artistic plan to location skill
- not needed by the target role analyse own performance skill
- not needed by the target role apply company policies skill
- not needed by the target role assess artistic proposal skill
- not needed by the target role balance the project requirements with health and safety concerns skill
- not needed by the target role check circus rigging before performance skill
- not needed by the target role check the production schedule skill
- not needed by the target role circus aesthetics knowledge
- not needed by the target role circus dramaturgy knowledge
- not needed by the target role circus vocabulary knowledge
- not needed by the target role coordinate artistic production skill
- not needed by the target role define artistic approach skill
- not needed by the target role define artistic vision skill
- not needed by the target role define rigging needs for circus acts skill
- not needed by the target role ensure safety of exercise environment skill
- not needed by the target role instruct on circus rigging equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain circus rigging equipment skill
- not needed by the target role make up performing artists skill
- not needed by the target role make-up techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage artistic career skill
- not needed by the target role manage artistic project skill
- not needed by the target role practice circus disciplines skill
- not needed by the target role renew artistic practice skill
- not needed by the target role select artistic materials to create artworks skill
- not needed by the target role select music for performance skill
- not needed by the target role teach circus acts skill
- not needed by the target role teamwork principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role use rope access techniques skill
- not needed by the target role work with circus group skill
2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn acting techniques required
- optional, not held breathing techniques optional
Common questions about this move
Can a circus arts teacher become a drama teacher?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A circus arts teacher already covers 51% of what a drama teacher is expected to do: 28 skills carry over, 17 of which the drama teacher role treats as required.
What skills does a circus arts teacher need to become a drama teacher?
13 required skills are missing, plus 20 optional ones. They fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is analyse a script.
How hard is the move from circus arts teacher to drama teacher?
Its learning distance is 60.9 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.