RecordMove

Curriculum administrator to deputy head teacher

A curriculum administrator already meets 28% of what the deputy head teacher role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From curriculum administrator

Distant match

To deputy head teacher

10 You already bring

11 Still to learn

44 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

71.4/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a deputy head teacher is expected to do is already part of a curriculum administrator’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 deputy head teacher role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A deputy head teacher role treats 6 of its required skills as things a curriculum administrator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

cooperate with education professionals
curriculum standards
monitor educational developments
pedagogy
present reports
provide feedback to teachers

What stands in the way is 11 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 10 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 curriculum administrator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held provide feedback to teachers communication, collaboration and creativity
already held learning technologies education
already held advise on teaching methods communication, collaboration and creativity
already held curriculum standards education
already held evaluate education programmes information skills
already held advise on lesson plans communication, collaboration and creativity

All 10 carried skills, including the 6 the deputy head teacher role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 34 missing skills fall into 6 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.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 management skills 4 required, 6 supplementary

still to learn provide education management support required
still to learn supervise educational staff required
still to learn assist in the organisation of school events required
still to learn 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 business, administration and law 3 required, 4 supplementary

still to learn project management required
still to learn education administration required
still to learn education law required

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

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 6 supplementary

still to learn communicate with youth required
still to learn write work-related reports required

optional, not held liaise with board members optional
optional, not held develop professional network 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

04 education 1 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn curriculum objectives required

optional, not held assessment processes optional
optional, not held kindergarten school procedures optional
optional, not held primary school procedures optional

05 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn guarantee students' safety required

optional, not held escort students on a field trip optional

06 information skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held create a financial report optional
optional, not held apply for government funding 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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held cooperate with education professionals skill
already held curriculum standards knowledge
already held monitor educational developments skill
already held pedagogy knowledge
already held present reports skill
already held provide feedback to teachers skill
already held advise on lesson plans skill
already held advise on teaching methods skill
already held evaluate education programmes skill
already held learning technologies knowledge

23 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held assess the development of youth optional
optional, not held create a financial report optional
optional, not held liaise with board members optional
optional, not held manage student admissions optional
optional, not held analyse staff capacity optional
optional, not held apply for government funding optional
optional, not held assessment processes optional
optional, not held contract law optional
optional, not held develop professional network optional
optional, not held escort students on a field trip optional
optional, not held funding methods optional
optional, not held kindergarten school procedures optional
optional, not held labour legislation 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

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

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on curriculum development skill
not needed by the target role advise on legislative acts skill
not needed by the target role analyse curriculum skill
not needed by the target role analyse the training market skill
not needed by the target role budgetary principles knowledge
not needed by the target role develop a pedagogical concept skill
not needed by the target role develop e-learning plan skill
not needed by the target role develop learning curriculum skill
not needed by the target role e-learning knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with policies skill
not needed by the target role ensure curriculum adherence skill
not needed by the target role establish educational network skill
not needed by the target role identify education needs skill
not needed by the target role implement strategic planning skill
not needed by the target role inspect education institutions skill
not needed by the target role maintain relationships with government agencies skill
not needed by the target role monitor curriculum implementation skill
not needed by the target role special needs education knowledge

11 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 pick up Tier

still to learn project management required
still to learn curriculum objectives required
still to learn education administration required
still to learn education law required
optional, not held assessment processes optional
optional, not held contract law optional
optional, not held funding methods optional
optional, not held kindergarten school procedures optional
optional, not held labour legislation optional
optional, not held primary school procedures optional
optional, not held secondary school procedures optional

Index

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a curriculum administrator become a deputy head teacher?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A curriculum administrator already covers 28% of what a deputy head teacher is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 6 of which the deputy head teacher role treats as required.

What skills does a curriculum administrator need to become a deputy head teacher?

11 required skills are missing, plus 23 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is project management.

How hard is the move from curriculum administrator to deputy head teacher?

Its learning distance is 71.4 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.