Curriculum administrator to special educational needs coordinator
A curriculum administrator already meets 28% of what the special educational needs coordinator role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.
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1 How much of what a special educational needs coordinator 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 special educational needs coordinator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A special educational needs coordinator role treats 7 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
- evaluate education programmes
- identify education needs
- monitor educational developments
- present reports
What stands in the way is 14 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A special educational needs coordinator 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.
- already held provide feedback to teachers communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held advise on teaching methods communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held curriculum standards education
- already held evaluate education programmes information skills
- already held identify education needs management skills
- already held advise on lesson plans communication, collaboration and creativity
All 10 carried skills, including the 7 the special educational needs coordinator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 33 missing skills fall into 10 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 provide education management support required
- still to learn assist in the organisation of school events required
- still to learn manage government-funded programmes required
- still to learn organise projects to fill education needs required
- optional, not held manage resources for educational purposes optional
- optional, not held manage student admissions optional
- optional, not held coordinate educational programmes optional
- optional, not held develop organisational policies optional
- optional, not held manage budgets optional
- still to learn instructional strategies required
- still to learn curriculum objectives required
- still to learn learning difficulties required
- still to learn learning needs analysis required
- optional, not held assessment processes optional
- still to learn disability care required
- still to learn disability types required
- optional, not held development delays optional
- still to learn project management required
- optional, not held education administration optional
- optional, not held education law optional
- optional, not held funding methods optional
- still to learn guarantee students' safety required
- optional, not held provide specialised instruction for special needs students optional
- optional, not held escort students on a field trip optional
- still to learn follow research on special needs education required
- optional, not held create a financial report optional
- optional, not held apply for government funding optional
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a special educational needs coordinator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 disability care study this
- 02 follow research on special needs education practise this
- 03 instructional strategies study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 10 skills that carry over
- already held cooperate with education professionals skill
- already held curriculum standards knowledge
- already held evaluate education programmes skill
- already held identify education needs skill
- already held monitor educational developments skill
- already held present reports skill
- already held special needs education knowledge
- already held advise on lesson plans skill
- already held advise on teaching methods skill
- already held provide feedback to teachers skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn promote education programmes required
- optional, not held behavioural disorders optional
- optional, not held communication disorders optional
- optional, not held government policy optional
- optional, not held screen reader optional
- optional, not held work with virtual learning environments optional
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held create a financial report optional
- optional, not held manage resources for educational purposes optional
- optional, not held manage student admissions optional
- optional, not held provide specialised instruction for special needs students optional
- optional, not held apply for government funding optional
- optional, not held assessment processes optional
- optional, not held behavioural disorders optional
- optional, not held communication disorders optional
- optional, not held coordinate educational programmes optional
- optional, not held develop organisational policies optional
- optional, not held development delays optional
- optional, not held education administration optional
- optional, not held education law optional
- optional, not held escort students on a field trip optional
- optional, not held funding methods optional
- optional, not held government policy optional
- optional, not held manage budgets optional
- optional, not held screen reader optional
- optional, not held work with virtual learning environments optional
18 held skills the special educational needs coordinator role does not ask for
- 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 implement strategic planning skill
- not needed by the target role inspect education institutions skill
- not needed by the target role learning technologies knowledge
- 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 pedagogy knowledge
16 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 disability care required
- still to learn instructional strategies required
- still to learn project management required
- still to learn curriculum objectives required
- still to learn disability types required
- still to learn learning difficulties required
- still to learn learning needs analysis required
- optional, not held assessment processes optional
- optional, not held behavioural disorders optional
- optional, not held communication disorders optional
- optional, not held development delays optional
- optional, not held education administration optional
- optional, not held education law optional
- optional, not held funding methods optional
- optional, not held government policy optional
- optional, not held screen reader optional
Other moves recorded from curriculum administrator
Common questions about this move
Can a curriculum administrator become a special educational needs coordinator?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A curriculum administrator already covers 28% of what a special educational needs coordinator is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 7 of which the special educational needs coordinator role treats as required.
What skills does a curriculum administrator need to become a special educational needs coordinator?
14 required skills are missing, plus 19 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is disability care.
How hard is the move from curriculum administrator to special educational needs coordinator?
Its learning distance is 73 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.