Table 1Transition record

early years teachertospecial educational needs assistant

A early years teacher already meets 76% of what the special educational needs assistant role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From early years teacher

76%

Overlap1

To special educational needs assistant

33 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

29.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 29.1

This move: 29.1 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the special educational needs assistant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the early years teacher 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 33 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A special educational needs assistant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a early years teacher background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held organise creative performance management skills
already held kindergarten school procedures education
already held social development health and welfare
already held common children's diseases health and welfare
already held assist children in developing personal skills assisting and caring
already held attend to children's basic physical needs assisting and caring

All 33 carried skills, including the 19 the special educational needs assistant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 7 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 health and welfare 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held disability care required

optional, not held development delays optional
optional, not held hearing disability optional
optional, not held mobility disability optional
optional, not held visual disability optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held provide teacher support required

optional, not held advise on lesson plans optional

03 education 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held learning needs analysis required

optional, not held primary school procedures optional

04 management skills 1 required

required, not held facilitate motor skill activities required

05 social sciences, journalism and information 2 supplementary

optional, not held behavioural disorders optional
optional, not held communication disorders optional

06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held secondary school procedures optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a special educational needs assistant 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 33 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assess the development of youth skill
already held assist children in developing personal skills skill
already held assist students in their learning skill
already held assist students with equipment skill
already held attend to children's basic physical needs skill
already held encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
already held give constructive feedback skill
already held guarantee students' safety skill
already held handle children's problems skill
already held implement care programmes for children skill
already held learning difficulties knowledge
already held manage student relationships skill
already held monitor children's physical development skill
already held perform playground surveillance skill
already held provide lesson materials skill
already held social development knowledge
already held special needs education knowledge
already held support children's wellbeing skill
already held support the positiveness of youths skill
already held assess students skill
already held common children's diseases knowledge
already held consult students on learning content skill
already held curriculum objectives knowledge
already held escort students on a field trip skill
already held facilitate teamwork between students skill
already held instructional strategies knowledge
already held kindergarten school procedures knowledge
already held liaise with educational support staff skill
already held maintain relations with children's parents skill
already held organise creative performance skill
already held perform classroom management skill
already held prepare lesson content skill
already held workplace sanitation knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held work with virtual learning environments optional

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held advise on lesson plans optional
optional, not held behavioural disorders optional
optional, not held communication disorders optional
optional, not held development delays optional
optional, not held hearing disability optional
optional, not held mobility disability optional
optional, not held primary school procedures optional
optional, not held secondary school procedures optional
optional, not held visual disability optional
optional, not held work with virtual learning environments optional

14 held skills the special educational needs assistant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
not needed by the target role apply intercultural teaching strategies skill
not needed by the target role apply teaching strategies skill
not needed by the target role assessment processes knowledge
not needed by the target role demonstrate when teaching skill
not needed by the target role first aid knowledge
not needed by the target role language teaching methods knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain students' discipline skill
not needed by the target role manage resources for educational purposes skill
not needed by the target role promote the safeguarding of young people skill
not needed by the target role provide after school care skill
not needed by the target role teach kindergarten class content skill
not needed by the target role teamwork principles knowledge
not needed by the target role use learning strategies skill

10 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 disability care required
required, not held learning needs analysis required
optional, not held behavioural disorders optional
optional, not held communication disorders optional
optional, not held development delays optional
optional, not held hearing disability optional
optional, not held mobility disability optional
optional, not held primary school procedures optional
optional, not held secondary school procedures optional
optional, not held visual disability optional

Index

Other moves recorded from early years teacher

Full index of moves from early years teacher

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.