Education inspector to deputy head teacher
An education inspector already meets 19% of what the deputy head teacher role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.
78.3/ 100
1 How much of what a deputy head teacher is expected to do is already part of an education inspector’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 this move works
A deputy head teacher role treats 4 of its required skills as things an education inspector already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- curriculum standards
- monitor educational developments
- pedagogy
- provide feedback to teachers
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 7 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 an education inspector background worth leading with.
- 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 advise on lesson plans communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held pedagogy education
All 7 carried skills, including the 4 the deputy head teacher role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 37 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.
- still to learn communicate with youth required
- still to learn cooperate with education professionals required
- still to learn present reports 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- still to learn guarantee students' safety required
- optional, not held escort students on a field trip optional
- 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 · 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.
- 01 project management study this
- 02 provide education management support practise this
- 03 supervise educational staff 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 7 skills that carry over
- already held curriculum standards knowledge
- already held monitor educational developments skill
- already held pedagogy knowledge
- already held provide feedback to teachers skill
- already held advise on lesson plans skill
- already held advise on teaching methods skill
- already held learning technologies knowledge
24 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- 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 evaluate education programmes 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
20 held skills the deputy head teacher role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role action research knowledge
- not needed by the target role advise on conflict management skill
- not needed by the target role advise on curriculum development skill
- not needed by the target role apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
- not needed by the target role develop a pedagogical concept skill
- 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 undetected organisational 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 manage staff skill
- not needed by the target role observe teaching activities skill
- not needed by the target role organise staff assessment skill
- not needed by the target role perform quality audits skill
- not needed by the target role prepare training events for teachers skill
- not needed by the target role promote social awareness skill
- not needed by the target role show intercultural awareness 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.
- 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
Common questions about this move
Can an education inspector become a deputy head teacher?
Yes, and it is a career change move. An education inspector already covers 19% of what a deputy head teacher is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 4 of which the deputy head teacher role treats as required.
What skills does an education inspector need to become a deputy head teacher?
13 required skills are missing, plus 24 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is project management.
How hard is the move from education inspector to deputy head teacher?
Its learning distance is 78.3 out of 100, which is the career change 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.