RecordMove

Education inspector to special educational needs head teacher

An education inspector already meets 19% of what the special educational needs head teacher role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.

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

From education inspector

Distant match

To special educational needs head teacher

9 You already bring

20 Still to learn

56 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance A rebuild

82.1/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a special educational needs 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 special educational needs head teacher role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A special educational needs head teacher role treats 6 of its required skills as things an education inspector already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

curriculum standards
manage staff
monitor educational developments
pedagogy
provide feedback to teachers
special needs education

What stands in the way is 20 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A special educational needs 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.

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 advise on lesson plans communication, collaboration and creativity
already held special needs education education

All 9 carried skills, including the 6 the special educational needs head teacher role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 47 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.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 management skills 6 required, 6 supplementary

still to learn supervise educational staff required
still to learn analyse staff capacity required
still to learn assist in the organisation of school events required
still to learn develop organisational policies required
still to learn manage budgets required
still to learn use office systems required

optional, not held assess the development of youth optional
optional, not held manage student admissions optional
optional, not held assess employees' capability levels optional
optional, not held identify education needs optional
optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional

02 education 4 required, 3 supplementary

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

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 3 supplementary

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 maintain relations with children's parents optional
optional, not held manage contracts optional
optional, not held promote education programmes optional

04 business, administration and law 2 required, 4 supplementary

still to learn project management 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

05 information skills 2 required, 4 supplementary

still to learn apply for government funding required
still to learn assess financial viability required

optional, not held create a financial report optional
optional, not held evaluate education programmes optional
optional, not held lead inspections optional
optional, not held maintain contract administration optional

06 health and welfare 2 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn disability care required
still to learn disability types required

optional, not held development delays optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a special educational needs 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held curriculum standards knowledge
already held manage staff skill
already held monitor educational developments skill
already held pedagogy knowledge
already held provide feedback to teachers skill
already held special needs education knowledge
already held advise on lesson plans skill
already held advise on teaching methods skill
already held learning technologies knowledge

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary

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

08 social sciences, journalism and information 2 supplementary

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

09 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held trade union regulations optional

10 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held work with virtual learning environments optional

27 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 manage student admissions optional
optional, not held provide specialised instruction for special needs students optional
optional, not held assess employees' capability levels optional
optional, not held assessment processes optional
optional, not held behavioural disorders optional
optional, not held communication disorders optional
optional, not held contract law optional
optional, not held development delays 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 identify education needs optional
optional, not held kindergarten school procedures optional
optional, not held labour legislation optional
optional, not held lead inspections optional
optional, not held maintain contract administration optional
optional, not held maintain relations with children's parents optional
optional, not held manage contracts optional
optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional
optional, not held primary school procedures optional
optional, not held promote education programmes optional
optional, not held secondary school procedures optional
optional, not held trade union regulations optional
optional, not held work with virtual learning environments optional

18 held skills the special educational needs head teacher role does not ask for

Skill Type

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 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

19 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 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 education law 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 contract law optional
optional, not held development delays 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
optional, not held trade union regulations optional

Index

Other moves recorded from education inspector

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an education inspector become a special educational needs head teacher?

Yes, and it is a career change move. An education inspector already covers 19% of what a special educational needs head teacher is expected to do: 9 skills carry over, 6 of which the special educational needs head teacher role treats as required.

What skills does an education inspector need to become a special educational needs head teacher?

20 required skills are missing, plus 27 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 education inspector to special educational needs head teacher?

Its learning distance is 82.1 out of 100, which is the career change 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.