Educational counsellor to deputy head teacher
An educational counsellor already meets 29% of what the deputy head teacher role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
70.5/ 100
1 How much of what a deputy head teacher is expected to do is already part of an educational counsellor’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 6 of its required skills as things an educational counsellor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- assist in the organisation of school events
- communicate with youth
- cooperate with education professionals
- education law
- guarantee students' safety
- monitor educational developments
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 · What you already bring
Of the 11 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 educational counsellor background worth leading with.
- already held primary school procedures education
- already held education law business, administration and law
- already held monitor student's behaviour management skills
- already held cooperate with education professionals communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held maintain relations with children's parents communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held communicate with youth communication, collaboration and creativity
All 11 carried skills, including the 6 the deputy head teacher role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 33 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 present reports required
- still to learn provide feedback to teachers required
- still to learn write work-related reports required
- optional, not held liaise with board members optional
- optional, not held advise on lesson plans optional
- optional, not held advise on teaching methods optional
- optional, not held develop professional network 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 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
- still to learn curriculum objectives required
- still to learn curriculum standards required
- still to learn pedagogy required
- optional, not held learning technologies optional
- optional, not held kindergarten school procedures optional
- still to learn project management required
- still to learn education administration required
- optional, not held contract law optional
- optional, not held funding methods optional
- optional, not held labour legislation 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
- optional, not held escort students on a field trip 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 11 skills that carry over
- already held assist in the organisation of school events skill
- already held communicate with youth skill
- already held cooperate with education professionals skill
- already held education law knowledge
- already held guarantee students' safety skill
- already held monitor educational developments skill
- already held assessment processes knowledge
- already held maintain relations with children's parents skill
- already held monitor student's behaviour skill
- already held primary school procedures knowledge
- already held secondary school procedures knowledge
22 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 learning technologies optional
- optional, not held liaise with board members optional
- optional, not held manage student admissions optional
- optional, not held advise on lesson plans optional
- optional, not held advise on teaching methods optional
- optional, not held analyse staff capacity optional
- optional, not held apply for government funding 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 manage budgets optional
- optional, not held manage contracts optional
- optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
- optional, not held prepare youths for adulthood optional
- optional, not held promote education programmes optional
38 held skills the deputy head teacher role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adolescent psychological development knowledge
- not needed by the target role adult education knowledge
- not needed by the target role advise on learning methods skill
- not needed by the target role apply crisis intervention skill
- not needed by the target role assist students in their learning skill
- not needed by the target role behavioural disorders knowledge
- not needed by the target role client-centred counselling knowledge
- not needed by the target role communicate about youth's well-being skill
- not needed by the target role community education knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct educational activities skill
- not needed by the target role consult student's support system skill
- not needed by the target role counsel students skill
- not needed by the target role counselling methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role crisis intervention knowledge
- not needed by the target role developmental psychology knowledge
- 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 inspect education institutions skill
- not needed by the target role learning difficulties knowledge
- not needed by the target role learning needs analysis knowledge
- not needed by the target role liaise with educational institutions skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with educational staff skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with educational support staff skill
- not needed by the target role listen actively skill
- not needed by the target role oversee extra-curricular activities skill
- not needed by the target role perform educational testing skill
- not needed by the target role post-secondary school procedures knowledge
- not needed by the target role provide career counselling skill
- not needed by the target role provide information on education financing skill
- not needed by the target role provide information on study programmes skill
- not needed by the target role psychological counselling methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role psychology knowledge
- not needed by the target role school psychology knowledge
- not needed by the target role show consideration for student's situation skill
- not needed by the target role support children's wellbeing skill
- not needed by the target role tackle issues that block academic progress skill
- not needed by the target role use psychoeducation skill
- not needed by the target role work in vocational school 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.
- still to learn project management required
- still to learn curriculum objectives required
- still to learn curriculum standards required
- still to learn education administration required
- still to learn pedagogy required
- optional, not held learning technologies 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
Other moves recorded from educational counsellor
- learning mentor 72% covered · moderate
- educational psychologist 64% covered · moderate
- academic advisor 58% covered · moderate
- academic support officer 56% covered · moderate
- special educational needs itinerant teacher 44% covered · substantial
- admissions coordinator 39% covered · moderate
- learning support teacher 35% covered · substantial
- tutor 35% covered · substantial
Common questions about this move
Can an educational counsellor become a deputy head teacher?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An educational counsellor already covers 29% of what a deputy head teacher is expected to do: 11 skills carry over, 6 of which the deputy head teacher role treats as required.
What skills does an educational counsellor need to become a deputy head teacher?
11 required skills are missing, plus 22 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 educational counsellor to deputy head teacher?
Its learning distance is 70.5 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.