Freinet school teacher to Steiner school teacher
A Freinet school teacher already meets 80% of what the Steiner school teacher role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.
29.9/ 100
1 How much of what a Steiner school teacher is expected to do is already part of a Freinet school teacher’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 Steiner school teacher role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A Steiner school teacher role treats 25 of its required skills as things a Freinet school teacher already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adapt teaching to student's capabilities
- apply intercultural teaching strategies
- apply teaching strategies
- assess students
- assessment processes
- assist students in their learning
What stands in the way is 4 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 41 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A Steiner school teacher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a Freinet school teacher background worth leading with.
- already held provide after school care assisting and caring
- already held developmental psychology social sciences, journalism and information
- already held use pedagogic strategies for creativity communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held organise creative performance management skills
- already held common children's diseases health and welfare
- already held implement care programmes for children assisting and caring
All 41 carried skills, including the 25 the Steiner school teacher role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 14 missing skills fall into 5 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 apply Steiner teaching strategies required
- still to learn teach primary education class content required
- optional, not held advise on lesson plans optional
- optional, not held arrange parent teacher meeting optional
- optional, not held consult students on learning content optional
- optional, not held support gifted students optional
- still to learn assign homework required
- optional, not held assist in the organisation of school events optional
- optional, not held oversee extra-curricular activities optional
- optional, not held recognise indicators of gifted student optional
- still to learn Steiner principles required
- optional, not held behavioural disorders optional
- optional, not held escort students on a field trip optional
- optional, not held special needs education optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a Steiner school teacher role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 Steiner principles study this
- 02 apply Steiner teaching strategies practise this
- 03 assign homework 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 41 skills that carry over
- already held adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
- already held apply intercultural teaching strategies skill
- already held apply teaching strategies skill
- already held assess students skill
- already held assessment processes knowledge
- already held assist students in their learning skill
- already held assist students with equipment skill
- already held curriculum objectives knowledge
- already held demonstrate when teaching skill
- already held encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
- already held facilitate teamwork between students 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 maintain relations with children's parents skill
- already held maintain students' discipline skill
- already held manage student relationships skill
- already held perform classroom management skill
- already held prepare lesson content skill
- already held prepare youths for adulthood skill
- already held support the positiveness of youths skill
- already held teamwork principles knowledge
- already held use pedagogic strategies for creativity skill
- already held assess the development of youth skill
- already held assist children in developing personal skills skill
- already held attend to children's basic physical needs skill
- already held common children's diseases knowledge
- already held developmental psychology knowledge
- already held disability types knowledge
- already held keep records of attendance skill
- already held liaise with educational support staff skill
- already held manage resources for educational purposes skill
- already held monitor children's physical development skill
- already held organise creative performance skill
- already held perform playground surveillance skill
- already held provide after school care skill
- already held provide lesson materials skill
- already held work with virtual learning environments skill
- already held workplace sanitation knowledge
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held advise on lesson plans optional
- optional, not held arrange parent teacher meeting optional
- optional, not held assist in the organisation of school events optional
- optional, not held behavioural disorders optional
- optional, not held consult students on learning content optional
- optional, not held escort students on a field trip optional
- optional, not held oversee extra-curricular activities optional
- optional, not held recognise indicators of gifted student optional
- optional, not held special needs education optional
- optional, not held support gifted students optional
10 held skills the Steiner school teacher role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role Freinet teaching principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role apply Freinet teaching strategies skill
- not needed by the target role first aid knowledge
- not needed by the target role instructional strategies knowledge
- not needed by the target role pedagogy knowledge
- not needed by the target role promote the safeguarding of young people skill
- not needed by the target role social development knowledge
- not needed by the target role support children's wellbeing skill
- not needed by the target role teach kindergarten class content skill
- not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
3 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 Steiner principles required
- optional, not held behavioural disorders optional
- optional, not held special needs education optional
Common questions about this move
Can a Freinet school teacher become a Steiner school teacher?
Yes, and it is an adjacent move. A Freinet school teacher already covers 80% of what a Steiner school teacher is expected to do: 41 skills carry over, 25 of which the Steiner school teacher role treats as required.
What skills does a Freinet school teacher need to become a Steiner school teacher?
4 required skills are missing, plus 10 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is Steiner principles.
How hard is the move from Freinet school teacher to Steiner school teacher?
Its learning distance is 29.9 out of 100, which is the adjacent 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.