Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

Geography teacher secondary school to science teacher secondary school

A geography teacher secondary school already meets 79% of what the science teacher secondary school role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From geography teacher secondary school
79 % overlap
Very strong match
To science teacher secondary school
41 You already bring
5 Still to learn
54 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Short step

28.5/ 100

1 How much of what a science teacher secondary school is expected to do is already part of a geography teacher secondary school’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 science teacher secondary school role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A science teacher secondary school role treats 23 of its required skills as things a geography teacher secondary school 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
  • assign homework
  • assist students in their learning

What stands in the way is 5 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 41 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A science teacher secondary school role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a geography teacher secondary school background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held identify cross-curricular links with other subject areas communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held identify learning disorders information skills
  • already held adolescent socialisation behaviour social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held recognise indicators of gifted student management skills
  • already held post-secondary school procedures education
  • already held monitor student's behaviour management skills

All 41 carried skills, including the 23 the science teacher secondary school role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 13 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.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 4 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn astronomy required
  • still to learn biology required
  • still to learn chemistry required
  • still to learn physics required
  • optional, not held biological chemistry optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
02 education 1 required
  • still to learn instructional strategies required
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held teach biology optional
  • optional, not held teach chemistry optional
  • optional, not held teach astronomy optional
  • optional, not held teach physics optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held laboratory-based sciences optional
05 health and welfare 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held human anatomy optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a science teacher secondary school 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 41 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • 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 assign homework skill
  • already held assist students in their learning skill
  • already held compile course material skill
  • already held curriculum objectives knowledge
  • already held demonstrate when teaching skill
  • already held develop course outline skill
  • already held give constructive feedback skill
  • already held guarantee students' safety skill
  • already held learning difficulties knowledge
  • already held liaise with educational staff skill
  • already held liaise with educational support staff skill
  • already held maintain students' discipline skill
  • already held manage student relationships skill
  • already held monitor developments in field of expertise skill
  • already held monitor student's behaviour skill
  • already held perform classroom management skill
  • already held post-secondary school procedures knowledge
  • already held prepare lesson content skill
  • already held secondary school procedures knowledge
  • already held adolescent socialisation behaviour knowledge
  • already held arrange parent teacher meeting skill
  • already held assist in the organisation of school events skill
  • already held assist students with equipment skill
  • already held consult student's support system skill
  • already held escort students on a field trip skill
  • already held facilitate teamwork between students skill
  • already held identify cross-curricular links with other subject areas skill
  • already held identify learning disorders skill
  • already held keep records of attendance skill
  • already held manage resources for educational purposes skill
  • already held monitor educational developments skill
  • already held oversee extra-curricular activities skill
  • already held perform playground surveillance skill
  • already held prepare youths for adulthood skill
  • already held provide lesson materials skill
  • already held recognise indicators of gifted student skill
  • already held work with virtual learning environments skill
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held biological chemistry optional
  • optional, not held teach biology optional
  • optional, not held teach chemistry optional
  • optional, not held human anatomy optional
  • optional, not held laboratory-based sciences optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
  • optional, not held teach astronomy optional
  • optional, not held teach physics optional
11 held skills the science teacher secondary school role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role cartography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role climatology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role disability types knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ecology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role geographic areas knowledge
  • not needed by the target role geographic information systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role geographical routes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role geography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role geology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role local geography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role teach geography skill
9 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 instructional strategies required
  • still to learn astronomy required
  • still to learn biology required
  • still to learn chemistry required
  • still to learn physics required
  • optional, not held biological chemistry optional
  • optional, not held human anatomy optional
  • optional, not held laboratory-based sciences optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
Index
FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a geography teacher secondary school become a science teacher secondary school?

Yes, and it is an adjacent move. A geography teacher secondary school already covers 79% of what a science teacher secondary school is expected to do: 41 skills carry over, 23 of which the science teacher secondary school role treats as required.

What skills does a geography teacher secondary school need to become a science teacher secondary school?

5 required skills are missing, plus 8 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by natural sciences, mathematics and statistics. The single most important is instructional strategies.

How hard is the move from geography teacher secondary school to science teacher secondary school?

Its learning distance is 28.5 out of 100, which is the adjacent 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.