Table 1Transition record

headteachertosecondary school head teacher

A headteacher already meets 53% of what the secondary school head teacher role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From headteacher

53%

Overlap1

To secondary school head teacher

25 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

53.5 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

53%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

53.5/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the secondary school head teacher role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the headteacher profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A secondary school head teacher role treats 15 of its required skills as things a headteacher already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

apply for government funding
assess students
cooperate with education professionals
curriculum objectives
curriculum standards
develop organisational policies

What stands in the way is 10 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 25 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A secondary school head teacher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a headteacher background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held manage enrolment management skills
already held manage school budget management skills
already held liaise with board members communication, collaboration and creativity
already held apply for government funding information skills
already held promote education programmes communication, collaboration and creativity
already held advise on teaching methods communication, collaboration and creativity

All 25 carried skills, including the 15 the secondary school head teacher role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held liaise with educational staff required
required, not held present reports required
required, not held represent the organisation required

optional, not held administer exams optional
optional, not held arrange parent teacher meeting optional
optional, not held develop professional network optional
optional, not held maintain relations with children's parents optional
optional, not held prepare youths for adulthood optional
optional, not held provide feedback to teachers optional

02 management skills 3 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held analyse staff capacity required
required, not held assist in the organisation of school events required
required, not held maintain students' discipline required

optional, not held lead board meetings optional
optional, not held manage space utilisation optional
optional, not held assess employees' capability levels optional
optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
optional, not held manage maintenance operations optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional

03 education 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held instructional strategies required
required, not held pedagogy required

optional, not held learning technologies optional
optional, not held assessment processes optional
optional, not held learning difficulties optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held guarantee students' safety required

optional, not held escort students on a field trip optional

05 information skills 1 required

required, not held monitor educational developments required

06 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held trade union regulations optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a secondary school 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 25 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply for government funding skill
already held assess students skill
already held cooperate with education professionals skill
already held curriculum objectives knowledge
already held curriculum standards knowledge
already held develop organisational policies skill
already held education law knowledge
already held liaise with board members skill
already held manage enrolment skill
already held manage school budget skill
already held manage staff skill
already held project management knowledge
already held secondary school procedures knowledge
already held supervise educational staff skill
already held write work-related reports skill
already held advise on teaching methods skill
already held contract law knowledge
already held create a financial report skill
already held evaluate education programmes skill
already held funding methods knowledge
already held identify education needs skill
already held labour legislation knowledge
already held lead inspections skill
already held manage contracts skill
already held promote education programmes skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held adolescent socialisation behaviour optional

18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held administer exams optional
optional, not held lead board meetings optional
optional, not held learning technologies optional
optional, not held manage space utilisation optional
optional, not held adolescent socialisation behaviour optional
optional, not held arrange parent teacher meeting optional
optional, not held assess employees' capability levels optional
optional, not held assessment processes optional
optional, not held develop professional network optional
optional, not held escort students on a field trip optional
optional, not held learning difficulties optional
optional, not held maintain relations with children's parents optional
optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
optional, not held manage maintenance operations optional
optional, not held prepare youths for adulthood optional
optional, not held provide feedback to teachers optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional
optional, not held trade union regulations optional

28 held skills the secondary school head teacher role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accounting knowledge
not needed by the target role accounting techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse curriculum skill
not needed by the target role budgetary principles knowledge
not needed by the target role build trust skill
not needed by the target role communicate with youth skill
not needed by the target role develop learning curriculum skill
not needed by the target role education administration knowledge
not needed by the target role electronic communication knowledge
not needed by the target role evaluate budgets skill
not needed by the target role financial management knowledge
not needed by the target role handle financial transactions skill
not needed by the target role kindergarten school procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain contract administration skill
not needed by the target role maintain records of financial transactions skill
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role manage student admissions skill
not needed by the target role office software knowledge
not needed by the target role post-secondary school procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role prepare examinations for vocational courses skill
not needed by the target role prepare syllabuses for vocational courses skill
not needed by the target role primary school procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role provide education management support skill
not needed by the target role provide information on education financing skill
not needed by the target role provide information on school services skill
not needed by the target role trace financial transactions skill
not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
not needed by the target role work in vocational school skill

7 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 acquire Tier

required, not held instructional strategies required
required, not held pedagogy required
optional, not held learning technologies optional
optional, not held adolescent socialisation behaviour optional
optional, not held assessment processes optional
optional, not held learning difficulties optional
optional, not held trade union regulations optional

Index

Other moves recorded from headteacher

Full index of moves from headteacher

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.