Table 1Transition record

learning support teachertolearning mentor

A learning support teacher already meets 63% of what the learning mentor role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From learning support teacher

63%

Overlap1

To learning mentor

22 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

39.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 39.6

This move: 39.6 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the learning mentor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the learning support teacher 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A learning mentor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a learning support teacher background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held construct individual learning plans management skills
already held school psychology social sciences, journalism and information
already held provide teacher support communication, collaboration and creativity
already held counsel students communication, collaboration and creativity
already held learning needs analysis education
already held show consideration for student's situation communication, collaboration and creativity

All 22 carried skills, including the 12 the learning mentor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 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 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held consult student's support system required
required, not held listen actively required

optional, not held cooperate with education professionals optional
optional, not held promote the safeguarding of young people optional
optional, not held support the positiveness of youths optional

02 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held monitor student's behaviour required

optional, not held assist students with their enrolment optional
optional, not held organise projects to fill education needs optional

03 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held communication disorders required

optional, not held developmental psychology optional
optional, not held psychology optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held support children's wellbeing required

optional, not held apply person-centred care optional

05 health and welfare 2 supplementary

optional, not held social development optional
optional, not held counselling methods optional

06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held education law optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a learning mentor 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 22 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
already held assist students in their learning skill
already held behavioural disorders knowledge
already held communicate with youth skill
already held counsel students skill
already held encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
already held learning difficulties knowledge
already held learning needs analysis knowledge
already held liaise with educational staff skill
already held liaise with educational support staff skill
already held oversee extra-curricular activities skill
already held show consideration for student's situation skill
already held assist in the organisation of school events skill
already held construct individual learning plans skill
already held guarantee students' safety skill
already held identify education needs skill
already held manage resources for educational purposes skill
already held perform playground surveillance skill
already held primary school procedures knowledge
already held provide teacher support skill
already held school psychology knowledge
already held secondary school procedures knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 education 1 supplementary

optional, not held action research optional

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held apply person-centred care optional
optional, not held assist students with their enrolment optional
optional, not held social development optional
optional, not held action research optional
optional, not held cooperate with education professionals optional
optional, not held counselling methods optional
optional, not held developmental psychology optional
optional, not held education law optional
optional, not held organise projects to fill education needs optional
optional, not held promote the safeguarding of young people optional
optional, not held psychology optional
optional, not held support the positiveness of youths optional

36 held skills the learning mentor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adapt teaching to target group skill
not needed by the target role apply intercultural teaching strategies skill
not needed by the target role apply pre-teaching methods skill
not needed by the target role apply teaching strategies skill
not needed by the target role arrange parent teacher meeting skill
not needed by the target role assess students skill
not needed by the target role assess the development of youth skill
not needed by the target role assessment processes knowledge
not needed by the target role assist children with special needs in education settings skill
not needed by the target role assist students with equipment skill
not needed by the target role curriculum objectives knowledge
not needed by the target role demonstrate when teaching skill
not needed by the target role escort students on a field trip skill
not needed by the target role facilitate teamwork between students skill
not needed by the target role give constructive feedback skill
not needed by the target role grammar knowledge
not needed by the target role identify learning disorders skill
not needed by the target role keep records of attendance skill
not needed by the target role language teaching methods knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain relations with children's parents skill
not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
not needed by the target role prepare lesson content skill
not needed by the target role provide learning support skill
not needed by the target role provide lesson materials skill
not needed by the target role recognise indicators of gifted student skill
not needed by the target role special needs education knowledge
not needed by the target role spelling knowledge
not needed by the target role support gifted students skill
not needed by the target role teach languages skill
not needed by the target role teach mathematics skill
not needed by the target role teach reading strategies skill
not needed by the target role teach writing skill
not needed by the target role teamwork principles knowledge
not needed by the target role tutor students skill
not needed by the target role use learning strategies skill
not needed by the target role work with virtual learning environments 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 communication disorders required
optional, not held social development optional
optional, not held action research optional
optional, not held counselling methods optional
optional, not held developmental psychology optional
optional, not held education law optional
optional, not held psychology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from learning support teacher

Full index of moves from learning support teacher

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.