Literature teacher at secondary school to drama teacher secondary school
A literature teacher at secondary school already meets 68% of what the drama teacher secondary school role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.
44.5/ 100
1 How much of what a drama teacher secondary school is expected to do is already part of a literature teacher at 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 drama teacher secondary school role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A drama teacher secondary school role treats 23 of its required skills as things a literature teacher at 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 10 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 42 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A drama teacher secondary school role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a literature teacher at secondary school background worth leading with.
- 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 42 carried skills, including the 23 the drama teacher secondary school role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 21 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 analyse a script required
- still to learn conduct background research for plays required
- still to learn define artistic performance concepts required
- still to learn define creative components required
- still to learn develop a coaching style required
- optional, not held adapt a script optional
- optional, not held analyse theatre texts optional
- optional, not held create script for artistic production optional
- optional, not held develop drama production process optional
- optional, not held ensure visual quality of the set optional
- optional, not held understand the conceptual dimension of a live performance optional
- still to learn acting techniques required
- still to learn vocal techniques required
- optional, not held breathing techniques optional
- optional, not held pronunciation techniques optional
- still to learn organise rehearsals required
- still to learn stimulate creativity in the team required
- optional, not held lead cast and crew optional
- still to learn maintain safe working conditions in performing arts required
- optional, not held assist students with equipment optional
- optional, not held movement techniques optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a drama teacher secondary school role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 analyse a script practise this
- 02 conduct background research for plays practise this
- 03 define artistic performance concepts 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 42 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 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 instructional strategies 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 consult student's support system skill
- already held disability types knowledge
- 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 learning difficulties knowledge
- 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
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held adapt a script optional
- optional, not held analyse theatre texts optional
- optional, not held create script for artistic production optional
- optional, not held develop drama production process optional
- optional, not held ensure visual quality of the set optional
- optional, not held understand the conceptual dimension of a live performance optional
- optional, not held assist students with equipment optional
- optional, not held breathing techniques optional
- optional, not held lead cast and crew optional
- optional, not held movement techniques optional
- optional, not held pronunciation techniques optional
14 held skills the drama teacher secondary school role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role classical languages knowledge
- not needed by the target role ethnolinguistics knowledge
- not needed by the target role history of literature knowledge
- not needed by the target role language teaching methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role linguistics knowledge
- not needed by the target role literary techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role literary theory knowledge
- not needed by the target role literature knowledge
- not needed by the target role modern languages knowledge
- not needed by the target role rhetoric knowledge
- not needed by the target role teach languages skill
- not needed by the target role teach principles of literature skill
- not needed by the target role types of literature genres knowledge
- not needed by the target role writing techniques knowledge
5 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 acting techniques required
- still to learn vocal techniques required
- optional, not held breathing techniques optional
- optional, not held movement techniques optional
- optional, not held pronunciation techniques optional
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Common questions about this move
Can a literature teacher at secondary school become a drama teacher secondary school?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A literature teacher at secondary school already covers 68% of what a drama teacher secondary school is expected to do: 42 skills carry over, 23 of which the drama teacher secondary school role treats as required.
What skills does a literature teacher at secondary school need to become a drama teacher secondary school?
10 required skills are missing, plus 11 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is analyse a script.
How hard is the move from literature teacher at secondary school to drama teacher secondary school?
Its learning distance is 44.5 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.