Primary school teacher to art teacher secondary school
A primary school teacher already meets 69% of what the art teacher secondary school role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
39.5/ 100
1 How much of what an art teacher secondary school is expected to do is already part of a primary 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 art teacher secondary school role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An art teacher secondary school role treats 21 of its required skills as things a primary 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
- assign homework
- assist students in their learning
What stands in the way is 7 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 36 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An art teacher secondary school role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a primary school teacher background worth leading with.
- already held supervise craft production handling and moving
- already held teach arts principles communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held define creative components communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held select artistic materials to create artworks communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held recognise indicators of gifted student management skills
- already held arrange parent teacher meeting communication, collaboration and creativity
All 36 carried skills, including the 21 the art teacher secondary school role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 20 missing skills fall into 8 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 compile course material required
- still to learn liaise with educational staff required
- optional, not held identify cross-curricular links with other subject areas optional
- optional, not held use artistic materials for drawing optional
- optional, not held use painting techniques optional
- optional, not held consult student's support system optional
- still to learn monitor developments in field of expertise required
- optional, not held gather reference materials for artwork optional
- optional, not held monitor art scene developments optional
- optional, not held identify learning disorders optional
- optional, not held monitor educational developments optional
- still to learn fine arts required
- optional, not held art history optional
- optional, not held graphic design optional
- still to learn secondary school procedures required
- optional, not held copyright legislation optional
- still to learn post-secondary school procedures required
- still to learn monitor student's behaviour required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an art teacher secondary school role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 post-secondary school procedures study this
- 02 compile course material practise this
- 03 fine arts study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 36 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 curriculum objectives knowledge
- already held define creative components skill
- 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 support staff 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 select artistic materials to create artworks skill
- already held supervise craft production skill
- already held teach arts principles skill
- 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 disability types knowledge
- already held escort students on a field trip skill
- already held facilitate teamwork between students skill
- already held keep records of attendance skill
- already held learning difficulties knowledge
- already held manage resources for educational purposes 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
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held types of paint optional
- optional, not held adolescent socialisation behaviour optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held art history optional
- optional, not held gather reference materials for artwork optional
- optional, not held identify cross-curricular links with other subject areas optional
- optional, not held monitor art scene developments optional
- optional, not held use artistic materials for drawing optional
- optional, not held use painting techniques optional
- optional, not held adolescent socialisation behaviour optional
- optional, not held consult student's support system optional
- optional, not held copyright legislation optional
- optional, not held graphic design optional
- optional, not held identify learning disorders optional
- optional, not held monitor educational developments optional
- optional, not held types of paint optional
35 held skills the art teacher secondary school role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on lesson plans 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 in developing personal skills skill
- not needed by the target role attend to children's basic physical needs skill
- not needed by the target role behavioural disorders knowledge
- not needed by the target role bring out performers’ artistic potential skill
- not needed by the target role common children's diseases knowledge
- not needed by the target role consult students on learning content skill
- not needed by the target role create craft prototypes skill
- not needed by the target role developmental psychology knowledge
- not needed by the target role encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
- not needed by the target role handle children's problems skill
- not needed by the target role implement care programmes for children skill
- not needed by the target role improvise music skill
- not needed by the target role maintain musical instruments skill
- not needed by the target role maintain relations with children's parents skill
- not needed by the target role monitor children's physical development skill
- not needed by the target role musical genres knowledge
- not needed by the target role musical instruments knowledge
- not needed by the target role musical notation knowledge
- not needed by the target role musical theory knowledge
- not needed by the target role organise creative performance skill
- not needed by the target role play musical instruments skill
- not needed by the target role primary school procedures knowledge
- not needed by the target role provide after school care skill
- not needed by the target role social development knowledge
- not needed by the target role special needs education knowledge
- not needed by the target role support gifted students skill
- not needed by the target role support the positiveness of youths skill
- not needed by the target role teach music principles skill
- not needed by the target role teach primary education class content skill
- not needed by the target role teamwork principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role use pedagogic strategies for creativity skill
- not needed by the target role workplace sanitation knowledge
8 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 post-secondary school procedures required
- still to learn fine arts required
- still to learn secondary school procedures required
- optional, not held art history optional
- optional, not held adolescent socialisation behaviour optional
- optional, not held copyright legislation optional
- optional, not held graphic design optional
- optional, not held types of paint optional
Other moves recorded from primary school teacher
- early years special educational needs teacher 78% covered · moderate
- special educational needs assistant 76% covered · adjacent
- teacher of talented and gifted students 76% covered · moderate
- music teacher secondary school 72% covered · moderate
- adult literacy teacher 71% covered · moderate
- further education teacher 70% covered · moderate
- special educational needs teacher 70% covered · moderate
- secondary school teaching assistant 69% covered · moderate
Common questions about this move
Can a primary school teacher become an art teacher secondary school?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A primary school teacher already covers 69% of what an art teacher secondary school is expected to do: 36 skills carry over, 21 of which the art teacher secondary school role treats as required.
What skills does a primary school teacher need to become an art teacher secondary school?
7 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is post-secondary school procedures.
How hard is the move from primary school teacher to art teacher secondary school?
Its learning distance is 39.5 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.