Table 1Transition record

primary school teachertosecondary school teaching assistant

A primary school teacher already meets 69% of what the secondary school teaching assistant role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From primary school teacher

69%

Overlap1

To secondary school teaching assistant

33 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

35 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 35

This move: 35 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the secondary school teaching assistant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the primary school 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 33 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A secondary school teaching assistant 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.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held social development health and welfare
already held advise on lesson plans communication, collaboration and creativity
already held handle children's problems assisting and caring
already held recognise indicators of gifted student management skills
already held consult students on learning content communication, collaboration and creativity
already held arrange parent teacher meeting communication, collaboration and creativity

All 33 carried skills, including the 13 the secondary school teaching assistant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 8 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, 3 supplementary

required, not held teach secondary education class content required
required, not held compile course material required
required, not held provide teacher support required

optional, not held consult student's support system optional
optional, not held liaise with educational staff optional
optional, not held promote the safeguarding of young people optional

02 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held support children's wellbeing required

03 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held secondary school procedures required

04 management skills 1 required

required, not held monitor student's behaviour required

05 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held identify learning disorders optional
optional, not held monitor educational developments optional

06 education 1 supplementary

optional, not held pedagogy optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a secondary school teaching assistant 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 33 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
already held apply teaching strategies skill
already held assess the development of youth skill
already held assist students in their learning skill
already held encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
already held give constructive feedback skill
already held guarantee students' safety skill
already held handle children's problems skill
already held maintain students' discipline skill
already held manage student relationships skill
already held perform playground surveillance skill
already held provide lesson materials skill
already held support the positiveness of youths skill
already held advise on lesson plans skill
already held arrange parent teacher meeting skill
already held assess students skill
already held assist in the organisation of school events skill
already held assist students with equipment skill
already held consult students on learning content skill
already held curriculum objectives knowledge
already held disability types knowledge
already held escort students on a field trip skill
already held instructional strategies knowledge
already held keep records of attendance skill
already held learning difficulties knowledge
already held maintain relations with children's parents skill
already held perform classroom management skill
already held prepare lesson content skill
already held prepare youths for adulthood skill
already held recognise indicators of gifted student skill
already held social development knowledge
already held teamwork principles knowledge
already held work with virtual learning environments skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 health and welfare 1 supplementary

optional, not held first aid optional

08 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held adolescent socialisation behaviour optional

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held adolescent socialisation behaviour optional
optional, not held consult student's support system optional
optional, not held first aid optional
optional, not held identify learning disorders optional
optional, not held liaise with educational staff optional
optional, not held monitor educational developments optional
optional, not held pedagogy optional
optional, not held promote the safeguarding of young people optional

38 held skills the secondary school teaching assistant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply intercultural teaching strategies skill
not needed by the target role assessment processes knowledge
not needed by the target role assign homework skill
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 create craft prototypes skill
not needed by the target role define creative components skill
not needed by the target role demonstrate when teaching skill
not needed by the target role develop course outline skill
not needed by the target role developmental psychology knowledge
not needed by the target role facilitate teamwork between students 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 liaise with educational support staff skill
not needed by the target role maintain musical instruments skill
not needed by the target role manage resources for educational purposes 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 oversee extra-curricular activities 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 select artistic materials to create artworks skill
not needed by the target role special needs education knowledge
not needed by the target role supervise craft production skill
not needed by the target role support gifted students skill
not needed by the target role teach arts principles 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 use pedagogic strategies for creativity skill
not needed by the target role workplace sanitation knowledge

4 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 secondary school procedures required
optional, not held adolescent socialisation behaviour optional
optional, not held first aid optional
optional, not held pedagogy optional

Index

Other moves recorded from primary school teacher

Full index of moves from primary school 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.