Table 1Transition record

primary school teaching assistanttosecondary school teaching assistant

A primary school teaching assistant already meets 67% 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 teaching assistant

67%

Overlap1

To secondary school teaching assistant

31 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

37.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 37.4

This move: 37.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the secondary school teaching assistant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the primary school teaching assistant 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 31 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 teaching assistant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held provide teacher support communication, collaboration and creativity
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 consult students on learning content communication, collaboration and creativity
already held maintain relations with children's parents communication, collaboration and creativity

All 31 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 16 missing skills fall into 6 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 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held teach secondary education class content required
required, not held adapt teaching to student's capabilities required
required, not held apply teaching strategies required
required, not held compile course material required

optional, not held arrange parent teacher meeting optional
optional, not held consult student's support system optional
optional, not held liaise with educational staff optional

02 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held monitor student's behaviour required

optional, not held assist in the organisation of school events optional
optional, not held recognise indicators of gifted student optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held secondary school procedures required

04 information skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held identify learning disorders optional
optional, not held keep records of attendance optional
optional, not held monitor educational developments optional

05 education 1 supplementary

optional, not held pedagogy optional

06 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held adolescent socialisation behaviour optional

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 31 skills that carry over

Skill Type

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 provide teacher support skill
already held support children's wellbeing skill
already held support the positiveness of youths skill
already held advise on lesson plans skill
already held assess students 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 first aid knowledge
already held instructional strategies knowledge
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 promote the safeguarding of young people skill
already held social development knowledge
already held teamwork principles knowledge
already held work with virtual learning environments skill

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held adolescent socialisation behaviour optional
optional, not held arrange parent teacher meeting optional
optional, not held assist in the organisation of school events optional
optional, not held consult student's support system optional
optional, not held identify learning disorders optional
optional, not held keep records of attendance optional
optional, not held liaise with educational staff optional
optional, not held monitor educational developments optional
optional, not held pedagogy optional
optional, not held recognise indicators of gifted student optional

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

Skill Type

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 common children's diseases 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 liaise with educational support staff skill
not needed by the target role organise creative performance 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 teach primary education class content skill
not needed by the target role workplace sanitation knowledge

3 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 pedagogy optional

Index

Other moves recorded from primary school teaching assistant

Full index of moves from primary school teaching assistant

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.