Secondary school teacher to further education teacher
A secondary school teacher already meets 66% of what the further education teacher role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
39.8/ 100
1 How much of what a further education teacher is expected to do is already part of a secondary 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 further education teacher role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A further education teacher role treats 17 of its required skills as things a secondary 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
- assessment processes
- curriculum objectives
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 28 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A further education teacher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a secondary school teacher background worth leading with.
- already held use pedagogic strategies for creativity communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held teach digital literacy communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held oversee extra-curricular activities management skills
- already held assign homework management skills
- already held escort students on a field trip assisting and caring
- already held manage student relationships communication, collaboration and creativity
All 28 carried skills, including the 17 the further education teacher role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 18 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 teach further education required
- still to learn adapt teaching to target group required
- still to learn show consideration for student's situation required
- optional, not held advise on lesson plans optional
- optional, not held consult students on learning content optional
- optional, not held deliver online training optional
- optional, not held promote education course optional
- optional, not held provide career counselling optional
- still to learn adult education required
- still to learn training subject expertise required
- still to learn encourage students to acknowledge their achievements required
- optional, not held construct individual learning plans optional
- optional, not held develop learning curriculum optional
- optional, not held organise projects to fill education needs optional
- still to learn adapt training to labour market required
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- optional, not held education administration optional
- optional, not held teamwork principles optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a further education teacher role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 teach further education practise this
- 02 adapt teaching to target group practise this
- 03 adapt training to labour market 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 28 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 assessment processes knowledge
- already held curriculum objectives knowledge
- already held demonstrate when teaching skill
- already held give constructive feedback skill
- already held guarantee students' safety skill
- already held instructional strategies knowledge
- already held learning difficulties knowledge
- already held liaise with educational support staff skill
- already held manage student relationships skill
- already held perform classroom management skill
- already held prepare lesson content skill
- already held provide lesson materials skill
- already held use pedagogic strategies for creativity skill
- already held assign homework skill
- already held assist in the organisation of school events skill
- already held assist students in their learning skill
- already held assist students with equipment skill
- already held escort students on a field trip skill
- already held facilitate teamwork between students skill
- already held manage resources for educational purposes skill
- already held monitor developments in field of expertise skill
- already held oversee extra-curricular activities skill
- already held teach digital literacy skill
- already held work with virtual learning environments skill
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held advise on lesson plans optional
- optional, not held construct individual learning plans optional
- optional, not held consult students on learning content optional
- optional, not held deliver online training optional
- optional, not held develop learning curriculum optional
- optional, not held education administration optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- optional, not held organise projects to fill education needs optional
- optional, not held promote education course optional
- optional, not held provide career counselling optional
- optional, not held teamwork principles optional
68 held skills the further education teacher role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adolescent socialisation behaviour knowledge
- not needed by the target role arrange parent teacher meeting skill
- not needed by the target role biological chemistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role biology knowledge
- not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role classical languages knowledge
- not needed by the target role compile course material skill
- not needed by the target role computer science knowledge
- not needed by the target role consult student's support system skill
- not needed by the target role cooperate with education professionals skill
- not needed by the target role develop course outline skill
- not needed by the target role develop digital educational materials skill
- not needed by the target role e-learning knowledge
- not needed by the target role ecology knowledge
- not needed by the target role economics knowledge
- not needed by the target role ethics knowledge
- not needed by the target role geography knowledge
- not needed by the target role history knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify cross-curricular links with other subject areas skill
- not needed by the target role identify learning disorders skill
- not needed by the target role identify talent skill
- not needed by the target role instruct in sport 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 liaise with educational staff skill
- not needed by the target role linguistics knowledge
- not needed by the target role literary theory knowledge
- not needed by the target role literature knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain students' discipline skill
- not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
- not needed by the target role modern languages knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor children's physical development skill
- not needed by the target role monitor educational developments skill
- not needed by the target role monitor student's behaviour skill
- not needed by the target role music literature knowledge
- not needed by the target role musical instruments knowledge
- not needed by the target role pedagogy knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform playground surveillance skill
- not needed by the target role philosophy knowledge
- not needed by the target role post-secondary school procedures knowledge
28 further entries not listed here
4 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 adult education required
- still to learn training subject expertise required
- optional, not held education administration optional
- optional, not held teamwork principles optional
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Common questions about this move
Can a secondary school teacher become a further education teacher?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A secondary school teacher already covers 66% of what a further education teacher is expected to do: 28 skills carry over, 17 of which the further education teacher role treats as required.
What skills does a secondary school teacher need to become a further education teacher?
7 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 teach further education.
How hard is the move from secondary school teacher to further education teacher?
Its learning distance is 39.8 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.