Special educational needs head teacher to primary school head teacher
A special educational needs head teacher already meets 70% of what the primary school head teacher role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
38.4/ 100
1 How much of what a primary school head teacher is expected to do is already part of a special educational needs head 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 primary school head teacher role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A primary school head teacher role treats 18 of its required skills as things a special educational needs head teacher already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- analyse staff capacity
- apply for government funding
- assist in the organisation of school events
- cooperate with education professionals
- curriculum objectives
- curriculum standards
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. A primary school head teacher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a special educational needs head teacher background worth leading with.
- already held trade union regulations services
- already held provide feedback to teachers communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held learning technologies education
- already held apply for government funding information skills
- already held promote education programmes communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held analyse staff capacity management skills
All 36 carried skills, including the 18 the primary school head teacher role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 17 missing skills fall into 2 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 liaise with educational staff required
- still to learn liaise with educational support staff required
- still to learn liaise with shareholders required
- still to learn represent the organisation required
- optional, not held administer exams optional
- optional, not held liaise with board members optional
- optional, not held arrange parent teacher meeting optional
- optional, not held develop professional network optional
- still to learn manage enrolment required
- still to learn manage school budget required
- still to learn assess students required
- optional, not held lead board meetings optional
- optional, not held manage resources for educational purposes optional
- optional, not held manage space utilisation optional
- optional, not held maintain students' discipline optional
- optional, not held manage maintenance operations optional
- optional, not held recruit employees optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a primary school head teacher role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 manage enrolment practise this
- 02 manage school budget practise this
- 03 assess students 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 36 skills that carry over
- already held analyse staff capacity skill
- already held apply for government funding skill
- already held assist in the organisation of school events skill
- already held cooperate with education professionals skill
- already held curriculum objectives knowledge
- already held curriculum standards knowledge
- already held develop organisational policies skill
- already held education law knowledge
- already held guarantee students' safety skill
- already held instructional strategies knowledge
- already held manage staff skill
- already held monitor educational developments skill
- already held pedagogy knowledge
- already held present reports skill
- already held primary school procedures knowledge
- already held project management knowledge
- already held supervise educational staff skill
- already held write work-related reports skill
- already held advise on teaching methods skill
- already held assess employees' capability levels skill
- already held assess the development of youth skill
- already held assessment processes knowledge
- already held contract law knowledge
- already held create a financial report skill
- already held escort students on a field trip skill
- already held evaluate education programmes skill
- already held funding methods knowledge
- already held identify education needs skill
- already held labour legislation knowledge
- already held lead inspections skill
- already held learning technologies knowledge
- already held maintain relations with children's parents skill
- already held manage contracts skill
- already held promote education programmes skill
- already held provide feedback to teachers skill
- already held trade union regulations knowledge
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held administer exams optional
- optional, not held lead board meetings optional
- optional, not held liaise with board members optional
- optional, not held manage resources for educational purposes optional
- optional, not held manage space utilisation optional
- optional, not held arrange parent teacher meeting optional
- optional, not held develop professional network optional
- optional, not held maintain students' discipline optional
- optional, not held manage maintenance operations optional
- optional, not held recruit employees optional
20 held skills the primary school head teacher role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on lesson plans skill
- not needed by the target role assess financial viability skill
- not needed by the target role behavioural disorders knowledge
- not needed by the target role communication disorders knowledge
- not needed by the target role development delays knowledge
- not needed by the target role disability care knowledge
- not needed by the target role disability types knowledge
- not needed by the target role kindergarten school procedures knowledge
- not needed by the target role learning difficulties knowledge
- not needed by the target role learning needs analysis knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain contract administration skill
- not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
- not needed by the target role manage government-funded programmes skill
- not needed by the target role manage student admissions skill
- not needed by the target role plan shifts of employees skill
- not needed by the target role provide specialised instruction for special needs students skill
- not needed by the target role secondary school procedures knowledge
- not needed by the target role special needs education knowledge
- not needed by the target role use office systems skill
- not needed by the target role work with virtual learning environments skill
Other moves recorded from special educational needs head teacher
- deputy head teacher 80% covered · adjacent
- secondary school department head 78% covered · adjacent
- secondary school head teacher 71% covered · moderate
- university department head 71% covered · moderate
Full index of moves from special educational needs head teacher
Common questions about this move
Can a special educational needs head teacher become a primary school head teacher?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A special educational needs head teacher already covers 70% of what a primary school head teacher is expected to do: 36 skills carry over, 18 of which the primary school head teacher role treats as required.
What skills does a special educational needs head teacher need to become a primary school head teacher?
7 required skills are missing, plus 10 optional ones. They fall into 2 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is manage enrolment.
How hard is the move from special educational needs head teacher to primary school head teacher?
Its learning distance is 38.4 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.