Table 1Transition record

admissions coordinatortoheadteacher

A admissions coordinator already meets 29% of what the headteacher role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.

From admissions coordinator

29%

Overlap1

To headteacher

15 Skills carried over

18 Required, not held

74.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 74.5

This move: 74.5 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the headteacher role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the admissions coordinator 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A headteacher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a admissions coordinator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held provide information on education financing communication, collaboration and creativity
already held provide information on school services assisting and caring
already held manage student admissions management skills
already held provide education management support management skills
already held kindergarten school procedures education
already held education administration business, administration and law

All 15 carried skills, including the 8 the headteacher role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 38 missing skills fall into 5 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 management skills 7 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held manage enrolment required
required, not held manage school budget required
required, not held supervise educational staff required
required, not held develop organisational policies required
required, not held handle financial transactions required
required, not held manage budgets required
required, not held manage staff required

optional, not held develop learning curriculum optional
optional, not held evaluate budgets optional

02 business, administration and law 5 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held budgetary principles required
required, not held project management required
required, not held accounting required
required, not held accounting techniques required
required, not held financial management required

optional, not held contract law optional
optional, not held funding methods optional
optional, not held labour legislation optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 8 supplementary

required, not held cooperate with education professionals required
required, not held write work-related reports required

optional, not held liaise with board members optional
optional, not held prepare examinations for vocational courses optional
optional, not held prepare syllabuses for vocational courses optional
optional, not held work in vocational school optional
optional, not held advise on teaching methods optional
optional, not held build trust optional
optional, not held manage contracts optional
optional, not held promote education programmes optional

04 information skills 2 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held maintain records of financial transactions required
required, not held trace financial transactions required

optional, not held create a financial report optional
optional, not held analyse curriculum optional
optional, not held apply for government funding optional
optional, not held evaluate education programmes optional
optional, not held lead inspections optional
optional, not held maintain contract administration optional

05 education 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held curriculum objectives required
required, not held curriculum standards required

optional, not held post-secondary school procedures optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a headteacher 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 15 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assess students skill
already held communicate with youth skill
already held education administration knowledge
already held education law knowledge
already held electronic communication knowledge
already held office software knowledge
already held provide education management support skill
already held provide information on education financing skill
already held identify education needs skill
already held kindergarten school procedures knowledge
already held manage student admissions skill
already held primary school procedures knowledge
already held provide information on school services skill
already held secondary school procedures knowledge
already held use different communication channels skill

20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held create a financial report optional
optional, not held liaise with board members optional
optional, not held post-secondary school procedures optional
optional, not held prepare examinations for vocational courses optional
optional, not held prepare syllabuses for vocational courses optional
optional, not held work in vocational school optional
optional, not held advise on teaching methods optional
optional, not held analyse curriculum optional
optional, not held apply for government funding optional
optional, not held build trust optional
optional, not held contract law optional
optional, not held develop learning curriculum optional
optional, not held evaluate budgets optional
optional, not held evaluate education programmes optional
optional, not held funding methods optional
optional, not held labour legislation optional
optional, not held lead inspections optional
optional, not held maintain contract administration optional
optional, not held manage contracts optional
optional, not held promote education programmes optional

10 held skills the headteacher role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assessment processes knowledge
not needed by the target role assist in the organisation of school events skill
not needed by the target role assist students with their enrolment skill
not needed by the target role communication knowledge
not needed by the target role counsel students skill
not needed by the target role customer service knowledge
not needed by the target role manage educational institution's administration skill
not needed by the target role oversee extra-curricular activities skill
not needed by the target role student financial aid programmes knowledge
not needed by the target role use office systems skill

11 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 budgetary principles required
required, not held project management required
required, not held accounting required
required, not held accounting techniques required
required, not held curriculum objectives required
required, not held curriculum standards required
required, not held financial management required
optional, not held post-secondary school procedures optional
optional, not held contract law optional
optional, not held funding methods optional
optional, not held labour legislation optional

Index

Other moves recorded from admissions coordinator

Full index of moves from admissions coordinator

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.