Table 1Transition record

headteachertoeducation administrator

A headteacher already meets 69% of what the education administrator role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From headteacher

69%

Overlap1

To education administrator

21 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

31 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 31

This move: 31 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the education administrator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the headteacher 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 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A education administrator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a headteacher background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

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

All 21 carried skills, including the 9 the education administrator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 missing skills fall into 4 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 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held manage educational institution's administration required

optional, not held handle mail optional
optional, not held deliver correspondence optional
optional, not held perform clerical duties optional
optional, not held use office systems optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held communicate by telephone required

optional, not held consult student's support system optional
optional, not held maintain internal communication systems optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held customer service required

optional, not held student financial aid programmes optional

04 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held manage office facility systems optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a education administrator 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 21 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held budgetary principles knowledge
already held education administration knowledge
already held electronic communication knowledge
already held handle financial transactions skill
already held maintain records of financial transactions skill
already held manage budgets skill
already held manage school budget skill
already held office software knowledge
already held trace financial transactions skill
already held accounting knowledge
already held accounting techniques knowledge
already held cooperate with education professionals skill
already held evaluate budgets skill
already held financial management knowledge
already held kindergarten school procedures knowledge
already held maintain contract administration skill
already held primary school procedures knowledge
already held provide information on education financing skill
already held provide information on school services skill
already held secondary school procedures knowledge
already held use different communication channels skill

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held handle mail optional
optional, not held student financial aid programmes optional
optional, not held consult student's support system optional
optional, not held deliver correspondence optional
optional, not held maintain internal communication systems optional
optional, not held manage office facility systems optional
optional, not held perform clerical duties optional
optional, not held use office systems optional

32 held skills the education administrator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on teaching methods skill
not needed by the target role analyse curriculum skill
not needed by the target role apply for government funding skill
not needed by the target role assess students skill
not needed by the target role build trust skill
not needed by the target role communicate with youth skill
not needed by the target role contract law knowledge
not needed by the target role create a financial report skill
not needed by the target role curriculum objectives knowledge
not needed by the target role curriculum standards knowledge
not needed by the target role develop learning curriculum skill
not needed by the target role develop organisational policies skill
not needed by the target role education law knowledge
not needed by the target role evaluate education programmes skill
not needed by the target role funding methods knowledge
not needed by the target role identify education needs skill
not needed by the target role labour legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role lead inspections skill
not needed by the target role liaise with board members skill
not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
not needed by the target role manage enrolment skill
not needed by the target role manage staff skill
not needed by the target role manage student admissions skill
not needed by the target role post-secondary school procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role prepare examinations for vocational courses skill
not needed by the target role prepare syllabuses for vocational courses skill
not needed by the target role project management knowledge
not needed by the target role promote education programmes skill
not needed by the target role provide education management support skill
not needed by the target role supervise educational staff skill
not needed by the target role work in vocational school skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

2 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 customer service required
optional, not held student financial aid programmes optional

Index

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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.