Table 1Transition record

primary school head teachertodeputy head teacher

A primary school head teacher already meets 78% of what the deputy head teacher role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From primary school head teacher

78%

Overlap1

To deputy head teacher

33 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

25.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 25.6

This move: 25.6 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the deputy head teacher role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the primary school head teacher 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 33 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A deputy head teacher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a primary school head teacher background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held provide feedback to teachers communication, collaboration and creativity
already held liaise with board members 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 advise on teaching methods communication, collaboration and creativity

All 33 carried skills, including the 14 the deputy head teacher 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 provide education management support required

optional, not held manage student admissions optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
optional, not held monitor student's behaviour optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held communicate with youth required

optional, not held advise on lesson plans optional
optional, not held prepare youths for adulthood optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held education administration required

optional, not held secondary school procedures optional

04 education 1 supplementary

optional, not held kindergarten school procedures optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a deputy head teacher 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 33 skills that carry over

Skill Type

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 education law knowledge
already held guarantee students' safety skill
already held maintain students' discipline skill
already held monitor educational developments skill
already held pedagogy knowledge
already held present reports skill
already held project management knowledge
already held provide feedback to teachers skill
already held supervise educational staff skill
already held write work-related reports skill
already held advise on teaching methods skill
already held analyse staff capacity skill
already held apply for government funding 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 develop professional network skill
already held escort students on a field trip skill
already held evaluate education programmes skill
already held funding methods knowledge
already held labour legislation knowledge
already held lead inspections skill
already held learning technologies knowledge
already held liaise with board members skill
already held maintain relations with children's parents skill
already held manage contracts skill
already held primary school procedures knowledge
already held promote education programmes skill

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held manage student admissions optional
optional, not held advise on lesson plans optional
optional, not held kindergarten school procedures optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
optional, not held monitor student's behaviour optional
optional, not held prepare youths for adulthood optional
optional, not held secondary school procedures optional

20 held skills the deputy head teacher role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role administer exams skill
not needed by the target role arrange parent teacher meeting skill
not needed by the target role assess employees' capability levels skill
not needed by the target role assess students skill
not needed by the target role develop organisational policies skill
not needed by the target role identify education needs skill
not needed by the target role instructional strategies knowledge
not needed by the target role lead board meetings skill
not needed by the target role liaise with educational staff skill
not needed by the target role liaise with educational support staff skill
not needed by the target role liaise with shareholders skill
not needed by the target role manage enrolment skill
not needed by the target role manage maintenance operations skill
not needed by the target role manage resources for educational purposes skill
not needed by the target role manage school budget skill
not needed by the target role manage space utilisation skill
not needed by the target role manage staff skill
not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
not needed by the target role represent the organisation skill
not needed by the target role trade union regulations 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 education administration required
optional, not held kindergarten school procedures optional
optional, not held secondary school procedures optional

Index

Other moves recorded from primary school head teacher

Full index of moves from primary school head teacher

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.