Table 1Transition record

sign language teachertospecial educational needs teacher secondary school

A sign language teacher already meets 48% of what the special educational needs teacher secondary school role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From sign language teacher

48%

Overlap1

To special educational needs teacher secondary school

22 Skills carried over

13 Required, not held

61.3 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

48%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

61.3/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the special educational needs teacher secondary school role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the sign language 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.

Why

Why this move works

A special educational needs teacher secondary school role treats 18 of its required skills as things a sign language teacher already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

adapt teaching to student's capabilities
apply teaching strategies
assess students
assist children with special needs in education settings
assist students in their learning
curriculum objectives

What stands in the way is 13 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A special educational needs teacher secondary school role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a sign language teacher background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held stimulate students' independence assisting and caring
already held provide specialised instruction for special needs students assisting and caring
already held hearing disability health and welfare
already held communication disorders social sciences, journalism and information
already held assist children with special needs in education settings assisting and caring
already held special needs education education

All 22 carried skills, including the 18 the special educational needs teacher secondary school role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 37 missing skills fall into 8 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held teach secondary education class content required
required, not held apply intercultural teaching strategies required
required, not held compile course material required
required, not held liaise with educational support staff required
required, not held maintain relations with children's parents required

optional, not held arrange parent teacher meeting optional
optional, not held consult student's support system optional
optional, not held consult students on learning content optional
optional, not held promote the safeguarding of young people optional
optional, not held provide lesson materials optional
optional, not held teach digital literacy optional

02 management skills 4 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held assess the development of youth required
required, not held assign homework required
required, not held balance participants' personal needs with group needs required
required, not held monitor student's behaviour required

optional, not held facilitate teamwork between students optional
optional, not held manage resources for educational purposes optional
optional, not held assist in the organisation of school events optional
optional, not held develop course outline optional
optional, not held facilitate motor skill activities optional
optional, not held oversee extra-curricular activities optional

03 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held monitor children's physical development required
required, not held monitor developments in field of expertise required

optional, not held keep records of attendance optional
optional, not held monitor educational developments optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held guarantee students' safety required

optional, not held assist children in developing personal skills optional
optional, not held assist students with equipment optional
optional, not held escort students on a field trip optional
optional, not held perform playground surveillance optional

05 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held secondary school procedures required

06 health and welfare 3 supplementary

optional, not held development delays optional
optional, not held mobility disability optional
optional, not held visual disability optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a special educational needs teacher secondary school 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 22 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
already held apply teaching strategies skill
already held assess students skill
already held assist children with special needs in education settings skill
already held assist students in their learning skill
already held curriculum objectives knowledge
already held demonstrate when teaching skill
already held disability care knowledge
already held give constructive feedback skill
already held instructional strategies knowledge
already held learning difficulties knowledge
already held liaise with educational staff skill
already held maintain students' discipline skill
already held manage student relationships skill
already held perform classroom management skill
already held prepare lesson content skill
already held provide specialised instruction for special needs students skill
already held special needs education knowledge
already held communication disorders knowledge
already held hearing disability knowledge
already held stimulate students' independence skill
already held work with virtual learning environments skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 social sciences, journalism and information 2 supplementary

optional, not held adolescent socialisation behaviour optional
optional, not held behavioural disorders optional

08 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held workplace sanitation optional

24 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held facilitate teamwork between students optional
optional, not held manage resources for educational purposes optional
optional, not held adolescent socialisation behaviour optional
optional, not held arrange parent teacher meeting optional
optional, not held assist children in developing personal skills optional
optional, not held assist in the organisation of school events optional
optional, not held assist students with equipment optional
optional, not held behavioural disorders optional
optional, not held consult student's support system optional
optional, not held consult students on learning content optional
optional, not held develop course outline optional
optional, not held development delays optional
optional, not held escort students on a field trip optional
optional, not held facilitate motor skill activities optional
optional, not held keep records of attendance optional
optional, not held mobility disability optional
optional, not held monitor educational developments optional
optional, not held oversee extra-curricular activities optional
optional, not held perform playground surveillance optional
optional, not held promote the safeguarding of young people optional
optional, not held provide lesson materials optional
optional, not held teach digital literacy optional
optional, not held visual disability optional
optional, not held workplace sanitation optional

14 held skills the special educational needs teacher secondary school role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assessment processes knowledge
not needed by the target role assist clients with special needs skill
not needed by the target role communication related to hearing impairment knowledge
not needed by the target role disability types knowledge
not needed by the target role follow research on special needs education skill
not needed by the target role hearing loss knowledge
not needed by the target role language teaching methods knowledge
not needed by the target role learning needs analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role provide learning support skill
not needed by the target role sign language knowledge
not needed by the target role special needs learning equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role support people with hearing impairment skill
not needed by the target role teach languages skill
not needed by the target role teach sign language skill

7 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 secondary school procedures required
optional, not held adolescent socialisation behaviour optional
optional, not held behavioural disorders optional
optional, not held development delays optional
optional, not held mobility disability optional
optional, not held visual disability optional
optional, not held workplace sanitation optional

Index

Other moves recorded from sign language teacher

Full index of moves from sign language 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.