Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

special educational needs teacher primary schooltoMontessori school teacher

A special educational needs teacher primary school already meets 72% of what the Montessori school teacher role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From special educational needs teacher primary school
72%
Overlap1
To Montessori school teacher
38 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
41.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

72%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

41.6/ 100

1 Share of the Montessori school teacher role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the special educational needs teacher primary school 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 Montessori school teacher role treats 25 of its required skills as things a special educational needs teacher primary school already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adapt teaching to student's capabilities
  • apply intercultural teaching strategies
  • apply teaching strategies
  • assess students
  • assess the development of youth
  • assessment processes

What stands in the way is 9 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 38 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A Montessori school teacher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a special educational needs teacher primary school background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held organise creative performance management skills
  • already held common children's diseases health and welfare
  • already held assist children in developing personal skills assisting and caring
  • already held implement care programmes for children assisting and caring
  • already held attend to children's basic physical needs assisting and caring
  • already held workplace sanitation services

All 38 carried skills, including the 25 the Montessori school teacher role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 7 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 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held apply Montessori teaching strategies required
  • required, not held teach kindergarten class content required
  • required, not held prepare youths for adulthood required
  • optional, not held use pedagogic strategies for creativity optional
  • optional, not held write work-related reports optional
02 education 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held Montessori learning equipment required
  • required, not held Montessori teaching principles required
  • optional, not held pedagogy optional
03 health and welfare 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held social development required
  • optional, not held disability types optional
  • optional, not held first aid optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held support children's wellbeing required
  • optional, not held provide after school care optional
05 arts and humanities 1 required
  • required, not held Montessori philosophy required
06 generic programmes and qualifications 1 required
  • required, not held teamwork principles required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a Montessori school 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 38 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
  • already held apply intercultural teaching strategies skill
  • already held apply teaching strategies skill
  • already held assess students skill
  • already held assess the development of youth skill
  • already held assessment processes knowledge
  • already held assist children in developing personal skills skill
  • already held assist students in their learning skill
  • already held assist students with equipment skill
  • already held curriculum objectives knowledge
  • already held demonstrate when teaching skill
  • already held encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
  • already held give constructive feedback skill
  • already held guarantee students' safety skill
  • already held handle children's problems skill
  • already held implement care programmes for children skill
  • already held instructional strategies knowledge
  • already held learning difficulties knowledge
  • already held maintain students' discipline skill
  • already held manage student relationships skill
  • already held monitor children's physical development skill
  • already held perform classroom management skill
  • already held prepare lesson content skill
  • already held provide lesson materials skill
  • already held support the positiveness of youths skill
  • already held attend to children's basic physical needs skill
  • already held common children's diseases knowledge
  • already held escort students on a field trip skill
  • already held facilitate teamwork between students skill
  • already held keep records of attendance skill
  • already held liaise with educational support staff skill
  • already held maintain relations with children's parents skill
  • already held manage resources for educational purposes skill
  • already held organise creative performance skill
  • already held perform playground surveillance skill
  • already held promote the safeguarding of young people skill
  • already held work with virtual learning environments skill
  • already held workplace sanitation knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held developmental psychology optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held provide after school care optional
  • optional, not held use pedagogic strategies for creativity optional
  • optional, not held developmental psychology optional
  • optional, not held disability types optional
  • optional, not held first aid optional
  • optional, not held pedagogy optional
  • optional, not held write work-related reports optional
23 held skills the Montessori school teacher role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role arrange parent teacher meeting skill
  • not needed by the target role assign homework skill
  • not needed by the target role assist children with special needs in education settings skill
  • not needed by the target role assist in the organisation of school events skill
  • not needed by the target role balance participants' personal needs with group needs 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 consult students on learning content skill
  • not needed by the target role develop course outline skill
  • not needed by the target role development delays knowledge
  • not needed by the target role disability care knowledge
  • not needed by the target role facilitate motor skill activities skill
  • not needed by the target role hearing disability knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mobility disability knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor educational developments skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee extra-curricular activities skill
  • not needed by the target role primary school procedures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role provide specialised instruction for special needs students skill
  • not needed by the target role special needs education knowledge
  • not needed by the target role stimulate students' independence skill
  • not needed by the target role teach digital literacy skill
  • not needed by the target role teach primary education class content skill
  • not needed by the target role visual disability knowledge
9 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 Montessori learning equipment required
  • required, not held Montessori philosophy required
  • required, not held Montessori teaching principles required
  • required, not held social development required
  • required, not held teamwork principles required
  • optional, not held developmental psychology optional
  • optional, not held disability types optional
  • optional, not held first aid optional
  • optional, not held pedagogy optional
Index
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.