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From secondary school department head to nursery school head teacher

11 of the 24 essential skills of a nursery school head teacher are already essential for a secondary school department head — about 46% of the job, before you learn anything new.

These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.

11
skills carry over
13
would be new
46%
of the target job covered
24
essential skills of a nursery school head teacher

What a nursery school head teacher does

Nursery school head teachers manage the day-to-day activities of a kindergarten or nursery school. They manage staff, make decisions concerning admissions and are responsible for meeting curriculum standards, which are age-appropriate for kindergarten students and facilitate social and behavioural development education. They also ensure the school meets the national education requirements set by law.

What would be new

13 skills

Essential for a nursery school head teacher and not for a secondary school department head. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.

Other moves from secondary school department head

2 roles

secondary school department headnursery school head teacherThe other way round

Counted from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Occupations are compared on their essential skills only.

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How far are you from being a nursery school head teacher?

MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.