From primary school head teacher to nursery school head teacher
18 of the 24 essential skills of a nursery school head teacher are already essential for a primary school head teacher — about 75% 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.
- 18
- skills carry over
- 6
- would be new
- 75%
- 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 carries over
18 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- analyse staff capacity
- apply for government funding
- assess students
- assist in the organisation of school events
- cooperate with education professionals
- curriculum objectives
- curriculum standards
- develop organisational policies
- education law
- guarantee students' safety
- instructional strategies
- manage staff
- monitor educational developments
- pedagogy
- present reports
- project management
- supervise educational staff
- write work-related reports
What would be new
6 skillsEssential for a nursery school head teacher and not for a primary school head teacher. 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 primary school head teacher
2 roles- secondary school head teacher22 skills in common
- special educational needs head teacher17 skills in common
← primary school head teachernursery school head teacher →The other way round
No account needed to start
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.