Files
2026-08-15 12:46:22 +02:00

5.3 KiB

Competences — nursery school head teacher

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c269387f-a652-4880-860a-e91ef105bfb7).

Essential

  • analyse staff capacity (skill/competence)
  • apply for government funding (skill/competence)
  • assess students (skill/competence)
  • assess the development of youth (skill/competence)
  • assist in the organisation of school events (skill/competence)
  • cooperate with education professionals (skill/competence)
  • curriculum objectives (knowledge)
  • curriculum standards (knowledge)
  • develop organisational policies (skill/competence)
  • education law (knowledge)
  • guarantee students' safety (skill/competence)
  • identify process improvements (skill/competence)
  • implement care programmes for children (skill/competence)
  • instructional strategies (knowledge)
  • kindergarten school procedures (knowledge)
  • manage budgets (skill/competence)
  • manage staff (skill/competence)
  • monitor educational developments (skill/competence)
  • pedagogy (knowledge)
  • present reports (skill/competence)
  • project management (knowledge)
  • supervise educational staff (skill/competence)
  • support children's wellbeing (skill/competence)
  • write work-related reports (skill/competence)

Optional

  • advise on lesson plans (skill/competence)
  • advise on teaching methods (skill/competence)
  • assess employees' capability levels (skill/competence)
  • assessment processes (knowledge)
  • build trust (skill/competence)
  • contract law (knowledge)
  • create a financial report (skill/competence)
  • develop professional network (skill/competence)
  • escort students on a field trip (skill/competence)
  • evaluate education programmes (skill/competence)
  • funding methods (knowledge)
  • identify education needs (skill/competence)
  • labour legislation (knowledge)
  • lead inspections (skill/competence)
  • learning technologies (knowledge)
  • maintain contract administration (skill/competence)
  • maintain relations with children's parents (skill/competence)
  • manage contracts (skill/competence)
  • manage enrolment (skill/competence)
  • manage resources for educational purposes (skill/competence)
  • promote education programmes (skill/competence)
  • provide after school care (skill/competence)
  • provide feedback to teachers (skill/competence)
  • recruit employees (skill/competence)
  • teach kindergarten class content (skill/competence)
  • trade union regulations (knowledge)
  • work with virtual learning environments (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 7 ads, as of 2026-07-18)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • budget management — 57 %
  • instructional leadership — 57 %
  • personnel management — 43 %
  • continuous improvement planning — 43 %
  • data analysis — 29 %
  • program evaluation — 29 %
  • policy shaping — 29 %
  • school policy development — 14 %
  • school policy shaping — 14 %
  • staff supervision — 14 %
  • observation and assessment — 14 %
  • lesson design — 14 %
  • developmental assessment — 14 %
  • early childhood development — 14 %
  • early literacy development — 14 %
  • early math skills development — 14 %
  • family communication — 14 %
  • compliance — 14 %
  • curriculum delivery — 14 %
  • curriculum design — 14 %
  • curriculum development — 14 %
  • curriculum implementation — 14 %
  • classroom management — 14 %
  • behavior management — 14 %

Methods

  • Virginia Quality Birth to Five (VQB5) — 29 %
  • wraparound services — 29 %
  • Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) — 14 %
  • french immersion pedagogy — 14 %
  • Head Start — 14 %
  • play-based learning — 14 %
  • Balanced Learning® Preschool curriculum — 14 %
  • classroom observation — 14 %
  • continuous improvement planning — 14 %

Responsibilities

  • daily operations oversight — 43 %
  • facility maintenance — 43 %
  • student success promotion — 43 %
  • staff collaboration — 29 %
  • school policy development — 29 %
  • parent communication — 29 %
  • public relations — 29 %
  • safe environment fostering — 29 %
  • extracurricular activity provision — 29 %
  • family engagement — 29 %
  • academic excellence promotion — 29 %
  • activity planning — 14 %
  • assistant teacher mentoring — 14 %
  • classroom management — 14 %
  • daily lesson delivery — 14 %
  • family partnership leadership — 14 %
  • family communication — 14 %
  • facility management — 14 %
  • executive function fostering — 14 %
  • discipline maintenance — 14 %
  • school environment fostering — 14 %
  • school operation management — 14 %
  • instruction adaptation — 14 %
  • instructional direction — 14 %
  • grant compliance — 14 %
  • hazard prevention — 14 %
  • literacy foundation building — 14 %
  • math skill development — 14 %
  • kindergarten transition preparation — 14 %
  • professional development — 14 %
  • staff evaluation — 14 %
  • staff supervision — 14 %
  • student discipline — 14 %