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Competences — primary school teacher

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/03d79393-7b30-4159-945b-01963eddd302).

Essential

  • adapt teaching to student's capabilities (skill/competence)
  • apply intercultural teaching strategies (skill/competence)
  • apply teaching strategies (skill/competence)
  • assess students (skill/competence)
  • assessment processes (knowledge)
  • assign homework (skill/competence)
  • assist students in their learning (skill/competence)
  • assist students with equipment (skill/competence)
  • curriculum objectives (knowledge)
  • demonstrate when teaching (skill/competence)
  • encourage students to acknowledge their achievements (skill/competence)
  • facilitate teamwork between students (skill/competence)
  • give constructive feedback (skill/competence)
  • guarantee students' safety (skill/competence)
  • handle children's problems (skill/competence)
  • implement care programmes for children (skill/competence)
  • instructional strategies (knowledge)
  • learning difficulties (knowledge)
  • maintain relations with children's parents (skill/competence)
  • maintain students' discipline (skill/competence)
  • manage student relationships (skill/competence)
  • perform classroom management (skill/competence)
  • prepare lesson content (skill/competence)
  • prepare youths for adulthood (skill/competence)
  • primary school procedures (knowledge)
  • support the positiveness of youths (skill/competence)
  • teach primary education class content (skill/competence)
  • teamwork principles (knowledge)
  • use pedagogic strategies for creativity (skill/competence)

Optional

  • advise on lesson plans (skill/competence)
  • arrange parent teacher meeting (skill/competence)
  • assess the development of youth (skill/competence)
  • assist children in developing personal skills (skill/competence)
  • assist in the organisation of school events (skill/competence)
  • attend to children's basic physical needs (skill/competence)
  • behavioural disorders (knowledge)
  • bring out performers artistic potential (skill/competence)
  • common children's diseases (knowledge)
  • consult students on learning content (skill/competence)
  • create craft prototypes (skill/competence)
  • define creative components (skill/competence)
  • develop course outline (skill/competence)
  • developmental psychology (knowledge)
  • disability types (knowledge)
  • escort students on a field trip (skill/competence)
  • improvise music (skill/competence)
  • keep records of attendance (skill/competence)
  • liaise with educational support staff (skill/competence)
  • maintain musical instruments (skill/competence)
  • manage resources for educational purposes (skill/competence)
  • monitor children's physical development (skill/competence)
  • musical genres (knowledge)
  • musical instruments (knowledge)
  • musical notation (knowledge)
  • musical theory (knowledge)
  • organise creative performance (skill/competence)
  • oversee extra-curricular activities (skill/competence)
  • perform playground surveillance (skill/competence)
  • play musical instruments (skill/competence)
  • provide after school care (skill/competence)
  • provide lesson materials (skill/competence)
  • recognise indicators of gifted student (skill/competence)
  • select artistic materials to create artworks (skill/competence)
  • social development (knowledge)
  • special needs education (knowledge)
  • supervise craft production (skill/competence)
  • support gifted students (skill/competence)
  • teach arts principles (skill/competence)
  • teach music principles (skill/competence)
  • work with virtual learning environments (skill/competence)
  • workplace sanitation (knowledge)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 37 ads, as of 2026-07-18)

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

Hard skills

  • classroom management — 46 %
  • student assessment — 35 %
  • lesson planning — 30 %
  • curriculum development — 24 %

Responsibilities

  • parent communication — 43 %