# Competences — science teacher secondary school

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1ad4012e-30e3-492c-b42c-09cff3047574).

## Essential

- **adapt teaching to student's capabilities** (skill/competence)
- **apply intercultural teaching strategies** (skill/competence)
- **apply teaching strategies** (skill/competence)
- **assess students** (skill/competence)
- **assign homework** (skill/competence)
- **assist students in their learning** (skill/competence)
- **astronomy** (knowledge)
- **biology** (knowledge)
- **chemistry** (knowledge)
- **compile course material** (skill/competence)
- **curriculum objectives** (knowledge)
- **demonstrate when teaching** (skill/competence)
- **develop course outline** (skill/competence)
- **give constructive feedback** (skill/competence)
- **guarantee students' safety** (skill/competence)
- **instructional strategies** (knowledge)
- **learning difficulties** (knowledge)
- **liaise with educational staff** (skill/competence)
- **liaise with educational support staff** (skill/competence)
- **maintain students' discipline** (skill/competence)
- **manage student relationships** (skill/competence)
- **monitor developments in field of expertise** (skill/competence)
- **monitor student's behaviour** (skill/competence)
- **perform classroom management** (skill/competence)
- **physics** (knowledge)
- **post-secondary school procedures** (knowledge)
- **prepare lesson content** (skill/competence)
- **secondary school procedures** (knowledge)

## Optional

- adolescent socialisation behaviour (knowledge)
- arrange parent teacher meeting (skill/competence)
- assist in the organisation of school events (skill/competence)
- assist students with equipment (skill/competence)
- biological chemistry (knowledge)
- consult student's support system (skill/competence)
- escort students on a field trip (skill/competence)
- facilitate teamwork between students (skill/competence)
- human anatomy (knowledge)
- identify cross-curricular links with other subject areas (skill/competence)
- identify learning disorders (skill/competence)
- keep records of attendance (skill/competence)
- laboratory-based sciences (knowledge)
- manage resources for educational purposes (skill/competence)
- mathematics (knowledge)
- monitor educational developments (skill/competence)
- oversee extra-curricular activities (skill/competence)
- perform playground surveillance (skill/competence)
- prepare youths for adulthood (skill/competence)
- provide lesson materials (skill/competence)
- recognise indicators of gifted student (skill/competence)
- teach astronomy (skill/competence)
- teach biology (skill/competence)
- teach chemistry (skill/competence)
- teach physics (skill/competence)
- work with virtual learning environments (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 31 ads, as of 2026-07-19)

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

### Hard skills

- lesson planning — **52 %**
- classroom management — **45 %**
- curriculum development — **45 %**
- student assessment — **32 %**
- instructional design — **23 %**
- assessment creation — **19 %**
- data analysis — **19 %**

### Responsibilities

- parent communication — **45 %**
- instruction delivery — **19 %**

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