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4.8 KiB

Competences — secondary school teacher

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/5efb2c08-ba3a-4659-a2e4-1883f54e77b6).

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)
  • compile course material (skill/competence)
  • cooperate with education professionals (skill/competence)
  • curriculum objectives (knowledge)
  • demonstrate when teaching (skill/competence)
  • develop course outline (skill/competence)
  • facilitate teamwork between students (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 educational developments (skill/competence)
  • monitor student's behaviour (skill/competence)
  • pedagogy (knowledge)
  • perform classroom management (skill/competence)
  • post-secondary school procedures (knowledge)
  • prepare lesson content (skill/competence)
  • provide learning support (skill/competence)
  • provide lesson materials (skill/competence)
  • secondary school procedures (knowledge)

Optional

  • adolescent socialisation behaviour (knowledge)
  • arrange parent teacher meeting (skill/competence)
  • assessment processes (knowledge)
  • assist in the organisation of school events (skill/competence)
  • assist students with equipment (skill/competence)
  • biological chemistry (knowledge)
  • biology (knowledge)
  • chemistry (knowledge)
  • classical languages (knowledge)
  • computer science (knowledge)
  • consult student's support system (skill/competence)
  • develop digital educational materials (skill/competence)
  • ecology (knowledge)
  • economics (knowledge)
  • e-learning (knowledge)
  • escort students on a field trip (skill/competence)
  • ethics (knowledge)
  • geography (knowledge)
  • history (knowledge)
  • identify cross-curricular links with other subject areas (skill/competence)
  • identify learning disorders (skill/competence)
  • identify talent (skill/competence)
  • instruct in sport (skill/competence)
  • keep records of attendance (skill/competence)
  • language teaching methods (knowledge)
  • linguistics (knowledge)
  • literary theory (knowledge)
  • literature (knowledge)
  • manage resources for educational purposes (skill/competence)
  • mathematics (knowledge)
  • modern languages (knowledge)
  • monitor children's physical development (skill/competence)
  • music literature (knowledge)
  • musical instruments (knowledge)
  • oversee extra-curricular activities (skill/competence)
  • perform playground surveillance (skill/competence)
  • philosophy (knowledge)
  • prepare youths for adulthood (skill/competence)
  • pronunciation techniques (knowledge)
  • provide health education (skill/competence)
  • recognise indicators of gifted student (skill/competence)
  • rhetoric (knowledge)
  • sociology (knowledge)
  • sport games rules (knowledge)
  • statistics (knowledge)
  • supervise spoken language learning (skill/competence)
  • teach arts principles (skill/competence)
  • teach astronomy (skill/competence)
  • teach biology (skill/competence)
  • teach business principles (skill/competence)
  • teach chemistry (skill/competence)
  • teach computer science (skill/competence)
  • teach digital literacy (skill/competence)
  • teach economic principles (skill/competence)
  • teach geography (skill/competence)
  • teach history (skill/competence)
  • teach languages (skill/competence)
  • teach mathematics (skill/competence)
  • teach music principles (skill/competence)
  • teach philosophy (skill/competence)
  • teach physics (skill/competence)
  • teach principles of literature (skill/competence)
  • teach religious studies class (skill/competence)
  • use IT tools (skill/competence)
  • use pedagogic strategies for creativity (skill/competence)
  • work with virtual learning environments (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 35 ads, as of 2026-07-19)

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

Hard skills

  • classroom management — 31 %
  • curriculum development — 29 %
  • student assessment — 26 %
  • instructional planning — 23 %
  • behavior management — 20 %

Responsibilities

  • parent communication — 34 %