# Competences — teacher of talented and gifted students

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1044dedc-81d1-48b6-96b3-ced5393b2de1).

## Essential

- **adapt teaching to student's capabilities** (skill/competence)
- **apply intercultural teaching strategies** (skill/competence)
- **apply teaching strategies** (skill/competence)
- **assess students** (skill/competence)
- **assess the development of youth** (skill/competence)
- **assessment processes** (knowledge)
- **assign homework** (skill/competence)
- **assist students in their learning** (skill/competence)
- **assist students with equipment** (skill/competence)
- **compile course material** (skill/competence)
- **counselling methods** (knowledge)
- **curriculum objectives** (knowledge)
- **demonstrate when teaching** (skill/competence)
- **encourage students to acknowledge their achievements** (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)
- **language teaching methods** (knowledge)
- **learning difficulties** (knowledge)
- **learning needs analysis** (knowledge)
- **learning technologies** (knowledge)
- **maintain relations with children's parents** (skill/competence)
- **maintain students' discipline** (skill/competence)
- **manage student relationships** (skill/competence)
- **monitor children's physical development** (skill/competence)
- **pedagogy** (knowledge)
- **perform classroom management** (skill/competence)
- **prepare lesson content** (skill/competence)
- **recognise indicators of gifted student** (skill/competence)
- **special needs education** (knowledge)
- **support children's wellbeing** (skill/competence)
- **support gifted students** (skill/competence)
- **support the positiveness of youths** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- advise on lesson plans (skill/competence)
- arrange parent teacher meeting (skill/competence)
- assist in the organisation of school events (skill/competence)
- attend to children's basic physical needs (skill/competence)
- behavioural disorders (knowledge)
- common children's diseases (knowledge)
- consult students on learning content (skill/competence)
- develop course outline (skill/competence)
- escort students on a field trip (skill/competence)
- facilitate teamwork between students (skill/competence)
- first aid (knowledge)
- keep records of attendance (skill/competence)
- kindergarten school procedures (knowledge)
- liaise with educational staff (skill/competence)
- liaise with educational support staff (skill/competence)
- monitor developments in field of expertise (skill/competence)
- monitor educational developments (skill/competence)
- monitor student's behaviour (skill/competence)
- oversee extra-curricular activities (skill/competence)
- perform playground surveillance (skill/competence)
- post-secondary school procedures (knowledge)
- primary school procedures (knowledge)
- promote the safeguarding of young people (skill/competence)
- provide feedback to performers (skill/competence)
- provide lesson materials (skill/competence)
- secondary school procedures (knowledge)
- use learning strategies (skill/competence)
- work with virtual learning environments (skill/competence)
- workplace sanitation (knowledge)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 27 ads, as of 2026-07-20)

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

### Hard skills

- curriculum development — **26 %**
- gifted and talented education — **26 %**
- student assessment — **22 %**

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