Headteacher Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Education

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Headteacher Skills List in Education

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Headteacher role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Headteacher job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 43% of Headteacher job descriptions contained sen as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

sen
43%
headteacher
36%
semh
29%
leadership
22%
slt
22%
special needs education
22%
secondary education
22%
teaching
15%
principal
15%
senco
15%
assistant headteacher
15%
deputy headteacher
15%
autism
15%
learning disabilities
8%
qts
8%
senior management
8%
management
8%
primary school
8%
qualified teacher
8%
asd
8%
complex needs
8%
autism spectrum disorders
8%
admin
8%
administrative support
8%
class teacher
8%
ks2
8%
independent schools
8%
key stage 1
8%
npqh
8%
pa
8%
key stage 2
8%
senior leadership team
8%
middle leadership
8%
vice principal
8%
senior leadership
8%
director of education
8%
education
8%
teacher
8%
executive headteacher
8%
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While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

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