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Primary school head teacher

Other names

head teacher of primary school, primary school principal, headteacher of primary school, headmaster of primary school, primary school headteacher, director of primary school, elementary school principal, primary education headteacher, primary education head teacher, primary school director, primary school headmaster

Primary schools

They run a primary school each day, lead the teachers, talk with parents, decide who joins, and make sure lessons meet the rules.

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The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities, policies, and student behaviour or learning problems.

  2. 2

    Observe teaching methods and examine learning materials to evaluate and standardise curricula and teaching techniques and to determine areas for improvement.

  3. 3

    Determine the scope of educational programme offerings, and prepare drafts of course schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and facility requirements.

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Sources

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Uganda Public Service: schemes of service, job descriptions, adverts and the salary structure 2026/27

Official record

Ministry of Public Service, Health Service Commission, Education Service Commission and others; each post cites its document. Gathered by The Collar360.

Government of Uganda publications (public)

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
directeur d'école primaire/directrice d'école primaire
español
director de escuela primaria/directora de escuela primaria
العربية
مدير مدرسة ابتدائية / مديرة المدرسة الابتدائية
português
Diretor de instituição do ensino básico/Diretora de instituição do ensino básico
Deutsch
Grundschulleiter/Grundschulleiterin
italiano
direttore didattico di scuola elementare/direttrice didattica di scuola elementare

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