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Secondary school department head

Other names

school department head, high school head of department, secondary school head of department, head of department in secondary school, head of department in high school

Secondary schools

They lead a school department, help teachers and students, check lessons and teaching, and talk with the principal, staff and parents.

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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 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.

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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.

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In other languages

français
chef de département enseignement secondaire
español
jefe de departamento de centro de enseñanza secundaria/jefa de departamento de centro de enseñanza secundaria
العربية
رئيس قسم المدرسة الثانوية / رئيسة قسم المدرسة الثانوية
português
Chefe de departamento de escola secundária
Deutsch
Fachleiter an einer Sekundarschule/Fachleiterin an einer Sekundarschule
italiano
coordinatore di attività disciplinari/coordinatrice di attività disciplinari

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