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As a senior professional in educational establishments, you’ll use your leadership and administration skills to oversee the running of an educational department or office. Learn more about a career in educational administration, what might be involved and how you can work towards your first role.
A degree in any subject will prove useful, but a degree in the following subjects will be especially useful:
It’s possible to move into the professional sector of education from teaching, through which you might decide to take on extra professional courses or postgraduate study. HNDs and foundation degrees are also useful for breaking into this field.
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You don’t need to do a postgraduate course to work in this field, but it can help develop your skills and increase your career opportunities.
Examples of MScs and MAs at postgraduate level include:
Your organisational planning and financial skills will be important in this field, along with a passion for education.
It’s likely that you’ll already have substantial experience as an educational administrator or have successfully completed a management trainee programme to secure this senior role. It might be useful to look for work experience in an educational establishment before doing a specific degree course to get an idea of what this environment is like. Teaching or other management experience will be valued by employers when looking to get your first administrative or management role in the education sector.
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