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head teacher

British  

noun

  1. a teacher responsible for running a school

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Amanda Hulme, head teacher at Claypool Primary School in Bolton, said a recent inspection at her school had been "easily the most stressful experience" of her career.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

"In a digital age, it's easier to pick up a phone than it is a book," head teacher Bernadette Pettman said.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

The man tasked with improving this is John McGhee, who hired a primary school teacher to work on literacy levels in his previous role as head teacher of St Andrew's High School.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

"I never went to university so to become a head teacher or anything like that I'd have to consider that," he says.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

Kumu Whitman and our head teacher, Kumu Apo, pull the two of them apart.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

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