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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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Mathew Evans, head teacher of Ysgol Glantaf and Bro Edern in Cardiff, called it a "momentous decision" to close but said the weather had provided a unique challenge for Wales.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

Ofsted scrapped the old single-word judgements for schools in 2024, following the death of head teacher Ruth Perry in January 2023.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

A head teacher has criticised the government's free breakfast club scheme for being too expensive for her school to run.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Changing policies has not been an exclusively positive experience, and one Anglesey head teacher said enforcing a stricter policy "requires a level of time and emotional energy that's exhausting for staff".

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

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

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

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