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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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Ruth Lu-Quee, a former deputy head teacher and founder of My Mummy Teacher, works with parents and schools to support children's development through play-based learning.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

"As a head teacher I was seeing, increasingly, a number of young people coming in with very basic literacy skills - some young people who simply couldn't read," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Singh is also the head teacher of the primary school in Atmadpur village.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Dr Llinos Jones, head teacher at Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Myrddin in Carmarthen, said there had been "a substantial amount of change in a relatively short period of time".

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

“My name is Ms. Platt. I’m the head teacher here. And you’re...?”

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee

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