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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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But this was not her on the line - it was Yusron's former head teacher.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

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

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 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

Chris Parry, the head teacher of Lewis School in Pengam which closed for two days during the heatwave, said his decision was made to prioritise pupil safety.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

Those with academic inclinations took extra classes with the head teacher in their teenage years and with luck made it into teachers’ college.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

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