headteacher
(UK, Irish) The most senior teacher in a school who is responsible for its management and administration.
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Retired deputy headteacher Sue Hanning says it was worth making sacrifices in her early career and then deferring her state pension 🖋️ Aasma Day Read more: trib.al/b0uUziE
Tak my ex-profession-teaching: my appointment as headteacher is announced, but later withdrawn following vetting. The impact on my career would be devastating. Surely the answer is to deal with the process.
Headteacher - Killearn Primary School 101955
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Fair compensation and recognition for acting headteachers headteacher-chat.link/act-headship
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(UK, Irish) The most senior teacher in a school who is responsible for its management and administration.
I had to go and see the headteacher about my attitude.
“Retired deputy headteacher Sue Hanning says it was worth making sacrifices in her early career and then deferring her state pension 🖋️ Aasma Day Read more: trib.al/b0uUziE”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Tak my ex-profession-teaching: my appointment as headteacher is announced, but later withdrawn following vetting. The impact on my career would be devastating. Surely the answer is to deal with the process.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Headteacher - Killearn Primary School 101955”
— Bluesky· May 2026“PODCAST: The Honest Headteacher with Hannah Carter An honest and relatable conversation about the highs and realities of school leadership. Tune in here: dub.sh/6TqXMGE #SchoolLeadership #HonestLeadership #Podcast”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Fair compensation and recognition for acting headteachers headteacher-chat.link/act-headship”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(chiefly, UK, Irish) A male headteacher.
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The senior teacher in charge of a school, used primarily in British and Irish English where 'principal' is less common. The headmaster traditionally commands the school with formidable authority — the one you got sent to when you were truly in trouble. In modern usage the term is gradually giving way to the gender-neutral 'head teacher' or simply 'the head', but it still carries strong connotations of old-school discipline and tweed jackets.
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(chiefly, Commonwealth, Irish) A female headteacher.
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The role or position of headmaster.