head teachers
Top school administrators
Head teachers is the plural of head teacher, the British term for the person in charge of a school—equivalent to American principal.
A head teacher oversees staff, sets policy, and manages daily operations: The head teachers from three local schools met to discuss the new curriculum.
The term appears in formal contexts; head is common informally.
Chief school administrators
- superintendentsThose who oversee operations
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- budgetingAllocating funds systematically
policies · scheduling · staffing · enrollment · compliance · oversight · reporting · accountability
Imaginative planner of futures
- inspiringEvoking enthusiasm or drive
- strategicDeliberately planned for advantage
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- directionWay something faces
decision-making · school culture · staff development · motivational · empowering · innovative · collaborative · goal-setting
Advice for decisions
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- advisingGiving informed guidance
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
support · encouragement · wisdom · experience · fostering · development · apprenticeship · succession
Educational program's content plan
- instructionGuidance for action
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- academic achievementEducational success metrics
- learning outcomesMeasurable skills from instruction
classroom observation · professional development · pedagogy · literacy · numeracy · special education · differentiation · school improvement
Controlling how people act
- expectationsBeliefs about future outcomes
- consequencesResults of actions taken
- student conductAcademic behavioral expectations
- suspensionsTemporary enforced absences
expulsions · school rules · boundaries · structure · order · detention · reprimand · assemblies
principals
Chief school administrators
- superintendentsThose who oversee operations
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
- governanceHow authority is exercised
budgeting · policies · scheduling · staffing · enrollment · compliance · oversight · reporting · accountability · school board
visionary
Imaginative planner of futures
- inspiringEvoking enthusiasm or drive
- strategicDeliberately planned for advantage
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
direction · decision-making · school culture · staff development · motivational · empowering · innovative · collaborative · goal-setting · transformational
guidance
Advice for decisions
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- advisingGiving informed guidance
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
nurturing · support · encouragement · wisdom · experience · fostering · development · apprenticeship · succession · career guidance
curriculum
Educational program's content plan
- instructionGuidance for action
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- academic achievementEducational success metrics
learning outcomes · classroom observation · professional development · pedagogy · literacy · numeracy · special education · differentiation · school improvement · inspections
behavior management
Controlling how people act
- expectationsBeliefs about future outcomes
- consequencesResults of actions taken
- student conductAcademic behavioral expectations
suspensions · expulsions · school rules · boundaries · structure · order · detention · reprimand · assemblies · uniform policy
head teachersstudents
Those receiving instruction
pupils · teaching assistants · student teachers · classroom aides · schoolchildren
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