Meanings
nounsuperhead (plural superheads)
plural superheads
- UKinformaleducationA specialist headteacher sent, by government or other authority, to reorganise and improve a school that is perceived to be failing.
They want regular emails, not league tables, and the right to call a teacher, not a new superhead.
2009 March 22, Amelia Hill, “Manners matter more than grades, say parents”, in The Observer
Origin
From super- + head. Piecewise doublet of superchef.
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MLA
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Chicago
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