chalkface

English

Etymology

From chalk +‎ face.

In the education sense, it is a play on coalface (“place where practical work is done”), after the chalk used on school blackboards, and is believed to have been coined by Ted Wragg for his Times Educational Supplement column.

Noun

chalkface (plural chalkfaces)

1. (geology) A cliff or quarry exposing chalk, e.g. the White Cliffs of Dover
2. (education) The environment where teaching is carried out, specifically a school.