superhead

English

Etymology

From super- +‎ head.

Pronunciation

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Noun

superhead (plural superheads)

1. (informal, UK, education) A specialist headteacher sent, by government or other authority, to reorganise and improve a school that is perceived to be failing.
   • 2009 March 22, Amelia Hill, “Manners matter more than grades, say parents”, in The Observer‎^[1]:

     They want regular emails, not league tables, and the right to call a teacher, not a new superhead.