Schulleitung

school leadership, headship (the head teacher and deputies together)

noun SHOOL-lay-tung Rare

Usage Note

Schulleitung refers collectively to the leadership team of a school — the Schulleiter/in (head teacher) and Stellvertreter/innen (deputies). Decisions on school-wide matters are made by the Schulleitung in consultation with the Schulkonferenz.

Examples

"Die Schulleitung informierte das Kollegium über die geplanten Umstrukturierungen."

Natural Translation

The school leadership informed the teaching staff about the planned restructuring.

Literal Translation

The school-leadership informed the teaching-staff about the planned restructurings.

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