0 the position of being in charge of an organization, especially a school:
Dozens of well-qualified teachers applied for the headship.
There has been some decline in applications for primary headships.
In addition to school headships and senior appointments in educational administration a number have taken up appointments at other colleges of education.
There is no perfect way of deciding a teacher's potential in the matter of administration and headships.
We must also proceed with mandatory qualifications for headships, to ensure that our schools and the staff in them are properly managed and well motivated.
In 1970 there were only 10,242 women primary heads, and there had been an increase of 91 more headships.
As things stand, the provision applies to teachers from any part of the country who wish to aspire to headships.
There is no provision that headships should be reserved for those who have taken the trouble to qualify themselves professionally.
Prospects for those promoted to headships or deputy headships have always been good.