superhead

== English == === Etymology === From super- +‎ head. Piecewise doublet of superchef. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsuːpəhɛd/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsupəɹ.hɛd/ === Noun === superhead (plural superheads) (informal, UK, education) A specialist headteacher sent, by government or other authority, to reorganise and improve a school that is perceived to be failing. === References === “superhead”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.