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Senior management team

An older name for the senior leadership team.

Also called
SMT
Used in
All four UK nations (details may differ)
Topic
School roles

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Senior leadership team (SLT) All four UK nations (details may differ)
The group of senior leaders in a school, typically the headteacher, deputies, assistant heads and sometimes the business manager.

More terms: School roles

School business manager · School counsellor · School nurse · Site manager · Speech and language therapist · Subject leader

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