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Staff meeting

Meaning in education & teaching, with examples

nounCommon term

In education & teaching, staff meeting means: A regular meeting of a school's teachers and other staff, usually led by the principal, to share information, plan and discuss school matters.

In Turkish: öğretmenler kurulu toplantısı, öğretmenler toplantısı, personel toplantısı

How it is used

Teachers attend or have staff meetings, often weekly after school. Department meetings are smaller meetings for teachers of one subject. Staff is a collective noun: say 'a member of staff' or 'staff members', not 'a staff'.

Example sentences

  1. There's a staff meeting at 3:45 in the library to discuss the new assessment policy.

  2. The principal announced the inspection date at Monday's staff meeting.

Common collocations

  • attend a staff meeting
  • weekly staff meeting
  • department meeting
  • member of staff
  • staff room
  • principalThe person in charge of a school, responsible for its staff, students, budget and day-to-day running.
  • professional developmentTraining, courses and other learning that teachers take part in during their careers to improve their knowledge and teaching skills.
  • subject teacherA teacher who specializes in one subject, such as maths, history or music, and teaches it to different classes.

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