school administration / school leadership
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school administration
The person or group of people responsible for the administrative and educational leadership of a school (e.g., the principal/headteacher and their deputies).
Die Schulleitung hat entschieden, dass am Freitag hitzefrei ist.
The school administration decided that classes will be canceled on Friday because of the heat.
The word is made up of 'die Schule' (the school) and 'die Leitung' (leadership/management). 'Leitung' comes from the verb 'leiten' (to lead) and means leadership. So 'die Schulleitung' (school administration/school leadership) is the leadership of the school.
Die Leitung der Schule hat neue Regeln eingeführt.
The school leadership introduced new rules.
Although 'die Schulleitung' (the school administration) often consists of several people, the word is usually used in the singular. The plural 'die Schulleitungen' refers to the administrations of several different schools.
Die Schulleitung unserer Schule trifft sich jeden Montag.
The administration of our school meets every Monday.
You can often tell from the verb whether the group of people or the task is meant. Verbs like 'übernehmen' (to take over) or 'innehaben' (to hold) refer to the task, while verbs like 'entscheiden' (to decide) or 'sprechen' (to speak) point to the group of people.
Er möchte nächstes Jahr die Schulleitung übernehmen.
He would like to take over the school leadership next year.
leadership / tour / lead
'die Führung' and 'die Schulleitung' both have to do with leading and making decisions. 'die Führung' is general and can refer to many groups, companies, or organizations. 'die Schulleitung' is more specific and refers only to a school: to the people responsible, or to the task of leading a school. If the context is clearly about a school, 'Schulleitung' is more precise. 'Führung' fits when you are talking more generally about leadership or not only about the school context.
Die Eltern schicken ihre Fragen direkt an die Schulleitung.
The parents send their questions directly to the school administration.
Unter der neuen Führung arbeitet die Organisation viel moderner.
Under the new leadership, the organization is working in a much more modern way.