head teacher system; system of assigning administrative duties to teachers
Refers to a system in Japanese schools where regular teachers are given additional administrative roles, such as grade-level head or department head, alongside their teaching duties.
Many schools have introduced the head teacher system to distribute the workload among teachers.
Under the head teacher system, he coordinates meetings as the grade-level head.
Compound of 主任 (head, person in charge) and 制 (system, institution). The term is used primarily in educational contexts to describe a system of assigning administrative roles to teachers.