The media give a picture of falling standards in schools, but there is optimism at the chalkface.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
Chalkface — literally means a cliff or quarry exposing chalk, e.g. the White Cliffs of Dover. To work at the chalkface means to work in education, specifically in a school. This term, believed to have originally been coined by Ted Wragg for his Times… … Wikipedia
chalkface — chalkˈface noun (informal) The classroom, regarded as the scene of a teacher s exertions, usu in the phrase at the chalkface • • • Main Entry: ↑chalk … Useful english dictionary
chalkface — /ˈtʃɔkfeɪs/ (say chawkfays) phrase work at the chalkface, Colloquial (humorous) (of teachers) to be actively engaged in teaching in the classroom. {humorous alteration of coalface (def. 4) …
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chalkface — noun a) A cliff or quarry exposing chalk, e.g. the The underground music scene features a lot of chalkface bands. b) The environment where teaching is carried out, specifically a school (a metaphor for coalface, after the chalk used on school… … Wiktionary
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