Grammar fix
school staff
employees
All the people who work at a school, including teachers, administrators, and support workers.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
- The school staff organized a meeting to discuss the new safety rules.education
- In my opinion, good communication between students and school staff is important for a positive learning environment.IELTS speaking
Fix the pattern
Pattern: school staff + verb
WrongThe school staffs are very friendly.
RightThe school staff are very friendly.
'Staff' is normally uncountable — no plural 'staffs'.
Patternschool staff + verb
Use it right
Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.
'School staff' is plain; 'institution's personnel' is corporate.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
school staff + contextthe school staffteaching staffstaff meetingsupport staff
Don't confuse it
'Teachers' only refers to people who teach, but 'school staff' also includes office workers, cleaners, and others.