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Welcome to School Leaders Scotland

75% of Scottish secondary school leaders and counting are members. Representation in over 90% of schools in Scotland. Outstanding advice, support, information and training for the Scottish School Leaders community.

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Welcome to School Leaders Scotland

Providing outstanding services and support to school leadership and school leaders across Scotland since 1936.

SLS Benefits

SLS is the leadership organisation for Secondary Schools in Scotland. Now representing HTs, DHTs, Faculty Heads/PTs and Bursars/Business Managers, Private and Public Sector.

  • 24 hour turnaround for legal and professional advice and support specific to school leaders
  • Preferential access to high quality Professional Learning 
  • Network of professional support and advice across the country
  • Represented in over 90% of Scottish Secondary Schools and all authorities in Scotland
  • Fully affiliated to ASCL (Association of School and Colleges Leaders) and all their services and benefits
  • A voice in national education policy including representation on all national education bodies.

Increasingly members are realising the importance of being in the association that speaks exclusively for secondary school leaders. As a school leader you need information that’s relevant to your role as a senior leader. As a result more and more leaders are joining SLS and benefiting from our support.

SLS Benefits

SLS is the leadership organisation for Secondary Schools in Scotland. Now representing HTs, DHTs, Faculty Heads,/PTs and Bursars/Business Managers, Private and Public Sector.

  • 24 hour turnaround for legal and professional advice and support specific to school leaders
  • Preferential access to high quality Professional Learning 
  • Network of professional support and advice across the country
  • Represented in over 90% of Scottish Secondary Schools and all authorities in Scotland
  • Fully affiliated to ASCL (Association of School and Colleges Leaders) and all their services and benefits
  • A voice in national education policy including representation on all national education bodies.

Increasingly members are realising the importance of being in the association that speaks exclusively for secondary school leaders. As a school leader you need information that’s relevant to your role as a senior leader. As a result more and more leaders are joining SLS and benefiting from our support.

SLS Engagement

SLS represents the interests of Secondary School Leaders. The association puts forward the views of those who LEAD and so influences decision making at local and national level. You can view what the SLS Team do in representing members by accessing their diaries.

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Depute Headteacher

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  • Events & conferences
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  • Access to Field Officer and General Secretary
  • Access to first class legal advice & support
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  • Events & conferences
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  • Access to first class legal advice & support
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Headteachers

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  • Professional development courses
  • Events & conferences
  • Exceptional help & advice
  • Access to Field Officer and General Secretary
  • Access to first class legal advice & support
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Professional Learning Events

New Events announced – all by Webinar

A wide range of professional learning events developed to meet the needs of school management teams across Scotland.  All Professional Learning events are open to members and non members.

Updates from GTC Scotland
Starts On:
September 02, 2025
4:00 pm
Ends On:
September 02, 2024
5:30 pm
Free
Event Information

Join us at this session led by Dr Pauline Stephen, Chief Executive and Registrar, The General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTC Scotland).

 

Pauline will provide a brief overview of the work of GTC Scotland rooted in teaching standards, and share current data about registration numbers, the views of new teachers and those that have left the profession.

 

GTC Scotland improvement activity focused on the delivery of a new digital platform and changes to fitness to teach work will be highlighted.

 

Pauline will finish by sharing GTC Scotland’s ‘asks’ of politicians in the run up to next year’s elections.

 

This event is suitable for all school leaders.

This event is open to both members and non-members.

Cost of attending:

Members - Free

Non-members - £50

Updates from GTC Scotland Register Here

Curriculum Collaboration
Starts On:
September 10, 2025
4:00 pm
Ends On:
September 10, 2025
5:00 pm
Free
Event Information

Join us at this event at which we will hear from a number of colleagues about innovative curricular practice involving collaboration with partners in industry and also with schools in the independent sector.

 

Collaborative projects discussed will include:

 

Skills for the Future

 

The City of Edinburgh Council, supported by the National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) and other industry partners, including Education Scotland, the Scottish Qualifications Authority, and Historic Environment Scotland, is spearheading a pilot National 5 qualification in Creative Industries Roof Slating.  Five schools across Scotland this academic year participated offering students a term of a hands-on introduction to roofing. Greg McDowall Headteacher at Portobello High School, Edinburgh will discuss this groundbreaking initiative.  

 

Sharing Innovation

 

Philip Ford, Director of Innovation at the High School of Glasgow and founder of START, an entrepreneurship initiative focussed on developing skills for the modern economy and Danni Cohen, Principal Teacher of Business, Education and Computing science at St Thomas Aquinas RC Secondary School will be explaining the benefits of the programme for all pupils who have taken part.

 

State and Independent schools working together   

 

Perth Grammar and Strathallan schools work closely across a range of areas which have resulted in good outcomes for young people and the staff at the two schools. Fiona Robertson, Headteacher at Perth Grammar School and Mark Lauder, the Headmaster at Strathallan will highlight the opportunities for state and independent schools of cross sector collaboration.

 

This event is suitable for all school leaders and is open to both members and non-members. 

Cost of attending:

 

Members – Free

Non-members - £50

Curriculum Collaboration Register Here

Centre for Teaching Excellence
Starts On:
September 16, 2025
4:00 pm
Ends On:
September 16, 2025
5:00 pm
Free
Event Information

The Centre for Teaching Excellence (CfTE) was established by Scottish Government as part of the education reform agenda.  The aim of the CfTE is to enhance educational quality by supporting teachers to engage with research and evidence to improve their practice.

 

Hosted by the University of Glasgow, CfTE serves as a national hub for evidence-based teaching, professional development, and collaboration.

 

Join us at this session as we hear from Professor Aileen Kennedy,  Joint Director at the Centre for Transformative Change in Schools (CenTCS), about the developments to date.

 

This event is suitable for all school leaders.

This event is open to both members and non-members.

Cost of attending:

Members – Free

Non-members - £50

Centre for Teaching Excellence Register Here

Pension Seminar
Starts On:
September 24, 2025
4:00 pm
Ends On:
September 24, 2025
5:00 pm
Free
Event Information

Details to follow

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