PT and beyond - in Primary, ELC and ASN schools. We have the lowest membership fees of any school leadership union in the UK.

AHDS Membership

We offer members a range of personal and professional benefits in addition to the support, advice and representation that you would expect of your union.

Key Benefits:

  • Professional Advice
  • Information & Guidance
  • Continuous Support
  • Wesleyan Webinars
  • Member Insurances
  • Quarterly Magazines
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CLPL

AHDS strives to provide the best in CLPL for members – timely, relevant and high quality. All our forthcoming opportunities are shown below. Remember, you can speed up your booking process by logging in to ‘My AHDS’ first.

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41.3%

growth in 5 years

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80%

of primary HTs in membership

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4,057 Hours

support and advice to members in the last year

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Lowest cost school leadership union in the UK

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Support

We provide professional advice and support that is second to none. Our team is arranged on a geographical basis. All of our Area Officers have walked in your shoes and sat in your chair – former HTs with a wealth of experience to share.

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We always want to hear from members. Please contact HQ on info@ahds.org.uk or call us on 07709 126328.

Latest News

View our most recent news and insights below.

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September 2025

Political priorities for education funding

The following article from AHDS General Secretary, Greg Dempster, was published in the Times Educational Supplement Scotland on 25 September…
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September 2025

Public Audit Committee consideration of Audit Scotland's ASL report

The Public Audit Committee wrote to Education Unions to seek their views on the evidence heard by the committee about…
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June 2025

Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill: AHDS response

BackgroundLabour MSP, Daniel Johnson, introduced this Bill in March 2025. His Bill is in response to views that seclusion and…