Welcome to the Association of Directors of Education in Scotland (ADES)
ADES is an independent professional network for leaders and managers in education and children’s services.
What we do
We inform and influence education policy in Scotland working in partnership with local and national government, regional improvement collaboratives, Education Scotland, COSLA and other relevant agencies.
In ADES we recognise the importance of professional learning for our education and children’s services leaders. To support this we offer a wide range of activities through our annual conference, network meetings, peer evaluation work, courses on leadership and systems leadership as well as other professional development opportunities for our members
What is happening?
Relevant news items and updates from Scottish Education as well as upcoming events.