Scotland's learner led adult learning organisation creating & delivering community-based learning by ensuring the Rights of Adult Learners with their providers
Joined April 2014
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Apr 20
A shout out to our future MSPs Scotland deserves stronger communities, better opportunities, and real pathways for adults to thrive—and the answer is already here.
Community-based adult learning transforms lives. It builds skills, boosts confidence, supports employability, and
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By helping adults gain qualifications, improve job prospects, and access better-paid, more secure work, community learning breaks cycles of low income. It also supports financial literacy, reduces isolation, and empowers people to make informed choices for themselves and their
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families.
As you campaign and shape the future of Scotland, we urge you to invest in what works. Support community learning. Fund local initiatives. Empower adults in every postcode.
Because when adults learn, communities grow-and Scotland succeeds.
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Mar 24
Good to meet some of the local Councillors in West Dunbartonshire this morning with Award Winners TimeOutTuesday. Interesting chat and good news stories about success and achievement well done @Learners_Forum reps from West Dun
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Scotland does not have a single, dedicated "Adult Education Budget" (AEB) equivalent to the English funding model, as adult education is managed differently.
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Adult learning often involves more flexible delivery—short courses, evening classes, or part-time—to accommodate employment and care duties, whereas traditional FE/HE may have rigid, daytime scheduling, although this is changing.
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Adult learning often adopts "andragogy" a teaching method recognising adults have prior experience and use their own skills and knowledge to help shape their learning.
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Scotland's Learning retweeted
Mar 12
📢 I have an amazing opportunity for one talented individual to join my newsroom. We have had some internal promotions which will create at vacancy in the Clydebank Post.
This is an entry level job ideal for someone who is hungry to get their start in journalism.
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Jan 29
Looking forward to the belated #ALWAwards25 this evening hosted by @willie_rennie with guest presenter @joskyn100.
First time on here in a while
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13 Dec 2025
Apparently there is no real evidence that Einstein said
'Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results', but we kind of like the idea he did, nevertheless whoever coined this phrase was absolutely on track-it's time to change things for the
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13 Dec 2025
better-join us for the Roadshows January to March and meet our wonderful local partners ready and waiting to help you change your life through learning. We can like that famous campaign in 2005 'make poverty history' at the very least in our own communities-more in the new year..
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3 Nov 2025
Morning all-looking forward to catching you this week-and we're off to a good start this morning with that old adage
“Always remember that when you’re pointing your finger at someone, you’ve got three pointing back at yourself.”
Time for Action/Timing Now
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Scotland's Learning retweeted
27 Oct 2025
Learners at our Adult Learning Drop-in group were engrossed in a lovely mindful activity this week… origami ✨🪷
We made masu boxes (with lids) and a lotus flower using careful paper-folding techniques.
Great work 👏
#ALNDumfries #LifelongLearning
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4 Sep 2025
#Elfies at the #EUCraftAllianceConference-main gaps in skills and education of craftspeople are: business management, marketing, design, and self-promotion. -Good start in building new alliances.
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Scotland's Learning retweeted
25 Jul 2025
🎉 The Lifelong Learning Art Exhibition has been an absolute hit this week🤩😎
Please do pop along and see their incredible work! 🙏😊 .
🗓️ LAST DAY - Monday 28th July
🕙 10:00am – 2:00pm
📍 DGC Stranraer Campus Stranraer College
🎟️ Free entry
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