learning difficulties archives

The Serbreyt project has an innovative, ambitious goal: instead of requiring learners to adapt to a school system that does not consider their special needs, it focuses on the individual. Photo: TSK Technical School.

A Faroe Islands project helps young adults build confidence in education

The Faroese project Serbreyt invests in the education of young people with special needs. The key is identifying the strengths of the learners and building on them.

05.05.2025 Sara Pasino

At the end of the first workshop in the prison, participants are asked to share one word that describes how they are feeling. The responses put together in this word cloud show how positive people felt.

Learning & teaching

Project Stories: Peer literacy outreach in prisons

Derv Ryan from Irish NALA discusses the Literacy Ambassador Programme, which supports people who struggle with reading and writing to outreach to their peers. Since 2022, NALA has run the programme in ten prisons.

11.10.2024 Katriina Palo-Närhinen

Learning & teaching

Turning invisible visible

For the future of lifelong learning, one key challenge is to recognise and showcase learning wherever it happens. Cities of Learning Programme aims to do just this.

16.03.2021 Michael Sommer

Learning & teaching, New perspectives

Everyone can enjoy art – and should have the possibility to do so

Introducing a European museum project with a specific aim: to make art accessible to people with Alzheimer’s disease.

20.02.2018 Tuomas MacGilleon