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A Charter for Learning

Students with learning difficulties want:

The title of each Charter point links to a fully illustrated excerpt from the pack "Our Right to Learn"

1

Picture of students speaking out. "We are adults with a voice;
we want to be heard"

The right to speak up (91 KB)

Text Version

2

Picture of a college prospectus. "We should have a say in what we learn"

The right to choose
to go to classes
(141 KB)

Text Version

3

Picture of tutor giving support to a student. "Someone you can rely on to help"

The right to have support (91 KB)

Text Version

4

Picture of a group of friends. "To mix with the crowd a little more and make new friends"

The right to have the
chance to make friends
(140 KB)

Text Version

5

Picture of students having fun learning. "The more you enjoy it, the more you learn"

The right to have fun learning (105 KB)

Text Version

6

Picture of a college with good access for wheelchairs. "Lifts, ramps, more room for wheelchairs"

The right to good access (56 KB)

Text Version

7

Picture of a bully. "Cut out bullying - Everybody equal"

The right not to be bullied (37 KB)

Text Version

8

A picture of a student being asked their opinion. "Talk to us like adults"

The right to be treated as
adults with respects
(90 KB)

Text Version

9

Picture of audio tape, video tape and books. "The information needs to be easy to understand - it is too complicated"

The right to have clear information
that we can understand
(139 KB)

Text Version

10

Picture of a good teacher. "You need a good teacher to help you learn"

The right to have
good teaching
(128 KB)

Text Version

11

Picture of students using skills at work. "To give us the skills to maybe get a job"

The right to be able to do a
course to get a job
(118 KB)

Text Version

12

Picture of student wishing for a nice place to learn. "A place where you feel comfortable"

The right to learn
in a nice place
(96 KB)

Text Version

[ View Charter Poster Here ] [ View Mini Charter Here ]
Illustrations by Clare Davis

Copies of the poster and the mini-charter are available FREE OF CHARGE from the NIACE publications department (email: parin@niace.org.uk)