Ernestina Díaz has received her primary school certificate at the age of 81.
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Adult education
The Labour Party has renewed calls for a National Education Service after what it calls a "catastrophic fall" in adult learning.
Read moreJohn MacMurray is one of thousands of people who struggle to read and write.
Ian Youngs
Arts reporter
The award-winning Slung Low is cutting back on its shows and teaching people astronomy instead.
Read moreMan helped to find job after barely speaking for six years
Janine Jansen
BBC Spotlight
A man who barely spoke for six years after being bullied at school is now working at Bovey Castle.
Aaron Darcy, 21, from Torquay, became selectively mute, talking only to his parents and only within the confines of his home.
He started to speak more freely again after getting help from an adult education provider called Eat That Frog.
The service helps young people with special needs to get jobs in the local community.
Bovey Castle has taken on two students so far and says it wants to take on more.
Sean Coughlan
BBC News education and family correspondent
How do you get jobs without a single qualification with experience in industries that no longer exist?
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Alan Tuckett, ex-president of the International Council for Adult Education, said he was "humbled".
Read moreProfessor Brian Cox says steelworkers affected by the collapse of SSI need help and retraining if they are to move into new industries.
Katherine Sellgren
BBC News education reporter
Universities are now ranked bronze, silver or gold for their standard of undergraduate teaching.
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Judith Burns
Education reporter
Bravo Two Zero author honoured for his charity work encouraging adults to read.
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