Connecting Communities for Collective Action: The AONTAS Adult Education Summit
Join us for this landmark event bringing together communities, policymakers, and key stakeholders from across Ireland, the UK and Europe.
This year’s AONTAS Summit will:
- Create space for vital conversations around inequality, division, and the systems shaping our society
- Highlight the power and impact of adult and community education in building a fairer, more inclusive future
- Feature powerful contributions from learners, educators, researchers and thought-leaders tackling today’s biggest social and educational challenges
Wednesday 19th November 2025
Launch of Learner Voices Across Ireland – National FET Learner Forum Report 2024–25
Panel Discussion:Learner Voice
Creative contributions from learners – poetry, storytelling, and performances
Interactive workshops, including:
- Creating and Sustaining Adult Learner Councils
- Transformative Education in Action
- Pathways & Partnerships: Community Education and Higher Education
Keynote address: Dr Sharon Clancy
Panel Discussion: Adult Education Across Europe – Learning Beyond Borders
Thursday 20th November 2025
Launch of 2025 special edition The Adult Learner Journal – Challenging Racism and Creating a More Inclusive Society
Keynote address: Dr Peter Mayo
Creative contributions from learners – poetry, storytelling, and performances
Interactive workshops, including:
- Equality in Apprenticeships, Learning, and Work
- Anti-racism
- Storytelling for Connecting Communities
Panel Discussion:Strengthening Communities
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Tickets can only be reserved through our Eventbrite page but if you have any questions, please get in touch with our Communications Team at: comms@aontas.com