The word "learners" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to people who are learning a new skill or set of knowledge, such as in the sentence: "The learners in the online course are making great progress."
The Sun, which broke the Cameron story – the incident at the Plough Inn at Cadsden, where the PM is a regular, happened three weeks ago – priggishly quotes a "pub insider" ( better than the proverbial No 10 insider?) saying the mistake was "frightening", which shows what slow learners they are at the Sun.
Ofsted's recent report on highly able learners lamented that a quarter of children who received a high grade at primary school don't go on to get expected high grades at GCSE.
If we operated our schools on the principles that govern private enterprise we would not waste much money on the education of slow learners from deprived homes.
I would then suggest a full-blooded commitment to building a proper 14-19 bacurriculume curriculum that delivers a rigorous common core for all learners, along academic or vocational pathways.
"That's the great thing about New York City; there are different schools for different learners.
But most importantly, international students need to be treated as people and learners, not numbers on a balance sheet.
The annual participation survey for Adult Learners' Week has proved a reliable barometer of trends in adult learning over the past 20 years.
Rather than simply reviewing the same material until all pupils have it memorised, this spiral process allows for continual development to challenge the most able learners, while also continuing to revisit earlier areas of knowledge for those who may struggle with maths.
It's ideal for learners and snorkellers, with the reef across the bay going from paddling depth to 14m, vibrant soft and hard corals, and a wide variety of fish: wrasses, parrotfish, titan triggerfish.
"Going to the cinema is simply not an option for many of our learners," she said.
Every September in every school, new learners enter classrooms – only they aren't pupils, they are the teachers.
