Jul. 15 2023
Source Page: Disadvantaged students to benefit from government's Turing SchemeFound: Disadvantaged students to benefit from government's Turing Scheme
Mentions:
1: Baroness Garden of Frognal (LD - Life peer) The Turing scheme is better than nothing—it is global rather than having the Erasmus focus on the EU—but - Speech Link
2: Earl of Clancarty (XB - Excepted Hereditary) British students.Analysis by IFF Research, focusing on the first year of the Turing Scheme, found that - Speech Link
3: Lord Storey (LD - Life peer) Scheme was promised to be a real game-changer for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, it is especially - Speech Link
4: Baroness Barran (Con - Life peer) The DfE is not currently exploring the possibility of adding a reciprocal element to the Turing Scheme - Speech Link
Jan. 03 2024
Source Page: Turing Scheme boosts global placements beyond EuropeFound: Turing Scheme boosts global placements beyond Europe
Jan. 04 2024
Source Page: Turing Scheme: apply for funding for international placementsFound: Turing Scheme: apply for funding for international placements
Jan. 03 2024
Source Page: Turing Scheme: evaluation of year 1Found: Turing Scheme: evaluation of year 1
Mentions:
1: Wendy Chamberlain (LDEM - North East Fife) That is what the Turing scheme says it aims to provide—as did the Erasmus scheme, sadly lost as a result - Speech Link
2: Layla Moran (LDEM - Oxford West and Abingdon) They are what is sorely missing from the Turing scheme. - Speech Link
3: Robert Halfon (CON - Harlow) I have met people in my own constituency from disadvantaged backgrounds who have benefited from the Turing - Speech Link
4: Robert Halfon (CON - Harlow) to ensure that the Turing scheme is value for money. - Speech Link
5: Robert Halfon (CON - Harlow) who will benefit from the Turing scheme. - Speech Link
Asked by: Stewart Malcolm McDonald (Scottish National Party - Glasgow South)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential financial impact of leaving the EU on students who wish to study abroad; and whether she plans to provide funding to support those students.
Answered by Robert Halfon
English-domiciled students attending an overseas institution as part of their UK course are charged a tuition fee of up to £1,350 for their overseas year of study, 15% of the full year fee rate, and they also qualify for fee loans to meet the full costs of their tuition. The department is freezing maximum tuition fees for the 2023/24 and 2024/25 academic years to deliver better value for students and to keep the cost of higher education (HE) under control. By 2024/25, maximum fees will have been frozen for seven years.
English-domiciled students attending an overseas institution as part of their UK course also qualify for partially means-tested loans for living costs paid at the overseas rate. We have increased maximum loans for living costs each year with a 2.8% increase for the current 2023/24 academic year.
The Government prioritises support for eligible English-domiciled students undertaking designated courses at UK HE institutions to ensure the student finance system remains sustainable.
The Turing Scheme, the UK Government’s global programme for students to study and work abroad, also exists to support students at UK institutions who wish to do so. This is on top of the student finance support that HE participants may already qualify for. A UK-wide scheme, funding is available at set rates to contribute to the living costs of participating students. All schools and further education participants will receive funding for travel costs, as well as HE students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Funding also covers visas, passports and related travel insurance for all participants from disadvantaged backgrounds as well as up to 100% of actual additional costs participants might incur as a result of being disabled and/or having a special educational need.
Turing Scheme funding for students across the UK is only available for students who are studying at registered UK education providers. The Scheme supports international mobilities of up to a year, and not the entire duration of a course of study or training undertaken overseas.
Asked by: John McNally (Scottish National Party - Falkirk)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's policy is on UK access to Erasmus+, in the context of the policies of the Irish Government on access to Erasmus+ in Northern Ireland.
Answered by Robert Halfon
The department understands that the Irish Government has allocated funding to allow higher education students in Northern Ireland to access the Erasmus+ Programme.
The department looks forward to continuing its collaborative work with sector stakeholders and Northern Ireland Executive officials to ensure that students in Northern Ireland are able to benefit from the opportunities available to them through the UK Government’s Turing Scheme.
For academic year 2023/24, the Turing Scheme is allocating over £2.9 million to education providers in Northern Ireland to fund international placements for over 1,000 participants, more than half of whom are students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
The government does not intend to negotiate resuming participation in any aspect of Erasmus+ with the EU as a Programme Country.
Mentions:
1: None The Turing scheme is not perfect. - Speech Link
2: None I am aware that, for example, that in Wales there is a “Turing plus plus” scheme that we will be using - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: David Johnston (Con - Wantage) This is a highly competitive training scheme. - Speech Link
2: Paul Blomfield (Lab - Sheffield Central) Each year, students have to apply for the Turing international mobility scheme before the Easter deadline - Speech Link
3: Robert Halfon (Con - Harlow) We are working to smooth out any issues with the Turing scheme. - Speech Link