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<p>The success rate of schools applying to participate in the Turing Scheme over the
two years the scheme has operated are:</p><ul><li>2021/22 academic year: 131 schools
applied, 114 were successful, 87% success rate, which equated to 5,139 individual
student placements.</li><li>2022/23 academic year: 157 schools applied, 70 were successful,
45% success rate, which equated to 4,721 individual student placements.</li></ul><p>The
Turing Scheme is demand-led and competitive. There has been significant interest in
the Turing Scheme this year, with many more applications than last year. All successful
applications received funding, but may not have received their full requested budget
due to high demand.</p><p>Successful applications are required to score at least 50
marks out of 100, and at least 50% in each of four qualitative criteria which are:</p><ul><li>Global
Britain</li><li>Levelling up</li><li>Positive impact and value for money</li><li>Project
planning</li></ul><p> </p><p>All applications were independently assessed by sector
experts, who ensured all successful projects met the quality standards required. 70
applications failed on the levelling up criterion. Others had less well-developed
projects. This could be due to some of those applicants having less experience in
designing projects of this type and securing funding for them. 67% of applicants for
the 2022/23 academic year were new applicants, and 71% of applicants that failed were
new applicants.</p><p>The Turing Scheme has a strong focus on supporting levelling
up by providing opportunities for pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds. In the 2021/22
academic year, 48% of 41,000 approved placements for all sectors, which includes schools,
further education/vocational education and training, (FE/VET) and higher education
(HE), were for participants from disadvantaged backgrounds. 52% of 38,000 approved
placements for all sectors in the 2022/23 academic year are for participants from
disadvantaged backgrounds. The Turing Scheme uses a range of measures based on sector
standards across the UK to define what we mean by participants from disadvantaged
backgrounds. These are listed in full on the Turing Scheme website: <a href="https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk/about/widening-access/"
target="_blank">https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk/about/widening-access/</a>.</p><p>The
tables below show the percentage of placements allocated for participants from disadvantaged
backgrounds, by sector, for the 2021/22 and 2022/23 academic years.</p><p><strong>Table
1: Placements by sector for the 2021/22 academic year</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Sector</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>HE</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FE/VET</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Schools</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Totals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total
no. of participants</p></td><td><p>28,997</p></td><td><p>6,888</p></td><td><p>5,139</p></td><td><p>41,024</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No.
of participants from disadvantaged backgrounds</p></td><td><p>13,817</p></td><td><p>3,843</p></td><td><p>2,053</p></td><td><p>19,713</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>%
of participants from disadvantaged backgrounds</p></td><td><p>47.6%</p></td><td><p>55.8%</p></td><td><p>39.9%</p></td><td><p>48.1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><strong>Table 2: Placements by sector for the 2022/23 academic year</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Sector</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>HE</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FE/VET</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Schools</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Totals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total
no. of participants</p></td><td><p>23,986</p></td><td><p>9,605</p></td><td><p>4,721</p></td><td><p>38,312</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No.
of participants from disadvantaged backgrounds</p></td><td><p>12,356</p></td><td><p>5,554</p></td><td><p>2,022</p></td><td><p>19,932</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>%
of participants from disadvantaged backgrounds</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>A
full regional breakdown of schools, FE/VET, and HE is provided on the Turing Scheme
website: <a href="https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk/funding-opportunities/funding-results-2022-23/"
target="_blank">https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk/funding-opportunities/funding-results-2022-23/</a>.
Data is subject to change until grant agreements are in place.</p>
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