“It is great news that more young people will get to benefit from studying abroad and from other experiences through Erasmus+. The opportunities provided through this scheme, and the lifechanging impact that they can have, should not be underestimated. Our hope is that this will help to incentivise language learning in schools, something which has been at risk of decline in recent years, and put young people in the UK on an even footing with their European peers.
“In the time since the UK was last part of Erasmus+, we are concerned that these opportunities have become more limited. This has particularly been the case in the schools sector, with only a small percentage of applications to the Turing Scheme from schools and sixth forms being accepted. We hope this will now change, and that the government will do all they can to ensure young people have access to this scheme both during their time at school and as they progress through the education system.”