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School trip funding plummets under government’s Turing scheme

School leaders say pupils will miss life-changing experiences with funding set aside for overseas trips slashed by two thirds under the government’s Turing scheme. The flagship £110 million scheme, named after scientist Alan Turing, opened to applications last week. It replaces the EU’s Erasmus+ programme. If it’s not ringfenced it’ll all go into higher education […]