What information it has regarding (a) how many and (b) what proportion of care experienced people have enrolled in (i) the Open University …

Care Experienced students entering undergraduate courses at The Open University and other Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) have been included below.Further details on Care Experienced students in Scotland can be found in the annual Scottish Funding Council's Report on Widening Access (RoWA). https://www.sfc.ac.uk/publications/report-on-widening-access-2023-24/Scottish Domiciled undergraduate entrants to Scottish universities, by Care Experienced status, 2014-15 to 2023-24Academic yearProviderCare Experienced% of all UG entrants whoare care experienced*2014-15The Open University451% Other HEIs2301%2015-16The Open University351% Other HEIs2251%2016-17The Open University451% Other HEIs2501%2017-18The Open University451% Other HEIs3251%2018-19The Open University351% Other HEIs4251%2019-20The Open University501% Other HEIs4501%2020-21The Open University551% Other HEIs6001%2021-22The Open University951% Other HEIs6701%2022-23The Open University1852% Other HEIs7102%2023-24The Open University2203% Other HEIs8152%Source: HESA Student Data, SG Secondary Analysis*Percentage is an estimate and could be influenced by the number of unknowns in the data and improved data quality in recent years.1) When interpreting figures relating to care experienced students it is important to note that the reporting of students from care experienced backgrounds has been given more focus in recent years, with increased efforts made to encourage students to declare themselves as being care experienced.2) Those on short part-time courses are more likely to include unknown information.3) Numbers may differ slightly from other published sources due to the way data has been aggregated. This includes 2020-21 where SFC published a slightly higher number of Care Experienced students due to post-data collection changes.4) Numers are rounded to the nearest 5.