“There’s nothing quite like the thrill of opening a book." HM The Queen, Patron of Coram Read more
We work with primary, secondary and virtual schools to enable children to grow a love for reading - in turn improving their confidence and well-being, and their attainment across the curriculum. Over the past 50 years, we have developed our expertise in making this happen. Let us help you to reach the children who would benefit from one-to-one support.
Our trained volunteers are at the heart of what we do. Each week they are in primary schools delivering fun, interactive, reading experiences. They provide one-to-one support to children, giving them the help and encouragement they need to find books that inspire and delight, setting children on a path to become readers for life.
Since October 2025, Coram Beanstalk has been the Sunday Times charity partner for their Get Britain Reading campaign.
2026 is the National Year of Reading, a Department of Education initiative led by the National Literacy Trust. Coram Beanstalk is the lead charity partner for the volunteering arm of the campaign.
Explore our resources created for teachers to promote reading for pleasure in the classroom, or to share with parents and carers to encourage families to enjoy reading at home.
We want every child to enjoy the magic of books and for every adult to feel comfortable reading with the children in their lives. Get some ideas and activities here.
This month, we’re hosting our next Virtual Author Event for Coram Beanstalk schools with award‑winning author Ben Davis! We’ve chosen his latest book, Postman Planet, as our Book of the Month for June and we've found a range of other Beanstalk Brilliant books featuring post or letters for you to explore... Read more
This month Coram Beanstalk has collaborated with the Federation of Children's Book Groups (FCBG) to celebrate National Share a Story Month (NSSM). Our chosen Book of the Month from the FCBG curated list of books for NSSM is 'I am Rebel' by our author supporter, and past reading helper, Ross Montgomery. Read more... Read more
This month we're celebrating the National Year of Reading with some of our favourite Beanstalk Brilliant Books for helping children to Go All In! Find out more here... Read more
The World Book Day books are always different genres and styles of short books, designed for different age groups and written by a diverse range of authors. There are books to appeal to everyone but for our Beanstalk Brilliant Book of the Month we've chosen 'Funny Factopia' - perfect for inspiring book chat and finding out funny new facts. Read more... Read more
This month our Beanstalk Brilliant Books are all published by small company, b Small Publishing. Their focus is on publishing inspiring non-fiction and we've chosen some books that we think are all particularly brilliant at grabbing children's attention... Read more
We're starting 2026, the National Year of Reading, with our choice of Beanstalk Brilliant Books that are newly or soon-to-be published. Take a look at Eve Wersocki-Morris' second Clem Fatale book amongst others... Read more
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