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We enable children to grow a love for reading - in turn improving their attainment across the curriculum, their confidence and well-being. Over the past 50 years, we have developed our expertise in making this happen.

We:

  • provide one-to-one, in-person reading support for primary schools to help your school encourage reading for pleasure among your pupils and improve reading attainment.

  • deliver training courses for secondary school pupils, known as our Reading Leaders programme – Young people supporting young people with inspiring results

  • provide high quality, impactful specialist training for early years settings, parents and carers and corporate groups to enable you to grow your own reading community.

Coram Beanstalk is the best intervention programme we have ever delivered and shows the most progress. It's the one intervention we would not be without!

Headteacher, Atherton St George's Primary School

Our One-to-One reading support programme

Our One-to-One reading support programme

Find out how our One-to-One reading support can help you build a vibrant reading community and create confident, able readers. Read more

Published: 1st May, 2022

Updated: 7th June, 2022

Author: Henriette Brun

Reading Leaders training

Reading Leaders training

Our secondary programme offers a powerful incentive to younger students to help them become effective, independent readers with the support of older peers, who themselves gain career-relevant skills and experience. Read more about how our unique leadership programme Reading Leaders can contribute to your whole-school reading improvement initiatives. Read more

Published: 1st April, 2022

Updated: 7th June, 2022

Author: Henriette Brun

Our training options

Our training options

Find out more about our training for teachers, parents and carers. Read more

Published: 1st March, 2022

Updated: 7th June, 2022

Author: Henriette Brun

Enquire about becoming a Coram Beanstalk partner school

Enquire about becoming a Coram Beanstalk partner school

Fill in this simple form to find out how we can help your school community Read more

Published: 1st February, 2022

Updated: 7th June, 2022

Author: Kate- Loynes

Our impact

Our impact

Find out more about the difference we can make to your pupils' reading ability, confidence and enjoyment. Read more

Published: 1st January, 2022

Updated: 7th June, 2022

Author: Tom Rippon

Why partner with Coram Beanstalk?

Why partner with Coram Beanstalk?

Partnering with Coram Beanstalk will help you raise reading attainment and improve children’s wellbeing and learning across the whole curriculum. Find out why you can't afford not to partner with us... Read more

Published: 5th May, 2021

Updated: 22nd November, 2021

Author: Kate- Loynes

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  • Reading is the bedrock of knowledge and that’s why I work as a reading helper at a primary school in Birmingham.

    Reading is the bedrock of knowledge and that’s why I work as a reading helper at a primary school in Birmingham.

    Dr Bharti Parmar couldn't read until she was seven years old. Here she tells us how the reasons for that have shaped her volunteering role with us...

  • June 2022

    June 2022

    In a month when we celebrate The Queen's Platinum Jubilee, our #BeanstalkBrilliant book of the month is by our ambassador, Sir Michael Morpugo, "There Once Is A Queen". Hear from Michael himself and discover more books which can help children learn about the monarchy and understand what all the fuss is about!

  • As a retired teacher with dyslexia I knew immediately I had to be involved!

    As a retired teacher with dyslexia I knew immediately I had to be involved!

    One of our recently trained reading helpers talks about why she chose to join our Coram Beanstalk reading community...

  • Coram Beanstalk publishes Impact Report for 2021-22

    Coram Beanstalk publishes Impact Report for 2021-22

    After two years of disrupted service in schools, Coram Beanstalk are delighted to publish their latest Impact Report for the year 2021 - 2022. Read stories from across the Coram Beanstalk community of children, schools and volunteers - and see our latest impact statistics.

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  • Become a volunteer reading helper

    Become a volunteer reading helper

    Ready to take the first step to becoming a reading helper? Check you can meet some practicalities and fill in our application form here.

  • Frequently asked questions

    Frequently asked questions

    You may have some questions in your mind before you fill in your application form. Here are answers to our most commonly asked questions. If your question isn't answered here you can find out how to get in touch with our team.

  • The benefits of being a reading helper

    The benefits of being a reading helper

    We know from our volunteers that being a reading helper brings purpose and enjoyment into their lives. Find out more about the benefits of being part of our reading community here.

  • Our approach

    Our approach

    Find out more about how we work and our approach to reading support.

  • Thank you for applying to be a Beanstalk reading helper

  • Literacy charities join forces

    Literacy charities join forces

    On 1st November 2017 Reading Matters merged with the national children’s literacy charity Beanstalk.

  • Story Starters training

    Story Starters training

    Our early years programme offers a unique approach to equipping adults in your setting to help children develop all six crucial pre-reading skills plus the communication, concentration and confidence they need to ‘catch the reading bug’.  Read more about how our unique programme Story Starters can help you ensure that children start their primary education ready to be taught to read.

  • Current vacancies

    Current vacancies

    Click here to view our current vacancies.

  • Volunteer agreement

    Volunteer agreement

    Find out more about how we will do the best we can to make your volunteer experience with us enjoyable and rewarding.

  • Our Trustees

    Our Board of Trustees hold decades worth of high-level experience which they use to govern Coram Beanstalk and direct our strategy.

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