Working with Coram Beanstalk

Our approach

Find out more about our approach to improving your pupils' reading ability and confidence.Read more

Safeguarding

Coram Beanstalk is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and requires all staff, volunteers and partners to share this commitment.Read more

The difference we make

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

Latest

£15,000 donation from McCarthy & Stone to kick-start national fundraising

This week McCarthy & Stone’s CEO, John Tonkiss, presented Coram Beanstalk with a cheque for £15,000 to kick start their pledge to raise over £100,000 during 2019 to help support the charity’s vital reading support programmes.

A royal visit for Liverpool reading helpers and children in celebration of Story Starters

Volunteers and children welcomed Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall to Liverpool Central Library in celebration of the early years Story Starters programme.

Beanstalk joins the Coram group of charities

National reading charity Beanstalk is joining the Coram group of charities to become Coram Beanstalk from 1 February 2019.

McCarthy & Stone announces Beanstalk as 2019 charity partner to help tackle literacy crisis across UK

McCarthy & Stone – the UK’s leading retirement housebuilder – has chosen national reading charity Beanstalk as its charity partner of the year for 2019 to help improve the outcomes for children who struggle with reading while promoting the wellbeing benefits of intergenerational volunteering.

Reading 321

Become a Coram Beanstalk Reading 321 reading helper and support three children, twice a week, for at least one academic year.

Become a Story Starter

By becoming a Story Starter volunteer you will give a child in a local early years setting the skills to start primary school ready to read.

Where we work

Coram Beanstalk offers different programmes across the UK. Find out where our main volunteering opportunities are here.

What to expect

Find out more about what's involved as a Coram Beanstalk trained reading helper and the life-changing impact you can have!

Frequently asked questions

Here are some answers to the most frequently asked questions by new volunteers.

Why volunteer

Become a Coram Beanstalk reading helper to make a lasting difference to a child's life and enjoy a unique volunteering experience.

What we do

Find out more about how we provide one-to-one reading support.

Our approach

Find out more about our approach to improving your pupils' reading ability and confidence.

Thank you for applying to be a Beanstalk reading helper

Stories from our reading helpers

Hear from some of our current volunteers about why they love being a Coram Beanstalk reading helper so much!