Our one-to-one reading support programmes are perfect for schools and early years settings looking for reading helpers to support children with their reading. Our reading helpers are fully vetted and DBS-checked, trained and provided with ongoing support to ensure they have the maximum impact on the children they help.
Story Starters is our early years programme, where trained volunteers work with children aged 3 to 5 to help them develop their language and communications skills so they are ready to read when starting primary school. Read more
With Coram Beanstalk's Reading 321 our trained reading helpers provide consistent one-to-one support to three primary school children for two 30-minute sessions each a week, for a full school year. Read more
Coram Beanstalk's Reading Leaders is a leadership programme that provides peer tutoring in secondary schools, providing older students with the skills they need to help younger students who struggle with reading. Read more
Coram Beanstalk provides consistent support for Looked After Children, helping each child twice a week for 30-minutes, for at least a full school year. We also offer training for foster carers in how to engage children with reading. Read more