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  • 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. Read more

  • Win books for your school library!

    Win books for your school library!

    Coram Beanstalk, The Alligator's Mouth Book Shop and The Bright Agency are offering schools the opportunity to win a set of the ten books longlisted for The Alligator’s Mouth Award 2022, which champions both authors and illustrators of highly illustrated children’s fiction. Nominate a UK-based school to win a set of the ten longlisted books for their school library here... Read more

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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. Read more

Published: 5th May, 2022

Updated: 6th May, 2022

Author: Kate- Loynes

Win books for your school library!

Win books for your school library!

Coram Beanstalk, The Alligator's Mouth Book Shop and The Bright Agency are offering schools the opportunity to win a set of the ten books longlisted for The Alligator’s Mouth Award 2022, which champions both authors and illustrators of highly illustrated children’s fiction. Nominate a UK-based school to win a set of the ten longlisted books for their school library here... Read more

Published: 25th April, 2022

Updated: 27th April, 2022

Author: Kate- Loynes

Celebrating National Storytelling Week with Parklands Primary School

Celebrating National Storytelling Week with Parklands Primary School

Coram Beanstalk partner school, Parklands Primary in Leeds, celebrated National Storytelling Week with us by filling our twitter feed with photos and videos of their children talking about their favourite stories, reading books and sharing their book recommendations, reviews and reasons for reading! Read more

Published: 7th February, 2022

Updated: 6th May, 2022

Author: Kate- Loynes

Stupendous news  from Roald Dahl for fans of bedtime stories!

Stupendous news from Roald Dahl for fans of bedtime stories!

A wondrous new collection of Roald Dahl inspired pyjamas and bedding for kids is now available at Very.co.uk. Better yet, for every sale from the collection, Very will donate all profits to Coram Beanstalk. Read more

Published: 7th September, 2021

Updated: 7th February, 2022

Author: Kate- Loynes

Uniform and books giveaway event from Very and Coram Beanstalk!

Uniform and books giveaway event from Very and Coram Beanstalk!

Come along to a pop-up event in London on 17th August where our charity partner Very will be giving away uniform and books with some very special guests! Event details Date: Tuesday 17th August Time: 11:30am-4:30pm; celebrity hosts will be on-site from 12pm-2pm Location: Observation Point, 56 Upper Ground, London SE1 9PP Entry: Free entry, no need to book Read more

Published: 5th August, 2021

Updated: 7th September, 2021

Author: Kate- Loynes

Coram Beanstalk joins BBC’s “Make a Difference Happy Heads” Local Radio campaign to champion volunteering to support children’s mental health

Coram Beanstalk joins BBC’s “Make a Difference Happy Heads” Local Radio campaign to champion volunteering to support children’s mental health

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Published: 18th May, 2021

Updated: 7th September, 2021

Author: Kate- Loynes

Reconnect and Recover toolkit from Coram Beanstalk and Coram Life Education

Reconnect and Recover toolkit from Coram Beanstalk and Coram Life Education

Coram Beanstalk and Coram Life Education have created a free 'reconnect and recover toolkit' for schools to help them support children's mental health. Read more

Published: 1st March, 2021

Updated: 7th September, 2021

Author: Kate- Loynes

Coram  Beanstalk and Very.co.uk World Book Day competition to win bundles of arts & crafts materials from Crayola!

Coram Beanstalk and Very.co.uk World Book Day competition to win bundles of arts & crafts materials from Crayola!

Coram Beanstalk and Very.co.uk are asking children to cheer up their neighbours on World Book Day!  Rather than asking them to dress up as their favourite character on March 4th, as they might have done at school or nursery, we're asking children to dress up the windows of their house or flat instead, by drawing pictures of their favourite book characters, entering them into our World Book Day competition and then displaying them in their windows. Read more

Published: 23rd February, 2021

Updated: 18th May, 2021

Author: Kate- Loynes

Coram Beanstalk schools receive new laptops and education packs donated by The Very Group

Coram Beanstalk schools receive new laptops and education packs donated by The Very Group

Coram Beanstalk is delighted to announce that 30 of our partner schools, and schools working with Coram Life Education, across Liverpool, Bolton and the East Midlands will receive 300 laptops and education packs as part of our ongoing partnership with The Very Group. Read more

Published: 23rd February, 2021

Updated: 7th September, 2021

Author: Kate- Loynes

It's National Storytelling Week!

It's National Storytelling Week!

National Storytelling Week is organised each year by the Society for Storytelling and this year the celebrations take place between 30th January - 6th February. We couldn't miss this opportunity to talk about how important storytelling is to us! Read more

Published: 30th January, 2021

Updated: 7th September, 2021

Author: Kate- Loynes

Giving non-fiction a green light

Giving non-fiction a green light

Children need to understand that factual books are just as worthy as fiction when it comes to reading for pleasure. Read more

Published: 27th January, 2021

Updated: 9th August, 2021

Author: Gill Worrall

Stay Home And Read Every Day poster to colour-in!

Stay Home And Read Every Day poster to colour-in!

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Published: 13th January, 2021

Updated: 7th September, 2021

Author: Kate- Loynes

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  • 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.

  • May 2022

    May 2022

    Our #BeanstalkBrilliant book of the month for May is 'Song for a Whale' by Lynne Kelly. This year 2nd - 8th May is Children's Book Week and Deaf Awareness Week so we thought we'd highlight some Beanstalk Brilliant Books featuring characters who may have experienced hearing loss or who wear hearing aids.

  • Win books for your school library!

    Win books for your school library!

    Coram Beanstalk, The Alligator's Mouth Book Shop and The Bright Agency are offering schools the opportunity to win a set of the ten books longlisted for The Alligator’s Mouth Award 2022, which champions both authors and illustrators of highly illustrated children’s fiction. Nominate a UK-based school to win a set of the ten longlisted books for their school library here...

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