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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Reconnect and Recover toolkit from Coram Beanstalk and Coram Life Education
  • Coram Beanstalk and Very.co.uk World Book Day competition to win bundles of arts & crafts materials from Crayola!
  • Coram Beanstalk schools receive new laptops and education packs donated by The Very Group
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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: 3rd March, 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: 26th March, 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: 1st March, 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

Author: Kate- Loynes

Giving non-fiction a green light

Giving non-fiction a green light

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Published: 27th January, 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 April, 2021

Author: Kate- Loynes

Coram Beanstalk launches nationwide recruitment campaign for new reading volunteers in 2021

Coram Beanstalk launches nationwide recruitment campaign for new reading volunteers in 2021

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Published: 8th December, 2020

Updated: 13th January, 2021

Author: Kate- Loynes

Very brings back Woolworths Pic’n Mix to benefit Coram Beanstalk

Very brings back Woolworths Pic’n Mix to benefit Coram Beanstalk

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Published: 8th December, 2020

Updated: 14th January, 2021

Author: Kate- Loynes

Coram Beanstalk partner Parrot Street book subscription wins a Junior magazine design award

Coram Beanstalk partner Parrot Street book subscription wins a Junior magazine design award

Parrot Street Book Club, who offer a book subscription service for children, have won a Junior magazine design award 2020 - and what's even better is they make a donation to Coram Beanstalk for every box they sell! Read more

Published: 19th November, 2020

Author: Kate- Loynes

Get '500 Words: Black Lives Matter' book into the hands of children

Get '500 Words: Black Lives Matter' book into the hands of children

We're fundraising to get this important book, which contains 100 stories and personal experiences written by children, into the library of all 900 of our Coram Beanstalk partner schools. Read more

Published: 4th November, 2020

Updated: 8th December, 2020

Author: Kate- Loynes

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  • March 2021

    March 2021

    For our March #BeanstalkBrilliantBookOfTheMonth we wanted to bring you some book recommendations from the children in our Coram Beanstalk families. Here are some of their lockdown favourites...

  • 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.

  • 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.

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  • Become a volunteer reading helper

    Become a volunteer reading helper

    Fill in our simple application form here.

  • What we need from you

    What we need from you

    Find out more about what's involved in being a Coram Beanstalk volunteer.

  • Frequently asked questions

    Frequently asked questions

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

  • What you get from volunteering

    What you get from volunteering

    Find out more about the benefits of becoming a Coram Beanstalk volunteer.

  • Our approach

    Our approach

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

  • How we can help

    How we can help

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

  • 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.

  • Become a Story Starter setting

    Become a Story Starter setting

    Find out more about becoming a Story Starters setting.

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Copyright © 2017 Coram Beanstalk. Coram Beanstalk, Coram Campus, 41 Brunswick Square, London, WC1N 1AZ. Registered Charity No. 296454 (England and Wales). Registered as a company limited by guarantee in England and Wales No. 2101719. All images are from Coram Beanstalk’s stock image library and are for representation only. Names in case studies have been changed to protect identities. All rights reserved.

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With schools resuming full service from March 8th we are preparing to work with schools to provide much needed support to children. Our reading helpers will return as soon as both schools and volunteers are ready. We also have other ways to support so if you are interested please contact us here