Coram Beanstalk reading helpers were celebrated at The Big Lunch during Volunteer's Week in June, with an afternoon tea and some very special guests. Read more here... Read more
In April, the Mayor and Mayoress of Wirral paid a very special visit to one of our partner schools. Read more... Read more
Coram Beanstalk, The Alligator's Mouth Book Shop, The Bright Agency and Gardners are offering schools the opportunity to win a set of the ten books longlisted for The Alligator’s Mouth Award 2026 which champions both authors and illustrators of highly illustrated children’s fiction. Find out how to enter here... Read more
Ahead of the start of the school summer holidays, Coram Beanstalk has today published tips for parents to help children choose reading throughout the summer and beyond. The campaign is supported by parenting expert and coach Sue Atkins, who also volunteers as a Coram Beanstalk reading helper. Read more here... Read more
EmpathyLab provided an inspiring talk for our reading helpers last month as part of our on-going volunteer development programme - and it was very well-received! Read more here... Read more
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Coram is chosen as Macfarlane's Charity of the Year with staff signing up as Coram Beanstalk reading helper volunteers. Read more here... Read more
What a treat for our Coram Beanstalk schools in London just before half-term! Children came along to sessions from Sheena Dempsey and Eve Wersocki-Morris at our annual London Beanstalk Bookfest last week. Read more here... Read more
Read more about our third annual 'Creating Readers' conference, in-person and online for all of our reading helpers. Read more
Coram Beanstalk attends the official launch of the National Year of Reading at 10 Downing Street. Read more
Coram Beanstalk has come up with six weeks of challenges to help families to find fun ways of sharing books together as an activity during the long summer break. Read more
In our first Coram Beanstalk online Bookfest event, Matt Goodfellow spoke to almost 1300 children across the country about his poetry, The Final Year, The First Year and finding your own space. Read more here... Read more
The winner of the Alligator's Mouth Book Award 2025 was announced this week at a ceremony hosted by The Bright Agency. Coram Beanstalk's Head, Amy Lewis, was on this year's judging panel and we were there to see shortlisted authors find out which book had won. Read more... Read more