Dr Bharti Parmar couldn't read until she was seven years old. Here she tells us how the reasons for that have shaped her volunteering role with us... Read more
In a month when we celebrate The Queen's Platinum Jubilee, our #BeanstalkBrilliant book of the month is by our ambassador, Sir Michael Morpugo, "There Once Is A Queen". Hear from Michael himself and discover more books which can help children learn about the monarchy and understand what all the fuss is about! Read more
One of our recently trained reading helpers talks about why she chose to join our Coram Beanstalk reading community... Read more
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
Find out how our One-to-One reading support can help you build a vibrant reading community and create confident, able readers. Read more
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. Read more
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
Our secondary programme offers a powerful incentive to younger students to help them become effective, independent readers with the support of older peers, who themselves gain career-relevant skills and experience. Read more about how our unique leadership programme Reading Leaders can contribute to your whole-school reading improvement initiatives. Read more
Our #BeanstalkBrilliant book of the month for April is 'We All Celebrate' by Chitra Soundar. In a month when several religious festivals are traditionally celebrated our theme is around brilliant books which can help us all learn something new about religion. Read more
Virtual Challenge - May 2022 Read more
Running - 2 October 2022 Read more
Our #BeanstalkBrilliant book of the month for March is 'To Wee or Not To Wee' written by Pamela Butchart, illustrated by Thomas Flintham. Our Shakespeare theme this month celebrates Shakespeare Week taking place 21st - 28th March with a little help from our sister charity, Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation! Read more