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Published 20 April 2023

The speeches Shakespeare “forgot” to write… a new creative competition for children and young people launches to celebrate 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio

What if Shakespeare’s characters had more to say? What could Romeo tell us about peers who resort to violence? What does Isabella have to say at the end of Measure for Measure? We will soon find out as today Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation (CSSF) launches What You Will, a new national creative competition inviting children and young people aged 8-25 to take a fresh look at Shakespeare’s plays and to create a new speech for one of the characters.

Published 30 March 2023

Identity, adoption and mixed-raced heritage – In-Between Lines project at Coram

Student Anthony Lynch, one of the organisers of the In-Between Lines project at Coram, explains what it is setting out to achieve.

Published 15 March 2023

Coram Family and Childcare responds to Budget 2023 childcare announcements

Megan Jarvie, Head of Coram Family and Childcare, comments on the Budget 2023 announcement that free childcare will be expanded to one and two-year olds in England.

Published 9 March 2023

Coram survey finds childcare shortages nationwide with the most disadvantaged children missing out

Coram Family and Childcare’s 22nd annual Childcare Survey published today reveals a sharp drop in childcare availability across England over the past year, with only half of local areas reporting sufficient childcare for children under two, a decrease of 7% on 2022, and under half (48%) reporting enough childcare for parents working full-time, a decrease of 11% on last year.

Published 6 March 2023

Prospective adopters urged to consider siblings this LGBTQ+ Adoption and Fostering Week

A campaign launching today is asking prospective adopters from the LGBTQ+ community to consider adopting sibling groups who need to stay together.

Published 3 March 2023

Coram and Newcastle University announce research partnership to benefit children and young people

Coram and Newcastle University have today announced that they are coming together in a new partnership designed to generate collaborative research aiming at shaping a better future for children and young people.