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Coram signs open letter to Education Secretary calling for ASGSF cuts to be reconsidered
Coram has today (17th April) joined with Adoption UK, the CVAA and Kinship to write an open letter to the Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson MP, calling on the government to reconsider its planned 40% cut in the available funding per child per year from the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF).
Ashley John-Baptiste to host Voices 2025 awards for care-experienced children and young people, with Peter Capaldi joining as special guest
Broadcaster, TV presenter, author and inspirational speaker Ashley John-Baptiste has today been announced as the host for Voices 2025, the national creative writing competition for care-experienced children and young people, run by Coram Voice and sponsored by UK management consultancy Cadence Innova, part of Transform.
Childcare entitlement expansion sees childcare costs for under-threes in England more than halve, whilst prices in Scotland and Wales continue to rise
Working parents of children under three in England now pay less than half of last year’s cost for a part-time nursery place according to the first annual childcare survey to be published since the government roll-out of childcare support began in April 2024.
Coram appointed as learning partner for AllChild on their two-year Impact Programme
Coram has been appointed as AllChild's learning partner with a focus on understanding the lessons learnt from the launch of their two-year Impact Programme in Wigan Borough in September 2024, their first expansion outside of London.
National Trust Quebec House collaborates with Coram for new Foundling Hospital history tours
The National Trust property Quebec House is collaborating with Coram to offer a special new tour this spring, exploring the unique story of the hundreds of children who were raised at the Foundling Hospital in Westerham, Kent. The tours, led by National Trust volunteers, run at midday every Friday from 7 March until 30 May 2025.
Coram celebrates World Book Day 2025 with family reading sessions
The Books Together programme, delivered jointly by children's charities Coram Beanstalk and Coram Family and Childcare, is celebrating the joy of families reading together this week in support of World Book Day.