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Coram urges BAME communites in South London to consider adoption
Coram is hosting its first adoption information event in Brixton this month to highlight the urgent need for prospective adopters within the black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities to come forward.
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Coram responds to the Children’s Commissioner’s report on 'children locked up by the state’
Coram has said that today's report from the Children's Commissioner for England on the hundreds of 'invisible' children locked up by the state reveals an 'alarming safeguarding failure'.
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House of Lords debate asks what can be done to improve the educational experiences of adopted children
The educational experience and attainment of adopted children was the focus of a debate held in the House of Lords yesterday (14 May), which was attended by Lord Russell of Liverpool, a governor of Coram.
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Team Coram triumphs in the 2019 London Marathon
Maya Alexander, our Corporate Partnerships Executive reflects on this year's London Marathon and the incredible support that Coram received.
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Keir Starmer and Coram call for children's rights to be upheld at Rights without Remedies seminar
Sir Keir Starmer QC MP, the Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, has lamented that the government made ‘a political choice’ not to transpose the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, with its explicit commitment to the fundamental rights of the child, into domestic law under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. He also joined Coram in calling for the full incorporation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into UK law.
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Coram school exclusions report finds inadequate support for excluded pupils and their families
A new report released by the children’s charity Coram has uncovered a worrying lack of support for children who have been excluded from school. Unfair results: pupil and parent views on school exclusion has contributed to the government review of school exclusions published today by the former Children’s Minister Edward Timpson CBE.
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Coram joins call for government support for ‘unseen teens’ falling through the cracks
Coram is one of 13 charities who are today calling on the government to do more to ease the transition into adulthood of 16 and 17 year-olds, who frequently face issues such as mental ill health, poverty and homelessness with inadequate support.
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Coram receives largest single gift in its history: £4m Paul Hamlyn Foundation endowment to support children’s rights and voice
Coram has today received the largest single gift in its history. The £4m gift from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF) will fund The Hamlyn Endowment for the Rights and Voice of Children, providing a significant boost to Coram’s work advancing the rights of children and young people and ensuring that their voices are heard, and providing legal services for vulnerable children and their families.
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Coram Easter opening hours 2019
Please note the Coram offices will be closed for the UK bank holidays on Friday 19 April and Monday 22 April
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Voices 2019 winners announced at ceremony hosted by Peter Capaldi
On Wednesday 10 April, Coram Voice announced the winners of Voices 2019, its national writing competition for children in care and young care leavers, at a ceremony held at Havas Kings Cross, and hosted for the third year running by actor and former Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi.
