News archive
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Young care leaver launches new podcast series
Julian Brown, a 20-year-old care leaver, today launches Foundling: Found, a new fortnightly podcast series in partnership with Coram, exploring how children in care have been depicted from the early days of the Foundling Hospital up to the present day.
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Coram, local authorities and private sector partners join to launch innovation ‘incubator’ for children’s care sector
Eight local authorities along with Microsoft and EY have today joined with Coram, the country’s first children’s charity, to launch the Coram Innovation Incubator (CII).
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Childcare costs rise by 4% as providers struggle to remain sustainable during the pandemic
Britain’s parents are paying 4% more for childcare for children under two, and 5% more for children aged two than they were one year ago, according to the country’s most comprehensive annual survey of childcare costs, published today. Coram Family and Childcare’s 21st annual Childcare Survey finds that parents have faced childcare costs rising well ahead of inflation and are now paying an average of £138 per week - over £7,000 per year - for a part-time nursery place for a child under two.
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Coram Beanstalk and Very.co.uk ask children to cheer up their neighbours on World Book Day
Coram Beanstalk and its charity partner Very.co.uk are changing the story of World Book Day this year to cheer up children – and the streets they live on – during lockdown.
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#RealStoriesOfCare campaign showcases diverse care experiences of young people
Coram today launches #RealStoriesOfCare, a new digital campaign, led by care-experienced young people, which aims to explore the personal stories of care-experienced children and young people today and through history.
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Thirty Coram Beanstalk and Coram Life Education partner schools to receive new laptops and education packs donated by The Very Group
Coram is delighted to announce that 30 schools working with Coram Beanstalk and Coram Life Education across Liverpool, Bolton and the East Midlands will receive 300 laptops and education packs as part of Coram Beanstalk’s ongoing partnership with The Very Group.
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Voices Through Time: The Story of Care programme features on BBC Radio London
Voices Through Time: The Story of Care programme manager, Amy Cotterill and former Foundling Hospital pupil, John Caldicott were interviewed on BBC London’s Jo Good show following the launch of Coram’s ambitious project to digitise its archive dating back to when it was established as the Foundling Hospital in 1739.
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Renuka Jeyarajah-Dent, director of special projects at Coram, highlights importance of tackling ACEs in children's mental health discussion
Renuka Jeyarajah-Dent OBE, director of special projects at Coram, has participated in a fascinating Government Events discussion with the eminent psychiatrist Dr. Geraldine Strathdee CBE on preventable causes of mental illness in children.
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Harriet Gill of Coram Life Education interviewed on BBC Radio London for Safer Internet Day
Harriet Gill, Managing Director of Education and Wellbeing for Coram, has been interviewed on BBC Radio London's Carrie and David Grant show about how children can stay safe online.
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Peter Capaldi returns to host Voices creative writing competition for children in care and young care leavers
Coram Voice is excited to announce that actor Peter Capaldi will return to host the sixth annual edition of Voices, the creative writing competition for children in care and young care leavers across the country. The competition is open for entries from 4 February to 31 March.
