News archive
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CoramBAAF 40th Anniversary Reception - What do we want from the Children’s Care Review?
CoramBAAF celebrated its 40th anniversary on Monday 14 December with an online reception attended by over 200 people including Vicky Ford MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families.
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Children’s Minister joins key speakers at CoramBAAF’s 40th anniversary reception on 14 December
Ahead of the Government’s imminent review of the care system, CoramBAAF is hosting an event on Monday 14 December to hear from key figures across the sector and care-experienced young people themselves on what the review needs to do to make life better for young people.
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Coram Beanstalk launches national campaign for 1,000 new reading volunteers
Coram Beanstalk is today launching a nationwide campaign to recruit 1,000 new reading volunteers in 2021 to support even more primary school children whose learning has been impacted by the pandemic.
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Coram hosts its 150th Adoption Activity Day
Coram hosted its 150th Adoption Activity Day in Bristol on Saturday 30 November, a unique event bringing prospective adopters together with children waiting to be adopted in an informal setting. Since their inception in 2011, the Adoption Activity Days have resulted in over 1,000 adoptions, approximately one in four children attending an event.
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Donations to Coram Shakespeare Schools doubled until 8 December in Big Give Christmas Challenge
To support its work with children and young people in 2021, Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation (CSSF) is taking part in this year’s Big Give Christmas Challenge, aiming to raise £60,000 towards its annual schools festival.
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3 ways you can support Coram this Christmas
The festive season is upon us, although we all know it will be a different this year.
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Ellen Broomé appointed as new Coram BAAF Managing Director
Coram is delighted to announce the appointment of Ellen Broomé as the new managing director of CoramBAAF. Ellen will start in her new role in February 2020, with interim managing director Kevin Lowe stepping down.
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New analysis by Coram Voice shows stark variation in the wellbeing of care leavers across England
Analysis from the largest survey of care leavers’ well-being in England has shown significant differences in the experience of care leavers between local authorities.
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Thousands of children stage Shakespeare in lockdown with Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation
Thousands of children from over two hundred schools nationwide performed the works of Shakespeare in a unique initiative, One Night of Shakespeare, broadcast online on Friday 20 November.
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Voices of care-experienced children and young people must be at the heart of government care review, says Coram Voice report
The voices of care-experienced children and young people must be at the heart of the Government’s imminent review of children’s social care – that is the message of a briefing published today by Coram Voice and the Rees Centre that gives care-experienced young people the opportunity to tell policy makers directly how they believe the current system needs to change.
