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School Exclusions Hub

Our School Exclusions Hub offers free information and resources for professionals and community organisations supporting children and their families to challenge school exclusions.

Published 21 July 2023
6,495

children were permanently excluded from school in 2021/22

The hub is the UK’s largest online resource covering every aspect of school exclusions.

Find out more

Dedicated to the protection and promotion of children’s rights

Coram International works with governments, UN bodies, IGOs and NGOs around the world to protect and promote children and young people’s human rights.

Published 21 March 2023
25

partners worked with

We work with a range of partners to protect and promote the rights of children through the reform of law, policy and practice.

Explore our work

Connecting past and present care experiences

We are digitising the oldest records in our archive to preserve Coram’s unique history, help care-experienced young people connect with their predecessors, and enrich thinking about care today.

Published 2 February 2023
2,255

volunteers have transcribed historic Foundling Hospital archive records

Our Voices Through Time programme is preserving priceless, fragile documents dating back to the establishment of the Foundling Hospital.

Read about Voices Through Time

Transforming lives through the unique power of Shakespeare

We work with schools across the UK to give young people a unique opportunity to build their confidence, skills and knowledge by learning about and performing Shakespeare in the world’s largest youth drama festival.

Published 2 February 2023
300,000

young people gained confidence and skills through Shakespeare

Every year we work with schools across the UK to stage our award-winning Coram Shakespeare Schools Festival, the world’s largest youth drama festival.

Discover how Shakespeare changes young lives

Programme for young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds

Our award-winning Young Citizens programme enables young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds to support and educate others about building a life in the UK through workshops and resources based on their own experiences.

Published 30 January 2023
100+

workshops delivered by young migrants and refugees

Our Young Citizens Trainers have delivered workshops to almost 1,000 young migrants and refugees on wellbeing and rights, based on their own experiences.

Read about our programme

A voice for care experienced children and young people

Coram Voice champions the voice of care experienced children and young people. We get young voices heard in decisions that matter to them and work to improve their lives.

Published 27 January 2023
9,700+

Care-experienced children and young people supported in 2021/22

In 2022 there were 82,000 looked-after children in England, with a further 75,000 care leavers (aged 18+).

How we improve the care system