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“Where are the children in this election?” – comment from Coram CEO Dr Carol Homden
With just days to go till the general election, children and young people have been conspicuous by their absence in the campaign to date as the parties have traded blows over their respective programmes. This is nothing new. For most of my time as CEO of Coram – the first and longest continuing children’s charity – the big decisions made by government have rarely put the impact on the lives of the younger generation at the heart of the process.
Coram joins Garden Court Chambers in a landmark High Court case to challenge lack of legal aid for school exclusion appeals
Coram Children’s Legal Centre (CCLC) is today in the High Court at the start of a vital case that challenges the current lack of legal aid available to families appealing against decisions to permanently exclude their child from school.
Coram launches School Exclusions Hub for professionals supporting families
Coram has launched the UK’s largest online resource covering every aspect of school exclusions – schoolexclusionshub.org.uk. The School Exclusions Hub gives professionals, charities, and community organisations working with families and young people the vital information they need to understand the exclusion process and challenge exclusion.
CCLC’s Qaisar Sheikh wins Legal Hero award
Qaisar Sheikh, Head of Education Law at Coram Children’s Legal Centre (CCLC), was unveiled as one of the winners of the prestigious Legal Hero Awards 2023, run by the Law Society.
Just for Kids Law transfers educational exclusion, homelessness and youth opportunities work to Coram to make a bigger difference for young people
Coram and Just for Kids Law (JfKL) have today announced that JfKL is transferring its educational exclusion and homelessness work to the Coram Group, in a development that will significantly strengthen services for children and young people who need support.
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves meets with Coram team in her Leeds constituency
The Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, today met with staff from Coram Children’s Legal Centre (CCLC) and Coram Family and Childcare (CFC) at CCLC’s Leeds office, to hear about Coram’s work to support families in a number of key areas.