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Coram and Churchill Fellowships
Applications are now being accepted for a new programme of Fellowships exploring global approaches to improving the lives and outcomes of children and young people with experience of care. A free webinar on Thursday 29 September will explain more about the Fellowships and also hear from three Churchill Fellows on the impact they have made in this field.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 1926 – 2022
Coram is deeply saddened at the news of the passing of Her Majesty The Queen.
Coram Beanstalk appeals for volunteer reading helpers to support children in “high demand” areas and combat learning loss this summer
Coram Beanstalk is calling for volunteers to come forward this summer to train as reading helpers and support primary school children with their reading from next term. Volunteers are most needed in Liverpool, Wolverhampton, Birmingham and Telford, as well as the London boroughs of Lambeth, Islington and Hackney.
“Everyone should do this course!”
Earlier this year Lorna Jackson was one of the first people to complete a new course developed by Coram called “Objects & Their Stories”. The sessions, presented by Coram-i and CoramBAAF, are designed for foster carers and social workers to help support their personal and professional development. In this blog, Lorna reflects on the experience.
Holiday childcare prices jump by 5% amid cost of living crisis, as parents working full time struggle to find the childcare they need
Families across Britain are bracing themselves for a difficult summer as a sharp rise in holiday childcare prices and patchy availability of places hits working parents, Coram Family and Childcare’s 17th annual Holiday Childcare Survey reveals today.
CCLC’s Qaisar Sheikh wins Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Award
Qaisar Sheikh, head of Education Law at CCLC, has been named Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year in the category of public law at the Legal Aid Practitioner Group’s 20th Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards which took place on 12 July.