Virtual Schools
Find out more about how Coram works with Virtual Schools and how we can support you.
Coram has several services which can help support Virtual Schools. Our expertise across the education sector, training, and working with care experienced young people makes us the perfect partner for your Virtual School.
Reading support
Coram Beanstalk provides one-to-one reading support in schools across England. Click the plus icon to find out more.
Coding for tomorrow's achievers
Coram Tomorrow’s Achievers runs an annual, week long, coding club in partnership with London South Bank University which is attended by young people from virtual schools in and around London. Click the plus icon to find out more.
Led by volunteers and student ambassadors from LSBU, the participants get the opportunity to code and create their own robots – learning and developing their STEM skills in a supportive and participatory environment while also boosting their collaboration and communication skills through team work. The week culminates in a sharing of their work to an audience of peers in a celebration of their creativity and hard work.
Shakespeare Theatre Festival
Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation can work with virtual schools as part of a specific programme, for example the ‘Shakespeare Schools Festival at Magdalen College’ project. Click the plus icon to find out more.
In this programme, a company of young people prepared an abridged Shakespeare performance in their school, just like with the Theatre Festival, however here there is an additional access-to-higher-education element. Instead of performing their production at a theatre, they performed at Magdalen College Oxford as part of a short residential, centred around raising aspiration and learning about university.
Getting young voices heard
Coram Voice is a leading children’s rights organisation championing the rights of children. They get young voices heard in decisions that matter to them and work to improve the lives of children in care and care leavers.
- Voices creative writing competition – The only annual creative writing competition for care experienced children and young people aged 5-25.
- Advocacy – Coram Voice is a leading advocacy provider, supporting children to have a say in their important decisions.
- Bright Spots programme – Coram Voice helps local authorities measure the wellbeing of children in care and care leavers, and use this work to make their lives better.
Training sessions for educators
As part of their Members’ Week, CoramBAAF ran a training session on supporting the education of care experienced learners on 25 September. Click the plus icon to find out more.
Virtual Schools have been a feature of the landscape in Scotland since 2019 and England since 2014, yet a series of recent publications have pointed towards a poor understanding of the valuable work they carry out. This session was an opportunity to hear from the Centre for Excellence for Children’s Care and Protection CELCIS in Scotland and the National Association of Virtual School Heads (NAVSH) in England on how virtual schools support care experienced children and young people.
Find out moreFree legal advice and support
Coram Children’s Legal Centre advises and supports children, young people, parents and carers.
The Child Law Advice and School Exclusions Hub websites run by the team offer free legal advice on the rights to education for looked-after children and previously looked-after children.
Around 84,000
looked after children in 2023
Over 12,000
young people left the care system in 2023
Less than 3,000
children were adopted in 2023
Get in touch
If you’re interesting in finding out more about our offer for Virtual Schools, please complete the short form below so we can find out more about your requirements. We look forward to working with you.