Anyone from #Wigan interested in helping us find volunteers to become reading helpers in local schools - we need at least 10 new volunteers urgently? Thank you @kayburley.bsky.social @harjeet0121.bsky.social

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Any authors / illustrators based in #Wigan or who grew up there who might be able to help us please? @societyofauthors.bsky.social

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Share your love of reading this year. To celebrate the National Year of Reading, we've teamed up with children's reading charity @corambeanstalk.bsky.social. We want to help them recruit 250 extra volunteers to provide one-to-one reading support in primary schools.

@corambeanstalk.bsky.social, it's a pleasure to support your vital work! 📚👏

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It's time to Go All In for the National Year of Reading & we were there to officially kick things off 2026 is going to be the greatest celebration of reading the nation has ever seen! Head over to goallin.org.uk & find out more #GoAllIn2026 #NationalYearofReading2026

It's time to Go All In for the National Year of Reading & we were there to officially kick things off 2026 is going to be the greatest celebration of reading the nation has ever seen! Head over to goallin.org.uk & find out more #GoAllIn2026 #NationalYearofReading2026

Don’t forget you only have until Sunday night to nominate a primary school to win the ten long listed Alligator’s Mouth book award books! Enter here: www.beanstalkcharity.org.uk/News/win-boo...

It's #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek! @coramlifeeducation.bsky.social, @corambeanstalk.bsky.social and @cssf-uk.bsky.social have combined their expertise to design a free mental wellbeing toolkit for primary schools ⭐

Great to chat to Dave Robson on @zetlandfm.bsky.social this morning about our mission to help every child become a reader & our need for more volunteers in #Redcar & #Cleveland Listen in at 2.20 -2.34 to find out more! www.mixcloud.com/zetlandfm/ze...

Some great discussions being had in our workshops… Key takeaways: • collaboration • trust • generosity #TheLiteracyLink

A thought-provoking speech by our keynote speaker Chris Wright from charity Catch 22 about "joining forces for the collective good of beneficiaries". 🤝 🙌 "It requires us to leave personal and organisational ego outside the door." #TheLiteracyLink

Fabulous day at #TheLiteracyLink - the brainchild of three brilliant charity leaders @corambeanstalk.bsky.social @chapterone1.bsky.social @giveabookorg.bsky.social who galvanised 40 more organisations to join together to collaborate, network & inspire children’s reading engagement!

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We are so excited to be here at #TheLiteracyLink event, connecting with organisations to support, collaborate & inspire children's reading engagement! 🔗📚

We are delighted that the Julia Rausing Trust have decided to support Coram Beanstalk with a grant of £225,000 over the next three years. This will ensure we can help even more children to discover reading for pleasure, and build their reading skills, ability, and confidence – thank you!

It's April 1st but we're no April Fools as we've chosen a fantastic #BeanstalkBrilliant Book of the Month! The fab new fully illustrated graphic novel for younger readers by our ambassador Liz Pichon is described as an 'all-singing, all-dancing book of JOY' & we agree! 1/3

Thank you so much, you are most welcome! 🙏💚📚🤓

Simply Textbook has just made a cash donation to @corambeanstalk.bsky.social to further support their amazing work helping children and young people become more confident readers. 🤓📚 To make a donation of your cash or your time, please visit www.beanstalkcharity.org.uk

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Coram Beanstalk – volunteer as a trained reading helper in a primary school to provide one-to-one literacy support

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We’re looking for volunteers to become reading helpers in a primary school in E20 All we ask for is one afternoon a week of your time to spend sharing books with children in need of some extra support to become confident readers Pls share 🙏🏼 corambeanstalk.org.uk/register-now

The important work of Coram Beanstalk is mentioned in this article on @thespectator1828.bsky.social - learn more about becoming a Reading Helper volunteer here: corambeanstalk.org.uk 📖 #Reading #Children #Volunteer #Charity @corambeanstalk.bsky.social

Audiobooks won't help children read better

The National Literacy Trust, the very institution that should be protecting our literary heritage, wants us to replace reading with audio.

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We’ve been celebrating @WorldBookDayUK’s ‘Read Your Way’ We love the idea of children being encouraged to explore all reading opportunities & it’s what our reading helpers offer - a chance for children to spend time with an adult who can help them find their own reading path 1/2

We are celebrating World Book Day with a Books Together session in Lewisham this afternoon. The sessions, run by @corambeanstalk.bsky.social and @coramfam.bsky.social, support families of 2 to 5-year-olds to enjoy reading together. www.familyandchildcaretrust.org/exciting-story... #worldbookday2025

Thrilled to see THREE books by brilliant agency authors in this selection. Congrats @moirabutterfield.bsky.social @pippagoodhart.bsky.social @mikebarfield.bsky.social - all experts in making books kids love to read.

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At Beanstalk we spend a lot of time finding books which we think are 'Beanstalk brilliant' for children who 'don't like reading' Each school we work with gets a pack of brilliant Beanstalk books & we've just chosen 20 new titles for our 25/26 packs www.corambeanstalk.org.uk/beanstalk-brilliant-books

Thank you for including Welcome to Our World. This whole selection is perfect. Good work!

What a fantastic selection of children’s books! Thank you so much for including some of mine ❤️ @oxfordchildrens.bsky.social

@corambeanstalk.bsky.social · 2y ago

At Beanstalk we spend a lot of time finding books which we think are 'Beanstalk brilliant' for children who 'don't like reading' Each school we work with gets a pack of brilliant Beanstalk books & we've just chosen 20 new titles for our 25/26 packs www.corambeanstalk.org.uk/beanstalk-brilliant-books

Love Beanstalk! So happy to see How to Be Extraordinary in this lovely collection of books for children who perhaps don’t think of themselves as readers (yet!). It’s about finding the right book! 📖 #Booksky

@corambeanstalk.bsky.social · 2y ago

At Beanstalk we spend a lot of time finding books which we think are 'Beanstalk brilliant' for children who 'don't like reading' Each school we work with gets a pack of brilliant Beanstalk books & we've just chosen 20 new titles for our 25/26 packs www.corambeanstalk.org.uk/beanstalk-brilliant-books

At Beanstalk we spend a lot of time finding books which we think are 'Beanstalk brilliant' for children who 'don't like reading' Each school we work with gets a pack of brilliant Beanstalk books & we've just chosen 20 new titles for our 25/26 packs www.corambeanstalk.org.uk/beanstalk-brilliant-books

We are so delighted to be one to the partners of #BBC500words Competition. www.bbc.co.uk/teach/500-w...

There are now three 'Poetry Workshop' videos up on our YouTube Channel, along with four Shakespeare's Language (and poetry) workshops. All with ideas for writing as part of them. www.youtube.com/c/MichaelRos...

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Parents! If your kid wants to be Loki for World Book day I'm putting together a newsletter next week with simple costume tips. If you're not signed up yet, please do! There will be WBD activity ideas too. louiestowell.substack.com #KidLitUK

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People of Wales we need your help! We urgently need volunteers in the NP23 postcode area to create readers in a local primary school. Can you pls spread the word? @clairefayers.bsky.social @jonblakeauthor.bsky.social @eloisewilliams.bsky.social @walesonline.bsky.social @ruthjoneslabour.bsky.social

Our Books Together sessions, run jointly with @corambeanstalk.bsky.social support parents to read together regularly with their young children. #earlyyears #readingwithchildren

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2y ago

Children facing a ‘happiness recession’ says laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce

Be wonderful if you could please vote for our 'Choose Reading' film by @beanstalkreads in the @SmileyCFA View and vote here smileycharityfilmawards.com/films/choose... THANK YOU for your help 🙏 #CharityFilmAwards #cfa25 #charity