Select Committee on Environmental Audit Written Evidence


APPENDIX 9

Memorandum from Corus Education Support Service

ABOUT CORUS

  Corus is the name of the company formed by the merger of British Steel and Koninklijke Hoogovens in 1999. With its corporate headquarters in London, Corus is a worldwide employer and is one of the largest and most efficient metals producers in the world. It makes carbon steel for a wide range of products from paperclips, tin cans and cars to oil platforms, sports stadia, high rise buildings and bridges. It supplies industries and services as diverse as transportation, construction, engineering, packaging, agriculture, health and leisure. An international company, it has operating plants in the UK, mainland Europe and the USA and distribution networks worldwide.

  Its Education Support Service aims to work with the education system to the mutual benefit of the company, educational institutions, teachers and students. It does this by understanding each other better, recognising each other's differences, similarities and common interests and working together in partnership. It achieves this by maintaining the quality links with education which are an integral part of the Company's day to day activities and are targeted to meet mutual needs.

  Its Programme is broad based and diverse combining company wide management and locally organised activities involving the company's plants, offices, laboratories, technology centres and distribution and service centres. The programme includes the sponsorship of curriculum developments, work experience for teachers and students, student sponsorship, management training for educationalists, close links with target universities, support for national education strategies and the production of curriculum support material.

  Its Curriculum Support Material includes an extensive portfolio of teaching resources relevant to Key stages 1 to 4 of the National Curriculum, with some materials covering post 16.

  The main focus is on Science, Mathematics, Design and Technology and the Environment. The subjects are covered in imaginative and innovative ways and include references to other materials in addition to steel. All have been developed by educationalists in a true partnership with Corus and designed to enrich the curriculum and support classroom learning.

  The materials are in many forms, including booklets, resource packs (including teachers' notes and pupil activities), colour posters, video packs, case studies and reference guides to the National Curriculum. A number of interactive internet resources are available on the worldwide web and these can be accessed in the Internet Resources section of the catalogue at: www.coruseducation.com.

February 2003





 
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