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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