12 London teachers take “STEPS” to Tate & Lyle to encourage engineering careers
12 teachers from across London visited Tate Lyle’s Thames Refinery in Newham as part of the Shape the Future STEPS at Work programme, sponsored by the Royal Academy of Engineering, on Tuesday, 10 July. STEPS at Work (STEPS = Science, Engineering and Technology Placements) aims to provide professional development opportunities for science, engineering and technology teachers through business placements. By gaining first-hand insights into the variety of engineering roles available in the workplace, teachers are encouraged to motivate more young people to take up careers in engineering. The programme is run jointly with the National Education Business Partnerships Network (NEBPN), and it was the Newham EBP who organised this visit to Thames Refinery.
Dr Robert Ditchfield, Director of Education Affairs at the Royal Academy of Engineering, said: “The STEPS at Work visit to Tate Lyle was a most interesting, informative and enjoyable day. Thames Refinery is a fine example of a modern processing plant and on a most impressive scale. We gained great insight into the science, chemistry and technology involved in the day-to-day running of such a facility, and many of the teachers found what they learned from the day directly applicable to their courses as case study material. It was also a unique opportunity to meet staff at every level and to learn about their careers so that we can better inform students of the stimulating and rewarding careers available in engineering.”
The photo shows Ken Wilson, Community Relations Officer at Tate Lyle (centre of the picture) and Dr Robert Ditchfield (far right), with the teachers.
Tate Lyle is a world leading manufacturer of renewable food and industrial ingredients. It uses innovative technology to transform corn, wheat and sugar into value-added ingredients for customers in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, paper, packaging and building industries. The Company operates more than 60 production facilities in 23 countries, throughout Europe, the Americas and South East Asia.
Tate Lyle aims to play a positive role in all the communities in which we operate through building long-term, successful partnerships with local organisations to help regeneration and the building of strong, safe and healthy communities. We support our local communities in many ways - through employee volunteering, financial commitment and donations in kind. In the financial year to 31 March 2007, Tate Lyle's total worldwide charity donations were £687,000. Our total global pro bono contribution in goods and services is estimated to have been £218,000.
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