Education Committee Engagement
As part of its scrutiny work, the Committee occasionally visits organisations or hosts visitors and stakeholders at Parliament Buildings. This engagement helps inform and educate understanding on the subjects that are important and relevant to the Committee's work.
Sometimes, as well as the visit, the Committee may hold its weekly meeting externally in order to receive evidence from an organisation and experience the environment in which they work.
This mandate, the Committee has taken part in the engagement listed below broken down by year. Click on each link to see videos and pictures and find further information.
Education Committee Curriculum Event
The Assembly's Committee for Education held an event with stakeholders to discuss the Northern Ireland school curriculum in February 2026.
Recent Stakeholder Visits to Committee
The Committee takes evidence from a range of stakeholders most weeks in our meeting. Please see below a list of some of our recent evidence sessions attended by key stakeholders.
| Meeting Date | Stakeholders | Organisation | Topic Discussed |
| 25 March 2026 | Dr Aisling Hyland | Stranmillis University College | Early Years Workforce Support and the First 1001 Days |
| 25 March 2026 | Clare Majury & Emma Corry | National Assocation of Head Teachers | Effective Early Intervention for Nursery and Early Years |
| 18 March 2026 |
Prof Noel Purdy & Dr Emilia Symington Katrina Moore Pádraig Ó Mianáin |
Stranmillis University College Malone Integrated College Saint Brigid's College |
Effective School Leadership in Disadvantaged Schools |
| 4 March 2026 | Chris Quinn, Laura McFall, Rhea Donnell & Astrid Knox | NICCY | Proposed Committee Bill to allow all pupils the choice to wear trousers |
| 18 February 2026 |
Chris Quinn Rachel Hogan Deirdre Shakespeare |
NICCY Children's Law Centre Parent Advocate |
Restrictive Practices |
| 28 January 2026 |
James Maginn, Dáire McConnell, Ellie Simpson, Neala Owens & Raphael MacMillan-Sharkey |
Northern Ireland Youth Assembly |
Proposed Committee Bill to allow all pupils the choice to wear trousers |
| 21 January 2026 |
Chris Quinn & Joanne McGurk |
NICCY |
Strategic Review of Current SEN Provision and Transformation Agenda |
| 21 January 2026 |
Ian Gallagher, Mary Jackson & Julie-Anne Stevenson |
General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland |
General Teaching Council Bill |
| 14 January 2026 |
Justin McCamphill Mark McTaggart Stephen McCord Joanne Whyte Bronagh Wright |
NITC INTO UTU NAHT NITC |
General Teaching Council Bill |
| 7 January 2026 |
Stephen Douthart, Fiona McCaffrey, Jinn McCanney & Andrew McCracken |
Middletown Centre for Autism |
Strategic Review of Current SEN Provision and Transformation Agenda |
| 7 January 2026 |
Rosalind McClean, Peter Cosgrove & Charlotte Carson |
Smartphone Free Childhood |
Smartphone Free Childhood |
