Media Operational Notice

Education Committee Challenges Local Primary School to Get Ready, Steady, Code

The Assembly Committee for Education will take part in a special event on Wednesday 7 December 2016, which is aimed at teaching primary school children how to write computer code. 

Committee Members will go up against P5/P6 pupils from Gilnahirk Primary School to see which group can learn to use code the fastest and to produce the most creative programme.

Date:              Wednesday 7 December 2016

Time:             1.30pm – 2.30pm  

Venue:           Slemish Suite, Stranmillis College Belfast  

The Committee will also be holding its weekly meeting at Stranmillis College from 11.15am – 1pm.  The full Committee agenda for this meeting can be accessed here:

This meeting will be available in audio format on Thursday 8 December here:

Media Interviews and Photography:

Members of the media are invited to attend this meeting and event and interview, photographic and filming opportunities will be available upon request.