Talk to the Government Communication Service (Northern Ireland Network). The network is made up of GCS members employed within the Northern Ireland Civil Service, and also of civil servants working for Whitehall departments but based in NI. Hosted by Seóna McGrath, Deputy Head of Communications and Head of Internal and Security Communications, Northern Ireland Office, we had a chance to promote the work of the School of Communication and Media generally, with a focus on BSc (Hons) Communication, Advertising and Marketing and BSc (Hons) Communication Management and Public Relations.
Our talk focussed current topics for teaching and assessment; we explained how the Placement Year works and how members of the GCS could access the scheme; and we talked about challenges and opportunities facing this subject/HE more generally.