Education minister Richard Bruton says coding should be taught in school

Coding should be made part of the primary school curriculum, the education minister has said.

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) is developing a new mathematics curriculum for primary schools, with a view to having a draft ready in spring 2017.

The minister, Richard Bruton, has pointed to the success of CoderDojo, the extra-curricular coding club for children, and