Christine Townsend

• News / bristol city council

  Council staff and politicians exonerated despite surveillance of parents

  An independent report found "no evidence that systematic monitoring took place"

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• News / protest

  Day of action against government plans to restrict legal rights of children with SEND

  "Bristol never shies away from tackling social injustice and that is what we are doing here today"

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• News / Politics

  Greens, Lib Dems and Tories unite to criticise budget amendment

  A Labour amendment on children’s homes has been called "ill-thought through and counter-productive"

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• News / Children's Services

  Bristol’s children’s services continue to improve, new report finds

  An Ofsted report found that “workforce morale is high” in Bristol’s children’s services

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• News / SEND

  New specialist SEND school to open in Bristol

  Trym Valley Academy will provide education for children and young people aged from four to 18

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• News / care leavers

  Long-awaited support hub for care leavers opens

  The Hub is a dedicated centre supporting care leavers as they transition into independent living

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• News / Rubbish

  Bin store becomes cause of plight for residents

  Fly tipping, dumped bags of rubbish and overflowing are a frequent site in and around the bin store

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• Art / News

  First sculpture of its kind in UK to be permanently etched in British Sign Language

  The sculpture celebrating British Sign Language and deaf culture has been unveiled at two schools

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