Christine Townsend

• News / Politics

  Townsend defends council’s social media monitoring

  The senior Green councillor defends what has previously been called "spying" by Bristol City Council

  Read more
• News / SEND

  More than 1,000 children waiting for EHCPs in Bristol

  Bristol City Council could be the slowest in processing EHCPs within the 20 week period

  Read more
• Features / Education

  Tackling persistent absence in school and rebuilding belonging

  Exploring why Bristol is the sixth worst local authority area in England for persistent absences

  Read more
• News / bristol city council

  Children’s services in Bristol have significantly improved

  A new Ofsted report says the service demonstrates "a readiness to learn"

  Read more
• News / Politics

  Council sets out new SEND strategy

  A new blueprint has been set out for improving special needs education

  Read more
• News / Politics

  Children growing up in care to be protected from discrimination in jobs and housing

  A new rule proposed by Bristol City Council will clamp down on discrimination

  Read more
• Features / Education

  SEND: The Bristol picture

  Hannah Massoudi on the state of special educational needs and disabilities provision in the city

  Read more
• News / Education

  Primary school exam results drop to England’s bottom 10%

  Results are continuing to decline since the pandemic.

  Read more