Christine Townsend - Councillor for Bristol (Southville)

Councillor Christine Townsend

Green Southville Chair of the Children and Young People Committee

Email: Cllr.Christine.Townsend@bristol.gov.uk

Council: Bristol

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Full Council (Committee Member) Licensing (Hearings) Sub-Committee Children and Young People Policy Committee (Chair) Health and Wellbeing Board (Committee Member) (Committee Member) Member Forum - Questions & Statements from Councillors (Committee Member) Public Rights of Way and Greens Committee (Committee Member) Downs Committee Overview and Scrutiny Management Board People Scrutiny Commission Licensing Committee Area Committee 5 Selection Committee Area Committee 07 (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

94 meetings · Page 1 of 19

Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 2.00 pm

December 09, 2025
Member Forum - Questions & Statements from Councillors Committee Member

Member Forum - Questions & Statements from Councillors - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 12.30 pm

December 09, 2025
Children and Young People Policy Committee Chair

Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 27th November, 2025 5.00 pm

November 27, 2025
Committee Committee Member

Bristol Schools Forum - Tuesday, 25th November, 2025 5.00 pm

November 25, 2025
Health and Wellbeing Board Committee Member

Board Meeting, Health and Wellbeing Board - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 2.00 pm

November 19, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

65 decisions · Page 8 of 13

Elmfield Secondary School for Deaf Children – Relocation to the Badock’s Wood Academy site and DfE grant acceptance

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 8th May, 2025 5.00 pm - May 08, 2025

To seek approval to accept DfE grant funding and to allocate funding to enable facility relocation.

Recommendations Approved

Quarterly performance report - Quarter 3, 2024/25

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 6th March, 2025 5.00 pm - March 06, 2025

To provide an update on the Council's Performance Management Report for Q3 2024/25

Recommendations Approved

Youth engagement and post 16 education, training and employment

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 6th March, 2025 5.00 pm - March 06, 2025

1.      To provide up to date information about young people aged 14-21 in Bristol, including those who are at risk or have disengaged from education, employment and training. 2.       To provide an overview of local authority youth focused statutory duties, strategies, plans, services, resources, and systems 3.       To consider the results of a collaborative analysis of current youth focused services, together with some identified areas to improve our approach and outcomes. 4.      To seek approval to hold detailed bid negotiations to secure grant funding from the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority for 14-21 services to secure improved outcomes  

Recommendations Approved

Bristol Dedicated Schools Grant financial management plan update report

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 6th March, 2025 5.00 pm - March 06, 2025

To provide an update on progress on managing the deficit within the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) High Needs Block as set out in the council’s DSG Financial Management Plan.

Recommendations Approved

Children and Young People Policy Committee update report

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 6th March, 2025 5.00 pm - March 06, 2025

To provide an update to the committee of the developments across Children and Families services and Education and Skills

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 94

Average per Month: 4.1

Decisions Recorded: 65