Scrutinising institutions

Pupils struggle to adapt to school post-lockdown

Social anxiety among school kids is up and attendance is down as the impact of the lockdowns is still being felt in schools today.

James Rogerson

Edition 28

Why PE isn’t just about exercising – and needs protecting

Joe Skirkowski

Coronavirus in Bristol

‘The end of the mask mandate threatens Bristol’s young and vulnerable’

Chloë Maughan

Coronavirus in Bristol

How vaccine hesitancy is being tackled in Bristol’s diverse communities

Reluctance to take the Covid-19 vaccine is down to misinformation and historic mistrust, experts say. But community-driven campaigning is driving change.

Hannah Vickers, Lucas Batt and James Rogerson

Reports

Bristol parents say employers are wrongly classing them as keyworkers to get their kids into school

Tim Nelson

Coronavirus in Bristol

Bristol council and organisations demand equal vaccine access and end to healthcare ‘hostile environment’ for migrants

Adam Cantwell-Corn

Moving on: Bristol's Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities

‘Sites set up during coronavirus offer hope for new understanding between Bristol’s vehicle-dwelling communities and the council’

In the midst of the pandemic, Bristol council has created two new temporary sites for the city’s vehicle-dwellers. Insiders’ perspectives show just how beneficial providing land in this way is for these ever-diversifying communities.

Andreas Nicolaou and Jack Clements

Scrutinising institutions

Bristol nurseries ‘are being asked to run a bankruptcy model’ during coronavirus

We talk to a nursery manager about the financial impact of coronavirus and the future of early years provision in Bristol.

Hannah Vickers

Reports

Council will have to make spending cuts, as cost of Covid-19 passes £100 million

Bristol City Council has repeatedly called for more funding from central government, because the current level of support leaves a black hole of £86 million.

Amanda Cameron (Local Democracy Reporter)

Coronavirus in Bristol

Under lockdown, social work has gone virtual. What happens when the real world comes back?

Child protection relies on face-to-face relationships and has been turned inside out by coronavirus. As lockdown eases, there are fears over what might come next.

Alex Turner

Coronavirus in Bristol

Council forced to find alternative for rough sleepers as government scraps scheme

Homeless people in Bristol will be moved out of hotels, where they’d been placed to self-isolate, and into whatever housing the council can lay its...

Amanda Cameron (Local Democracy Reporter)

Scrutinising institutions

You can’t stay home and safe when you’re sleeping rough

As Bristol Homelessness Action week comes to a close, we find out why people are still on the street almost two months after lockdown started. And ask: How might the pandemic change Bristol’s homelessness provision for the better?

Hannah Vickers

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