Alternative Provision Specialist Taskforce (APST) - Outshine

Outshine is Shropshire's Alternative Provision Specialist Taskforce and operates in line with the three-tier model of alternative provision to support children with social, emotional or mental health needs who may be at risk of suspension or permanent exclusion.

Outshine's objectives include:

• Building capacity and early intervention approaches for pupils to succeed in their mainstream schools
  
• Reducing exclusions and suspensions whilst supporting the integration of excluded pupils back into 
• Mainstream schools
  
• Developing the use of high-quality, short term or curriculum based off-site alternative provision
  
  

Outshine understands that many of our learners have complex and significant inclusion challenges and works with schools to overcome these collaboratively. Outshine is a multi-disciplinary team comprising:

• Senior outreach advisors
  
• Outreach support officers
  
• Occupational therapists
  
• Inclusion mentors
  
• Family support workers
  
• Reach inclusion hotline
  

Schools and settings will seek consent from parent-carers as part of the referral process to access Outshine.