Outside the Box is led by Luke Bolsin who has over 10 years’ experience as Senior leader and SENDCO in one of Cornwall’s leading SEMH schools, he has also been an autism advisor for the local authority and is a Cognitive Behaviour Therapy practitioner as well as a Trauma Informed Schools (TIS) trainer. Luke believes in the therapeutic benefits of the outdoors, and as a former outdoor instructor and qualified surf lifeguard can offer a range of wellbeing activities linked to this. Luke has worked with children with a wide range of different conditions from ADHD, PDA, ASC, Dyslexia, as well as a wide range of SEMH and sensory needs. 

As a team we have developed and led a number of different social and emotional support packages over the last 10 years and have a rich understanding of the needs of a diverse spectrum of children, be they diagnosed, or not. As a team we  have also contributed to the therapeutic and psychological offer of an outstanding special school and have a wealth of understanding of all aspects of SEN, and how to implement positive support strategies to support every young person.

As part of Outside the Box we also draw on regular training from Speech and Language, Educational Psychology and Occupational therapy for advice and support, delivered by some of the best practitioners Cornwall has to offer. Please contact us if you think this may be of interest to you. We can also support in referrals to these services.

Everyone on our team understands that traditional classroom-based education simply doesn’t work for everyone, and we are passionate about ensuring all children thrive and flourish. We are trained and experienced to ensure everyone we works with can reach their potential.