Welcome to Drumbeat School and ASD Service

Headteacher's Welcome

It is a pleasure to welcome you to Drumbeat School and ASD Services, a community-maintained special needs school in the London Borough of Lewisham. We are committed to providing the best education. Our school community is passionate and create innovative learning opportunities to promote holistic development. There is a range of expertise throughout this school, from our highly skilled teachers and teaching assistants to a range of teams and leaders. Together, we ensure every child’s needs are met. Our teachers lead their class team through shared goals which are informed by parents, families, NHS Therapists, CAMHS professionals, and the Multi-agency Support Team. We place this vision at the heart of an integrated provision that values the power of partnerships and collaboration. 

We have expanded our provision so we are now a three school site, Downham, Brockley and Turnham. This is exciting as it means we can provide to more Lewisham children with a statement for autism and they do not have to go out of borough.

We are also working with key organisations like University College London where we have delivered a lecture for students studying autism and collaborating in key research projects that will inform practice internationally. We work with Challenge Partners and are able to advise for best practice in schools nationally. This year we have supported schools in Northern Ireland and Sweden where we have trained staff to support in the setting up of SEN provisions.

Our outreach team provide invaluable training and advice for the mainstream schools and parents in Lewisham through workshops, podcasts and group training.

Thank you all for working with us to promote an inclusive society that recognises the talents of our amazing children and young people.

 

 

Downham Site

There are 18 Classes at Drumbeat Downham:  
 
Age Range Number Of Classes Class Names

Early Years 

 2


Crocodiles, Kangaroos  
Key Stage 1   4


Meerkats, Tigers, Pandas, Zebras  
Key Stage 2   7 Leopards, Penguins, Giraffes, Seahorses, Flamingos, Pelicans, Lions
Key Stage 3 (year 7 & 8)  5


Lancelot, Camelot, Merlin, Excalibur, Galahad  

The facilities at Downham have been carefully planned and include play equipment, fitness and gym areas, a large and versatile sports hall, two sensory rooms, a sensory garden, a soft play area, art and design room, a food technology room as well as additional outside play areas and a sports training space. 

There is an Autism friendly environment across all Drumbeat sites with a wide range of innovative and tried and tested strategies that support pupil’s engagement with the curriculum and key areas, such as independence.  

All pupils at Drumbeat have a learning map that details their personalised curriculum outcomes. These outcomes come from pupil’s EHCP and Drumbeat levels/curriculum documents. 

Learning outside the classroom is of high importance across Drumbeat.  We believe practical application of skills and community integration are integral to pupils’ successful life outcomes. Throughout their time at Downham pupils will have access to swimming (KS2),  forest school and class-based trips. In addition to learning outside the classroom pupils have access to a wide range of community projects.  

Each pupil has a home-school communication book/planner, which travels to and from school with them every day. This helps the class teacher and parents/carers keep in contact on a daily basis. We have a strong ethos of home/school communication and this is just one way we are able to support this relationship. 

Brockley Site

Drumbeat Brockley has been developed into a purpose built 13-19 campus for Drumbeat’s older students. Our campus provides a provision for students in Key Stage 3, 4 and 6th Form. 

 

Age range  

Number of classes  

Class Names  

Key Stage 3 (year 9)  

1 

Manor Park  

Key Stage 4 

3 

Peckham Rye, Hilly fields, Telegraph Hill  

Key Stage 5 (sixth form)  

4 

Finland, Revelon, Brockill, Ivydale  

The campus has been specifically designed to incorporate the needs of the young people. This includes a purpose built flat where they can practice independent living skills and a developing café for enterprise initiatives. On the rest of the campus, there is also have a library, offices, meeting room, a gym, media suite and a welcoming lobby.  

Students are placed in tutor groups according to their key stage/needs. The number of students in their tutor group is dependent on ability and level of need. Each tutor group is supported by a teacher and assistants. They are very experienced and strive to provide the best for our students. 

We follow a structured timetable, which is either classroom based or on other parts of the campus and local community. As students move into 6th Form, they follow a timetable that is less classroom based and more focussed on experiencing aspects of the local community. 

We have joint Key Stage assemblies once a week, where we might explore a theme, present student work or celebrate achievements. We have a number of initiatives such as a school café which opens weekly and is run by the students. We also have our own allotment where students can grow their own produce. We have plenty of outdoor space on site, where students can maintain the gardens. Our campus provides many opportunities for our students to develop their life skills. 

Our main aim is for our students to reach their full potential in order to lead as independent lives as possible. 

Turnham Site

Drumbeat Turnham is based on the Turnham Academy school site on Turnham Road Brockley. It caters for pupils in key stages 1 and 2 (age 5-11 years).   

 

There are 5 Classes at Drumbeat Turnham:  

Age range  

Number of classes  

Class Names  

Key Stage 1/2   

2 

 Atlas, Draco  

Key Stage 2  

3 

Orion, Phoenix, Lynx  

Drumbeat Turnham is Drumbeat schools newest site. This site is shared with Turnham Academy but is a separate school and has its own playground, entrance, reception and school hall. Like all Drumbeat sites the facilities have been carefully planned and include a large and versatile sports hall, a newly equipped sensory room, a large soft play area and outside play equipment.  

There is an Autism friendly environment across all Drumbeat sites with a wide range of innovative and tried and tested strategies that support pupil’s engagement with the curriculum and key areas, such as independence.  

All pupils at Drumbeat have a learning map that details their personalised curriculum outcomes. These outcomes come from pupil’s EHCP and Drumbeat levels/curriculum documents. 

Learning outside the classroom is of high importance at Drumbeat Turnham. We believe practical application of skills and community integration are integral to pupils’ successful life outcomes. Throughout their time at Drumbeat all pupils will have access to swimming (KS2), forest school and class-based trips. In addition to learning outside the classroom pupils have access to a wide range of community projects.  

Each pupil has a home-school communication book/planner, which travels to and from school with them every day. This helps the class teacher and parents/carers keep in contact on a daily basis. We have a strong ethos of home/school communication and this is just one way we are able to support this relationship. 

Outreach

Drumbeat Outreach

Drumbeat Outreach is a team of teachers and specialist advisers offering support, advice and training to children, families and professionals in Lewisham. We work across all mainstream educational settings, including Early Years, Primary and Secondary schools, and Post Sixteen provisions. Schools and Colleges can buy in support from the Outreach Team through a Service Level Agreement (SLA).

The Team is made up of 15 members:

Sonia Gannon (Lead Outreach Teacher)
Kremena Lee
Julie Traquair
Donna Hazeldene
Tracey Chamberlain
Karan Hazel
Pete Black
Corinne Coote
Charlie Pinel
Jenny Yeeles
Rachel Brophy
Sonia Arscott
Elise Anderson
Madelaine Hardy
Jodi Charman

Contact Us

020 8698 9738
admin@drumbeat.lewisham.sch.uk
Roundtable Rd & Revelon Rd
Downham and Brockley
London
BR1 5LE

Welcome to Drumbeat School and ASD Service

Headteacher's Welcome

It is a pleasure to welcome you to Drumbeat School and ASD Services, a community-maintained special needs school in the London Borough of Lewisham. We are committed to providing the best education. Our school community is passionate and create innovative learning opportunities to promote holistic development. There is a range of expertise throughout this school, from our highly skilled teachers and teaching assistants to a range of teams and leaders. Together, we ensure every child’s needs are met. Our teachers lead their class team through shared goals which are informed by parents, families, NHS Therapists, CAMHS professionals, and the Multi-agency Support Team. We place this vision at the heart of an integrated provision that values the power of partnerships and collaboration. 

We have expanded our provision so we are now a three school site, Downham, Brockley and Turnham. This is exciting as it means we can provide to more Lewisham children with a statement for autism and they do not have to go out of borough.

We are also working with key organisations like University College London where we have delivered a lecture for students studying autism and collaborating in key research projects that will inform practice internationally. We work with Challenge Partners and are able to advise for best practice in schools nationally. This year we have supported schools in Northern Ireland and Sweden where we have trained staff to support in the setting up of SEN provisions.

Our outreach team provide invaluable training and advice for the mainstream schools and parents in Lewisham through workshops, podcasts and group training.

Thank you all for working with us to promote an inclusive society that recognises the talents of our amazing children and young people.

 

 

Welcome from the school

There are 18 Classes at Drumbeat Downham:  
 
Age Range Number Of Classes Class Names

Early Years 

 2


Crocodiles, Kangaroos  
Key Stage 1   4


Meerkats, Tigers, Pandas, Zebras  
Key Stage 2   7 Leopards, Penguins, Giraffes, Seahorses, Flamingos, Pelicans, Lions
Key Stage 3 (year 7 & 8)  5


Lancelot, Camelot, Merlin, Excalibur, Galahad  

The facilities at Downham have been carefully planned and include play equipment, fitness and gym areas, a large and versatile sports hall, two sensory rooms, a sensory garden, a soft play area, art and design room, a food technology room as well as additional outside play areas and a sports training space. 

There is an Autism friendly environment across all Drumbeat sites with a wide range of innovative and tried and tested strategies that support pupil’s engagement with the curriculum and key areas, such as independence.  

All pupils at Drumbeat have a learning map that details their personalised curriculum outcomes. These outcomes come from pupil’s EHCP and Drumbeat levels/curriculum documents. 

Learning outside the classroom is of high importance across Drumbeat.  We believe practical application of skills and community integration are integral to pupils’ successful life outcomes. Throughout their time at Downham pupils will have access to swimming (KS2),  forest school and class-based trips. In addition to learning outside the classroom pupils have access to a wide range of community projects.  

Each pupil has a home-school communication book/planner, which travels to and from school with them every day. This helps the class teacher and parents/carers keep in contact on a daily basis. We have a strong ethos of home/school communication and this is just one way we are able to support this relationship. 

Welcome from the school

Drumbeat Brockley has been developed into a purpose built 13-19 campus for Drumbeat’s older students. Our campus provides a provision for students in Key Stage 3, 4 and 6th Form. 

 

Age range  

Number of classes  

Class Names  

Key Stage 3 (year 9)  

1 

Manor Park  

Key Stage 4 

3 

Peckham Rye, Hilly fields, Telegraph Hill  

Key Stage 5 (sixth form)  

4 

Finland, Revelon, Brockill, Ivydale  

The campus has been specifically designed to incorporate the needs of the young people. This includes a purpose built flat where they can practice independent living skills and a developing café for enterprise initiatives. On the rest of the campus, there is also have a library, offices, meeting room, a gym, media suite and a welcoming lobby.  

Students are placed in tutor groups according to their key stage/needs. The number of students in their tutor group is dependent on ability and level of need. Each tutor group is supported by a teacher and assistants. They are very experienced and strive to provide the best for our students. 

We follow a structured timetable, which is either classroom based or on other parts of the campus and local community. As students move into 6th Form, they follow a timetable that is less classroom based and more focussed on experiencing aspects of the local community. 

We have joint Key Stage assemblies once a week, where we might explore a theme, present student work or celebrate achievements. We have a number of initiatives such as a school café which opens weekly and is run by the students. We also have our own allotment where students can grow their own produce. We have plenty of outdoor space on site, where students can maintain the gardens. Our campus provides many opportunities for our students to develop their life skills. 

Our main aim is for our students to reach their full potential in order to lead as independent lives as possible. 

Welcome from the school

Drumbeat Turnham is based on the Turnham Academy school site on Turnham Road Brockley. It caters for pupils in key stages 1 and 2 (age 5-11 years).   

 

There are 5 Classes at Drumbeat Turnham:  

Age range  

Number of classes  

Class Names  

Key Stage 1/2   

2 

 Atlas, Draco  

Key Stage 2  

3 

Orion, Phoenix, Lynx  

Drumbeat Turnham is Drumbeat schools newest site. This site is shared with Turnham Academy but is a separate school and has its own playground, entrance, reception and school hall. Like all Drumbeat sites the facilities have been carefully planned and include a large and versatile sports hall, a newly equipped sensory room, a large soft play area and outside play equipment.  

There is an Autism friendly environment across all Drumbeat sites with a wide range of innovative and tried and tested strategies that support pupil’s engagement with the curriculum and key areas, such as independence.  

All pupils at Drumbeat have a learning map that details their personalised curriculum outcomes. These outcomes come from pupil’s EHCP and Drumbeat levels/curriculum documents. 

Learning outside the classroom is of high importance at Drumbeat Turnham. We believe practical application of skills and community integration are integral to pupils’ successful life outcomes. Throughout their time at Drumbeat all pupils will have access to swimming (KS2), forest school and class-based trips. In addition to learning outside the classroom pupils have access to a wide range of community projects.  

Each pupil has a home-school communication book/planner, which travels to and from school with them every day. This helps the class teacher and parents/carers keep in contact on a daily basis. We have a strong ethos of home/school communication and this is just one way we are able to support this relationship. 

Outreach

Drumbeat Outreach

Drumbeat Outreach is a team of teachers and specialist advisers offering support, advice and training to children, families and professionals in Lewisham. We work across all mainstream educational settings, including Early Years, Primary and Secondary schools, and Post Sixteen provisions. Schools and Colleges can buy in support from the Outreach Team through a Service Level Agreement (SLA).

The Team is made up of 15 members:

Sonia Gannon (Lead Outreach Teacher)
Kremena Lee
Julie Traquair
Donna Hazeldene
Tracey Chamberlain
Karan Hazel
Pete Black
Corinne Coote
Charlie Pinel
Jenny Yeeles
Rachel Brophy
Sonia Arscott
Elise Anderson
Madelaine Hardy
Jodi Charman

Contact us

020 8698 9738
admin@drumbeat.lewisham.sch.uk
Roundtable Rd & Revelon Rd
Downham and Brockley
London
BR1 5LE