Drumbeat Outreach is a team of teachers and specialist advisers offering support, advice and training to children, families and professionals in Lewisham. They 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).

 

If your child has autism, a social communication disorder, Down’s Syndrome, developmental delay, learning disability or other special educational need or disability, a visual timetable can be really helpful for keeping your child on track with personal care activities such as going to the toilet (for girls and boys), eating and being out and about.

 

Drumbeat Outreach team have put together a selection of downloadable routines to place around your home and work through with your child. They have also added lots of symbols so you can make your own timetables that fit your child’s needs.

 

There is also a selection of other routines and symbols to help you navigate your daily life and make up your own unique set of routines to prepare your child for their day:

 

• Health including body pain, going to the dentist and vaccinations
• Household jobs including clean bedroom, clean kitchen and drying dishes
• Small Symbols including foods and things that happen during the day
• Symbols for dressing
• Symbols for eating
• Symbols for morning routine
• Symbols for night time routine
• Symbols for using the toilet
• Washing hands and brushing teeth
• Symbols for a Now-Next, First – then boards and hobbies

Find out more about Drumbeat outreach