Headteacher: Mr R Calderwood - It is my absolute pleasure to welcome you to The Downs Primary School and Nursery. We take great pride in serving our local community and aim to provide the best possible education for all of our pupils. We are a two-form entry school located close to the centre of Harlow. Despite being so close to the town centre, we benefit from being situated on large and beautiful grounds.
We currently have two vacancies available. Part Time Teaching Assistant Primary Administration Assistant
We are currently offering Open Day tours for new prospective parents to join our Reception cohort for 2024. We have the following dates available for parents to view the school community: •Wednesday 11th October 2023 – 9am •Tuesday 7th November 2023 – 1:30pm...
We are hiring for an Early Years Practitioner For more information please see the below advert and job description.
Welcome back to children returning to The Downs and those who are joining us. I hope you have all had a fantastic summer spending time with your families. We are all very much looking forward to seeing you and your children on Tuesday morning.
On Friday 5th May, we will be celebrating the King's Coronation in school. Children are welcome to wear Red, White or Blue to school. We will also be hosting a Coronation Picnic, if you would like your child to participate in the picnic please give your consent via Pay360 by 10am on Thursday 4th...
1:1 SEN Support with Midday Duties required We are looking for an experienced 1:1 SEN Support who can also cover our busy lunchtimes. Experience of working in a school is highly desired. Qualities needed for this post include: · a caring nature, · having patience and a...
For our final cookery club this term, children had lots of chocolate fun in making Easter Crispy cakes. https://t.co/uBCdQFMAZY
Pupils from years 4 (1000m) and 6 (1500m) participated in a cross country event at Mark Hall Sports Centre. Despite the windy conditions, each child completed the event. #verytiring https://t.co/qRp0rkR6WQ
We made lovely Easter flowers at origami club this week. https://t.co/T8CY7cNzmU
Nursery are enjoying learning about keeping ourselves healthy and well. Mr Calderwood was checked out by our medical team and one of our Dad’s came to talk to us about his job at the hospital. Thank you Richard! https://t.co/XvK1gGj8iI
This week the children iced and decorated Mother day cakes. (Hope the children shared them with their mums) https://t.co/9lfgtDOZdW
For World Book Day, teachers in years 3&4 dressed up as characters from Alice in Wonderland. Can you tell which characters they are? https://t.co/BcbwiBCcMd