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...
So proud of our Yr 4 children that made it to the Tri-Cluster Tennis Festival at Harlow Tennis Centre. They played schools from other parts of Essex and performed admirably. Hopefully this experience has inspired them to take up Tennis on a regular basis as they all played well.
Last week the children in cookery club experimented and made rainbow pasta. This week the children made chocolate crispy cakes with marshmallows. https://t.co/5AneP7ObIy
We made origami balloons at Origami club. Children were very excited to blow them up! https://t.co/4F6BsGNrKd
In preparation for Wimbledon tennis season, children from year 4 went to Harlow Tennis Centre for a tournament. There were no strawberries and cream but there were aces, volleys and exciting rallies! Thank you Harlow Tennis Centre for hosting and Luke Hammond for organising. https://t.co/QRk0eLAcGM
Year 3 visited Harlow Playhouse to see Saffron Sounds performing their musical pieces. They had great fun singing along to the songs. https://t.co/0F5UOSiIhJ
Some excellent character creations for their writing from Year 5 today. https://t.co/AvPgSQLAjT