Cutteslowe Primary School

02/10/2026

Love working with children and making a difference in your local community? 🌟

Cutteslowe Primary School is looking for a friendly, reliable Lunchtime Supervisor to join our team.In this role, you will help our pupils enjoy a nutritious meal and support interactive outdoor play using our outdoor play equipment. It’s a rewarding, position that fits neatly into the middle of your day. Pattern: Monday to Friday, 12:00m – 1:00pm (5 hours per week, term time only)

Location: Cutteslowe Primary School, Oxford
Pay: Grade 3

We offer a supportive team environment, access to local government pensions, and training opportunities like First Aid.

Previous experience is helpful, but what matters most is your communication skills, calm approach, and enthusiasm for working with children. 👉

Learn more and apply today: https://mynewterm.com/jobs/139064/EDV-2026-CPS-69893

River Learning Trust and Cutteslowe Primary School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children. We do not accept CVs; please apply via MyNewTerm.

Closing date: Midday, Fri 23rd Oct, 2026. View full details and apply online at MyNewTerm.

26/06/2026

School Closure Notification - Extreme Heat (Friday 26th June)

As a result of the updated forecast and the addition of a Red Weather Warning for Today.

Our ongoing risk assessments show that temperatures are not dropping low enough overnight to allow the school building and classrooms to cool sufficiently. This means we cannot guarantee a safe or comfortable working environment for our pupils and staff during the peak afternoon heat.

Key Arrangements for Friday:

The system for Friday will mirror the arrangements currently in place Wednesday and Thursday.

Early Dismissal: All children should be collected at 1:00 pm.

School Meals: We will continue to serve cold-only lunch options, and all children will receive their lunch before dismissal.

After School Club: The After School Club will remain closed on Friday afternoon.

Provision for Key Workers and Vulnerable Pupils:

We will continue to provide a skeleton staff to supervise vulnerable children and the children of critical key workers until the end of the normal school day (3:15 pm).

25/06/2026

Last Friday we had the absolute honour of hosting a Guinness World Record! 🏆🥇

A group of our wonderful Year 5/6 pupils took it upon themselves to create the largest display of origami frogs. 🐸🐸 They have beat the current record by over 1000 frogs and managed to create 4554 origami frogs 🐸for their entry.

On top of this fantastic feat they have also raised over £1000 for charities of their choice! The money raised has been donated to Oxfordshire Homeless Movement and Cancer Research. 😍

They have since featured on BBC Radio Oxfordshire and had stories published in the Oxford Mail to celebrate their success and hard work.
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/26224926.oxford-primary-school-pupils-break-guinness-world-record/

River Learning Trust

23/06/2026

School Closure Notification - Extreme Heat (Wednesday 24th June and Thursday 25th June)

** Please check the Headteacher's message sent this morning via the My Child At School app **

Following our update yesterday regarding our ongoing risk assessments, we have now made the difficult decision to move to reduced school hours for Wednesday and Thursday. As a result of the Met Office Red Weather Warning for extreme heat, school will close early at 1:00 pm on both days. We will be keeping Friday under review as the forecast is forever changing.

This decision has been made to ensure the safety of our pupils and staff before internal classroom temperatures reach unsafe levels in the mid-afternoon. As previously noted, several of our classrooms build up significant heat throughout the day and do not cool sufficiently overnight to manage a full afternoon session safely - this was clear this morning during our site walk, even after cooler temperatures yesterday evening and the early hours of this morning. It is now breaktime and we have had to displace several classes because it is just too hot and stuffy within their classrooms.

Key Arrangements:

Closure Time: All children should be collected at 1:00pm on Wednesday and Thursday.

After School Club: As confirmed previously, After School Club will remain closed on both Wednesday and Thursday afternoons.

School Meals: We will continue to serve cold-only lunch options to protect our catering staff from industrial oven heat. All children will have their lunch before dismissal at 1:00 pm.

Provision for Key Workers and Vulnerable Pupils:

We recognise that this short-notice change presents significant childcare challenges. We will provide a skeleton staff to supervise vulnerable children and the children of critical key workers until the end of the normal school day (3:15 pm). Please only use this service if absolutely necessary and you do not have an alternative.

These children will be moved to the coolest designated areas of the school, for low-energy indoor activities.

If you absolutely require this supervision, please complete the Emergency Attendance Form by 9:00 pm this evening.

Health and Safety Reminders:

Clothing: Children should wear loose, lightweight, school-colored clothing. School uniform is not required. Please send your child in with an appropriate sun hat. Please do not send your child to school wearing multiple layers! We have had several children come in wearing vests, hoodies and long sleeved t-shirts!

Hydration: Please ensure your child brings a full, reusable water bottle. We will provide frequent refill opportunities.

Sun Cream: There will be minimal time spent directly in the sun but children will need to come to school with sun cream applied and should bring additional sun cream with them to top up.

Water Safety: With the early dismissal, we urge you to speak with your children about the dangers of open water and "cold water shock" in local rivers and lakes. We have covered this repeatedly within school and sent resources home to you earlier this term.

Heat Exhaustion: Please ensure that you plan for your child to not be in the direct sunshine when not in school. Please find a cool, safe space that will offer some respite from the heat.

We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience and disruption to your schedules. Our absolute priority remains the health and well-being of our school community during this unprecedented weather event.

Thank you for your continued support and understanding.

13/05/2026

Thank you to everyone at St Edwards School for arranging an amazing Fun Run afternoon. Our children had a brilliant afternoon taking part!

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13/05/2026

Well done to everyone involved with Sunday's Town and Gown event!

An 🤩Amazing🤩£700 was raised for the school! Thank you to everyone who sponsored our brilliant team!

09/03/2026

Looking for a role where your hard work is actually noticed and celebrated? 🌟

We are currently recruiting a Childcare Supervisor for our Breakfast and After School club!

If you take pride in creating calm, organised, and high-energy spaces, you’ll fit right in with our team.

Why join us?

We Invest in You: Access wide-ranging CPLD, from "bitesize" content to formal qualifications.
Real Wellbeing Support: Every school has a Wellbeing Champion and Mental Health First Aider.
Family-Friendly: We offer enhanced sick pay, maternity, and paternity leave.
Better Together: Be part of the River Learning Trust, where "aligned autonomy" empowers you to be your best.

Closing date: Midday, Tue 14th Apr, 2026. View full details and apply online at MyNewTerm.

05/03/2026

As part of World Book Day some members of staff took part in The Masked Reader. Can you guess who's behind the mask?

25/02/2026

We have had a busy start of term here at Cutteslowe!

- Year 6 are having a blast on their residential!

- Our new sensory wall has been installed and it looks (and feels) brilliant!

- The new non-fiction shelving has been installed in our library and our mural is very close to being completed! It is the most magical space

10/02/2026