Policies and Procedures
Dorchester Middle School joined the Wessex MAT on 01/01/2022.
The link to the MAT finance report can be found here: https://www.wessex.ac/Finance Statements
Dorchester Middle School has no employees with a gross annual salary and benefits £100,000 or more.
School policies cover every aspect of school life. Below are some of our most important policies for your reference.
You can also find some of our Policies in other sections of the website, i.e.: Admissions (in the Parents/Admissions section). If you want to know our policy on a topic that is not listed in the website, please ask the school office. Further information, documents and reports can be found on the website of the Wessex Multi-Academy Trust.
We are constantly working on having all our policies and procedures up to date.
Accessibility Plan - 2024 - 2025
Administering Medicines Policy Sept 2024 2025 - MAT
Alternative Provision Policy - DMS - 2024 2025
Attendance Policy 2024 2025 - MAT
Anti-bullying Policy - 2024 2026
Asbestos Management Policy - MAT
Behaviour for Learning Policy - 2024 2025
Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy - MAT - 2024 2025Children Missing from Education Policy 2024 2025
Charging and Remissions Policy 2023 2024 - MAT - new policy awaiting approval of trust
Complaints Policy 2023 2026 - new version - MAT
Data Protection Policy 2024 2025 - MAT
Equality, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Policy - MAT
First Aid Policy June 2023 - MAT
Freedom of Information Policy 2023 2026 - MAT
Health, Safety and Welfare Policy - 2024 2025 - MAT
Low Level Safeguarding Concerns Policy - 2023 2024
Online Safety - DMS - 2024 2025
Pupils with Additional Health Needs Attendance Policy - DMS
Redundancy and restructure procedure - MAT
Redundancy and restructure policy - MAT
Salary protection policy for schools - MAT
SEND Information Report - DMS - 2024 2025
SEND Policy 2024 2025 - DMS - MAT
Staff Code of Conduct and Acceptable IT Use Policy - 2024 2025 - MAT
Social Media Policy 2024 2025 - MAT
Supporting Pupils with Medical Conditions Policy 2024 2025 - MAT
Suspension and Exclusion Policy -2024 2025
Teaching and Learning Policy - in the process of being updated
Wessex MAT Middle Schools Home Learning Policy - in the process of being updated
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