Dorchester Middle School is part of the Wessex Multi Academy Trust (WMAT), a single entity established to undertake a strategic collaboration to improve and maintain high educational standards across a number of schools.  DMS has its own School Governance Committee (SGC) which is a committee of the WMAT Board of Directors.

Our School Governance Committee consists of a group of enthusiastic and committed people who volunteer to work in partnership with the school leaders to shape the future of the school, to decide the key issues that will help staff to raise standards and to determine how the school will best spend its money.  The SGC also assigns Link Governors to work across the key areas of the school to achieve these aims.  We regularly review the skills set, training needs and experience of the SGC to ensure effective governance of the school. 

Please address any Governor-related correspondence to the Chair of Governors, Mr Mike Glanville, and send it to the school office clearly marked for his attention or email the Clerk of Governors, Ms Hazel Serkis at: hserkis@wessex.ac

For more information about the governance in Wessex Multi-Academy Trust, please click here: WMAT Governance

For more information about business interests, please click here: WMAT Business Interests

Members of the DMS School Governance Committee are: 

 

Head of School

Mr Jon Webb (03/06/24)

 

Parent Governors 

Vice Chair - Mr Robert Trickey (17/06/23–17/06/27)

Mrs Sarah Ajayi (25/06/24–24/06/28)

Mrs Amy Boyce (25/06/24–24/06/28)

Ms Kim Whitfield (25/06/24–24/06/28)

 

Appointed Governors

Executive Chair - Mr Mike Glanville (27/03/24)

Mr Ben Martin (29/03/23–28/03/27) 

Mr David Shaw (01/02/23–01/02/27)

Ms Kathy O'Bourne (29/03/23–29/03/27)

Mrs Sally Rudd (25/06/24–24/06/28)

 

Staff Governor 

Miss Megan Ashley (27/03/24–27/03/28)

 

Former members of the DMS SAT

Mrs Jan Dunne (09/05/17–21/07/22 term extended as Chair - associated governor until dissolution of SAT–07/03/23)

Mrs Pat Bailey (18/02/18–18/02/22 - term of office extended until dissolution of SAT–07/03/23)

Mr John Adams (19/03/19 - until dissolution of SAT–07/03/23)

Mr Peter Knell (18/03/19–18/03/23 - resigned)

Mrs Delphine Didier (03/01/20–09/09/21 - resigned)

Mrs Debbie Scammell (01/12/20–08/12/21 - resigned)

Mr Robert Hattersley (04/01/22–13/03/22 resigned)

Ms Lisa Upchurch (27/11/17–27/11/21, term extended - 23/03/22 resigned)

Mr Matt Weiss (11/05/22–06/09/23 resigned)

Miss Kelly Shutts (01/12/20–19/09/23 resigned)

Ms Caroline Pluck, HT (12/06/20–30/04/24 retired)

Mr Stuart Legg (01/01/22–02/10/24 resigned)

Miss Zoe Jarvis (09/11/22–19/11/24 resigned)

 

Meeting Notes

Meeting notes from the local governing body (LGB) meetings will be available, by request, from the MAT Clerk: matclerk@wessex.ac