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Dorchester Middle School
Phase:
Rating:
Secondary
Silver (Smartphones locked away or handed in)
Planned policy
change?
No
Local authority:
Dorset
Link to policy:
Website:
We are proud of our smartphone policy because:
We are really appreciative of the support that parents and pupils have given us in making the decision to hand in smartphones during the school day.
Additional policy features:
- We limit smartphone use during after school clubs,
- We limit smartphone use on school trips,
- We never ask children to use smartphones for lesson related activities or otherwise,
- We actively engage with parents and children to educate on the downside of smartphones,
- We actively minimise the need for smartphones when completing homework, enabling alternatives where possible,
- We are excellent at implementing our policy
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