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• Trust News Tuesday 1 September 2026 CEO Welcome September 2026 Welcome Back to a New Academic Year
• Trust News Thursday 20 August 2026 Orion Students Celebrate GCSE Success Across the Trust Students across Orion Education Trust are celebrating their GCSE results today, marking the culmination of years of hard work, determination and resilience.
• Trust News Thursday 13 August 2026 Celebrating A-Level and Post-16 Successes Across Orion Education Students across Orion Education Trust are celebrating their Year 13 results today, marking the culmination of years of hard work, determination and commitment. Across the trust, students achieved strong outcomes across both academic and vocational qualifications, with Applied qualifications continuing to perform above the national benchmark and many students now progressing to university, apprenticeships, employment and other exciting destinations.
• Trust News Thursday 9 July 2026 Orion Education Announces New Trustees to the Board Orion Education is delighted to confirm the appointment of three new Trustees to its Board, further strengthening the organisation's governance, expertise, and strategic leadership as it continues to deliver its mission and support the communities it serves.
• Trust News Tuesday 23 June 2026 New Principal Appointment at Orion Spires
• Trust News Thursday 14 May 2026 Congratulations to Orion Eden Park on their recent Ofsted inspection.
• Trust News Wednesday 6 May 2026 Exciting Opportunity - Children's Workforce Foundation Degree
• Trust News Friday 1 May 2026 New Principal Appointment at Orion Coopers
• Trust News Tuesday 21 April 2026 Trust Board Update Claire Singleton stands down from the Trust Board
• Trust News Wednesday 15 April 2026 New Principal Appointment at Orion Scotts Park We are delighted to announce the appointment of Cheryl Raithby as the new Principal of Orion Scotts Park, starting in September.
• Trust News Tuesday 7 April 2026 Orion Education recognised with The Sutton Trust Fair Admissions Gold Award Orion Education has been recognised with the Sutton Trust Fair Admissions Gold Award, reflecting the trust’s commitment to widening access and strengthening opportunity across its schools. The award recognises the work undertaken by Orion Education to review and embed fairer admissions arrangements. As part of this approach, all schools within the trust now prioritise pupils eligible for the pupil premium for 20% of available places, ensuring that disadvantage is not a barrier to accessing high‑quality education.
• Trust News Friday 20 March 2026 Annual Impact Report 2024-25
• Trust News Friday 27 February 2026 DfE Congratulates Our Schools on Opening Three New Nurseries We are delighted to share that we have received three letters of recognition from the Department for Education, celebrating the successful opening of our new Orion Little Stars school‑based nurseries at Orion Blenheim, Orion Ravensworth and Orion Scotts Park.
• Trust News Monday 2 February 2026 London RISE Education Fortnight We are proud to be hosting a series of professional development events as part of London RISE Education Fortnight 2026, a programme aligned with the Department for Education’s Regional Improvement for Standards and Excellence (RISE) initiative. The RISE programme brings together educational experts, advisers, and networks across London to support school improvement, raise standards, and promote collaboration across the region.
• Trust News Wednesday 17 December 2025 Orion Little Stars in Blenheim - Spaces Available for 2026! We are delighted to announce that our final nursery to open, Orion Little Stars at Orion Blenheim is now open and has places available for children from 2-4 years old.
• Trust News Tuesday 11 November 2025 Remembrance Day - 11 November 2025 To commemorate Armistice Day,
• Trust News Wednesday 24 September 2025 Term Dates 2026-27 Orion Education Term Dates published for 2026-27
• Trust News Tuesday 23 September 2025 Orion Little Stars Scotts Park Nursery to Host Open Day Families in the local community are warmly invited to the Little Stars Scotts Park Nursery Open Day on Monday 29th September, from 8:30am to 3:00pm.
• Trust News Tuesday 16 September 2025 Orion Little Stars - Now Open at Orion Ravensworth! Orion Little Stars Now Open!
• Trust News Friday 5 September 2025 CEO Welcome September 2025 Welcome letter from CEO September 2025
• Trust News Friday 5 September 2025 Summer Estates Improvement Projects 2025 While students and staff enjoyed a well-deserved break over the summer, we have been busy making significant improvements across our estates. The Trust continues to invest year on year to provide the best possible facilities for our students, staff, and visitors.
• Trust News Thursday 21 August 2025 Strong GCSE Outcomes across Orion Schools Orion schools; Coopers, Ravensbourne, Spires and Eden Park have had a bumper year at GCSE this year. Progress and attainment rose sharply across all schools with Orion Coopers, Ravensbourne and Orion Eden Park posting some of the best results in their history.
• Trust News Wednesday 16 July 2025 Parent and Carer Summer Letter 2025 Parent and Carer letter from the CEO July 2025
• Trust News Tuesday 24 June 2025 Orion Education Sports Event Orion Education hosts first cross trust Secondary Sports Day
• Trust News Tuesday 17 June 2025 Orion Education: Building Capacity Through Trust Wide Coaching Olivia Page, Director of Professional Development has recently written a paper for the CST (Confederation of School Trusts) to highlight the importance of professional development, and our trust-wide instructional coaching strategy.
• Trust News Monday 19 May 2025 Change to Easter Term Dates for Spires Academy (2026) Revised Easter Holiday Dates for Spires Academy 2026
• Trust News Thursday 3 April 2025 Orion Education achieves Workplace Wellbeing Charter Accreditation We are proud to announce that Orion Education has been awarded the Workplace Wellbeing Charter Accreditation, recognising our ongoing commitment to the health and wellbeing of our employees. Workplace wellbeing is a fundamental priority for us, and this accreditation reflects our dedication to fostering a positive, supportive, and healthy work environment.
• Trust News Wednesday 2 April 2025 ORION EDUCATION APPROVED BY DfE TO OPEN THREE NEW SCHOOL BASED DAY NURSERIES We are delighted to announce that three Orion primary schools have been approved to open day nurseries as part of the new government’s drive to make nursey education more available to families.
• Trust News Friday 28 March 2025 Blenheim Primary School Maintains Good Ofsted Rating We are delighted to publish the most recent Ofsted report for Blenheim Primary School. The strength of the report reflects the hard work that pupils, teachers and leaders have put into the school. It's a delight to read and reflects the considerable progress that the school has made. We don't do what we do for these reports, but congratulations to everyone involved.
• Trust News Wednesday 26 March 2025 Annual Impact Report 2023-24 Our Annual Impact Report for 2023-24 is now available, browse the report and hear from our CEO on our progress and vision for the future.
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