Governors
What does the LOCAL ADVISORY Body do?
The Local Advisory Body (LAB) is part of Orion Education Trust’s overall governance arrangements, with specific focus at a local school level. The Local Advisory Body works as a team and is at the heart of how the school operates.
It is responsible for monitoring that the school provides a good quality education and is continually raising educational standards. The Local Advisory Body also encourages and supports effective ways of teaching and learning when reviewing the school aims and policies. This is done together with the Headteacher, who is responsible for the day-to-day management of the school.
In addition to the LOCAL ADVISORY Body’s main role of helping raise pupils’ standards of achievement, we also:
- support the school in its strategic direction
- are accountable for monitoring the performance of the school to parents and the wider community
- monitor that a balanced and broad curriculum is taught
- review how the school can encourage pupils’ spiritual, moral, and cultural development
- monitor that the school is inclusive and provides for all pupils including those with special needs
- oversee the implementation of policies on a wide range of school issues and monitor their effectiveness
- support and constructively challenging senior management by gathering views, asking questions, looking at comparable data and discussing what’s best for the school
Who is the Governing Body?
The current Local Advisory Body is made up as follows:
Governors (ID 1312)
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Yusuf SolleyChair of Governors
Yusuf Solley
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Diane BerryCo-Opted
Diane Berry
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Gareth DentonVice Chair
Gareth Denton
I am proud to be a former parent governor and now a co-opted LAB member. I am a local resident of 20 years and I am father to three wonderful children, all of whom attended Orion Eden Park, my eldest leaving in 2025 after successfully completing her A-Levels. In my working life I am a teacher and have been a Senior Leader in Alternative Provision schools for fifteen years, with a specific remit for safeguarding and data. As well as my teaching qualifications I hold the national Headship qualification, NPQH. Prior to working in a Pupil Referral Unit I was a Local Authority Advisor for the London Borough of Croydon, specialising in ICT and e-safety, where I worked as part of the school improvement team advising all secondary and special schools in the borough. For the first seven years of my career I worked in an inner London mainstream comprehensive where I was the head of Faculty for ICT and Business Studies and the Internal Verifier for most of the vocational qualifications. Outside of work I am a coach at Beckenham Rugby Football Club, training the Under 16 girls team.
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Alpesh PatelCo-Opted
Alpesh Patel
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VacancyCo-Opted
Vacancy
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VacancyCo-Opted
Vacancy
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VacancyCo-Opted
Vacancy
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Anna DavisParent Governor
Anna Davis
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Ayesha MarrettParent Governor
Ayesha Marrett
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Ms S HelmStaff Governor
Ms S Helm
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Mr S SlitiStaff Governor
Mr S Sliti
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Mr G GermanEx-Officio
Mr G German
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Mr M RidleyEx-Officio
Mr M Ridley
HOW DOES THE Local Advisory BODY PERFORM ITS ROLE?
At Orion Eden Park, the Local Advisory Body fulfils these roles through four meetings per year, covering:
- Safeguarding
- Quality of Education
- School Improvement
- Behaviour and Culture
- Curriculum
- Stakeholder engagement
- Staffing
The Local Advisory Body also holds two additional meetings with specific focus on teaching and learning, culture, and ethos. The Local Advisory Body reviews the school’s priorities and strategies for the year ahead and reviews the previous year to monitor the school’s overall performance.
There are also numerous ad-hoc meetings of other groups, working parties as required and specific panels for various procedural reasons.
Key Governance Documents
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Orion Eden Park - Register of Business Interests 2025-26
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download_for_offlineOrion Eden Park - Register of Business Interests 2025-26
Local Advisory Body Meeting Attendance
Please click here for the Local Advisory Body School Register of Business Interests.
how To contact the local advisory board:
Yusuf Solley
Chair of Local Advisory Body
Orion Eden Park
Balmoral Avenue
Beckenham
BR3 3RDEmail: governors@orionedu.org.uk