Leyton Orient Trust, the East London-based Charity of Leyton Orient Football Club, a leading Health, Well Being, Educational Attainment, Youth Engagement and Life Skills programmes provider, has been accredited to the matrix Standard, demonstrating the high-quality Information, Advice and Guidance services they provide to their participants and service users.

The matrix Standard is the international quality standard for organisations that deliver information, advice and/or guidance (IAG), either as their sole purpose or as part of their service offering.

Roger Chapman, Head of the matrix Service for The Growth Company said:

“This is a fantastic achievement for Leyton Orient Trust and I would like to congratulate the team on their success. We believe that at the heart of high-quality advice and support services are strong leadership, excellent service and a focus on continuous improvement, all underpinned by effective use of the resources available. The matrix Standard is designed to benchmark organisations against best practice in these areas. With their accreditation success, Leyton Orient Trust is working to provide the best possible support to their clients.”

Commenting on the award, Neil Taylor Leyton Orient Trust Chief Executive , said: “We are absolutely delighted to have achieved the Matrix Standard and are pleased that the information, advice and guidance we provide through our activities to our participants has been externally recognised.”

For more information about the matrix Standard please visit www.matrixStandard.com.

For more information, please contact Eleanor White on 02085565973 or email eleanor.white@leytonorienttrust.org.uk

About the matrix Standard

•      The matrix Standard is the international quality standard for organisations that deliver information, advice and/or guidance (IAG). Either as their sole purpose or as part of their service offering.

•      Any organisation which manages, administers and delivers an information, advice and/or guidance service to support individuals in their choice of career, learning, work or life goals can become accredited to the matrix Standard. It does not matter whether the service or services are delivered face-to-face, through training, learning, remotely, or through a website.

•      Organisations that have benefited from working with the Standard include Training Providers, Universities, Further/ Higher Education Colleges, Schools and Academies, Sole Traders, Next Step Providers, Voluntary and Community Organisations and Private Businesses.

•      The matrix Standard is owned by the Department for Education and is managed by The Growth Company on their behalf.

About Leyton Orient Trust

Since its creation in 1989 Leyton Orient Trust has invested over £40 million in North and East London, touching the lives of over 110,000 people in that time. Its Vision is to use the power of sport to improve life chances and its mission is to deliver and develop Health, Well Being, Educational Attainment and Life Skills programmes that are relevant, engaging and inspiring.

Leyton Orient Trust aligns itself with the aims and objectives of Local, Regional and National Government; its agencies and the third and community sector, where appropriate and of mutual benefit, in particular in the London Boroughs of Hackney, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest.