Who We Are

Leaders in the provision of innovative and creative solution based services to educational institutes and the communities they serve

Who We Are

We are part of Croydon Council. Our focus is to offer value for money services and provide high quality training and educational support services for schools and other educational settings in Croydon and the surrounding areas.

Our Core Purpose

Improving the life chances of children, young people and their families

Our Vision

Working with educational partners for the mutual benefit of the communities they serve

Our Mission

Providing fit for purpose educational professional services

    What people say about us

    • Gay Broadberry

      Saffron Valley Collegiate

      Our Educational Psychologist visited our school, to model supervision techniques in the Spring Term. We all found the session to be very helpful and informative. We were able to discuss challenging cases and scenarios in a confidential and supportive setting and left feeling happier and more positive. We would strongly recommend the Octavo Designated Safeguarding Lead supervision support ad we plan to hold similar sessions in the future.

    • Sarah Garner, Headteacher

      Smitham Primary School and Nursery

      Working with Octavo to ensure clarity of understanding regarding an impending Ofsted was a real pleasure! Their knowledge and effective questioning inspired focused action, rigour and confidence in our ability to achieve our goals. The discussions supported all of our team, including Senior and Middle Leaders, NQTs and Governors. I would highly recommend this bespoke support.

    • Governance Training

      It has been wonderful to attend training delivered by those who understand how people learn. I have recently been in many corporate trainings with no interaction. The break out rooms and discussions are invaluable.

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    Who we work with

    • Senior Leaders

      It’s tough at the top

      We’re here to help school leaders drive change and get the best out of their pupils and their staff.

    • Business Managers

      Saving you time and money

      Everything business managers need to optimise the efficient running of their school, in one place, without breaking the budget.

    • Governors

      Leading with confidence

      Support, training and equipping governors to drive school and pupils performance.

    • School Staff

      There is a lot to keep up with

      Keeping staff up-to-date in an ever changing educational landscape and helping them to develop careers that inspire.

    Current Stakeholders

    Find out more about our current stakeholders.

    • London Borough of Croydon

      Croydon London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Croydon in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. Croydon is divided into 24 wards, electing 70 councillors. Croydon Council is exploring the formation of a new Education Partnership Board in conjunction with Croydon Head Teacher’s Association  CHTA.

    Our Team

    Find out more about the Octavo team. Read about what each and everyone of the treasured Octavo team does and connect with them on social media.

    • Sonia Malik

    • pupil support assistant

      Ros Sandell

    • Naomi Milliken

    Meet the team