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

    • Al Kahir School

      Al Kahir School

      Our clerk has understood where we (both the school and the governing board itself) are at in our journey towards excellence in school governance and provided relevant and appropriate advice which is helping us improve the quality of what we do.

    • Mr B. Knott, Director of Digital Services

      Thomas More Catholic School

      I want to say thank you for all the work you have done for us over the years. Taking on the SIMS queries has meant we can focus on other aspects of IT and as your work is always top quality we could trust your in talent and knowledge without hesitation.

    • Sutton College

      Sutton College

      Our clerk is an excellent clerk to the Governing Board. We are very pleased with our clerk’s professionalism.

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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.

    • Clare Harding

    • Miriam Ananne-Sechere

    • Paul Smith

    Meet the team