An independent, experienced view:

Support for strategic initiatives

Working with you and your team to identify, research and develop opportunities for new or adapted products, services or markets.


  • Content workflow audits
  • Landscape, acquisition and partnership research
  • Management information
  • Market scans, reviews and competitor analysis
  • Market sizing, analysis and segmentation
  • Needs analysis and value propositions
  • New product concepts
  • Scenario plans
  • Strategy workshops and processes
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“Oriel Square is so solidly in the education space, and their understanding of the commercial side in education is really good.”

Head of Education Programme

how we work

Our approach to strategic planning is founded on a structured process, to deliver clear and practical recommendations. You can expect us to challenge assumptions and help develop focused business plans and winning strategies. Our report will typically provide insight under three headings:

  1. Diagnosis: develop a shared understanding of your specific context and needs
  2. Guiding policy: build and test a series of hypotheses for success
  3. Action planning: outline a clear and executable plan
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“The value in the report is that it’s a working document for us, not something we did 8 months ago and has stayed in a dusty cupboard. We refer to it, speak about it, use it during board meetings and that shows the value we place on it.”

Director
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British Council exam mapping research and communications

Mapping the Secondary Plus course to national and international examinations for the British Council.

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HP Cambridge Partnership for Education EdTech Fellowship for the Gulf

Developing and delivering an academic fellowship for EdTech leadership in the Gulf on behalf of Cambridge Partnership for Education, sponsored by HP.

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Life Lessons, Oak National Academy tender development

Delivering winning tender bids to Oak National Academy on behalf of Life Lessons Education.

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Corporate strategy for a major educational publisher

A review of strategic priorities for a major educational publisher.

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Fischer family Foundation’s The Apex Project report

Producing a research report for the Fischer Family Foundation looking at the elimination of avoidable early literacy failure.

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RM inclusion workshop

Designing and delivering an in-person diversity and inclusion workshop for the team at RM.

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Strategic planning

Working with you and your team to identify, research and develop opportunities for new or adapted products, services or markets.

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communications

Providing market and educational insight that answers your questions, communicates your impact and supports your customers.

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implementation

Creating the best educational products and services to deliver transformation through education.

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