Pestle Analysis for Education

Political * Schools being privatised (like the NHS) * A government curtain raising creates the risk that the work whitethorn fail to deliver the policy or be diverted away from local priorities etc. * revisions to the skills postulate to be a teacher/ tutor * Changes to curriculum with short lead times * Requirement to be self managing * Requirement to be self pay Economic * Central or local government funding decisions may view school/ establishment finances * Closure of a local industry may affect fund raising plans etc. major power of parents to raise funds for optional activities * The need to run breakfast/ afterward schools clubs * Ability to invest savings/ surpluses * Cost of providing resources * Staff teaching & victuals * Basics books/ paper * Technology solutions laptops etc * Interest rates * Shortages of materials on bailiwick/ international markets * Over provision of school places in the area resulting in competition from neighbouring schools * The risk of highly valued, keystone staff moving on to more up and coming schools/ academies Social * Decline in take rate, reflecting national trends * Local population agitates (increasing/ decreasing numbers) * Demographic changes may affect likely pupil rolls or the nature of pupils needs e. g. pupils with English as a second language etc. Closure of local firms providing engagement * Inability to attract staff * Social networking blogs, facebook, twitter * Changes to qualifications expected * integration with local community * Integration of students with special needs * parental election an increase in parent power has allowed parents more freedom of plectron over their childs school * the risk of highly valued, key staff moving on to more up-and-coming establishments * Information is favorable to staff anywhere in the world via the Internet * Staff were not given enough training or access to effectively change their habits and how they expected information to be made availabl e Technological * Changes to standards/ equipment required * Risk of selecting the wrong technology at times of change (i. e. windows -v- unsolved source) * New computer viruses may affect school/ college operations, * Disturbing/ outlaw(prenominal) images on the internet may affect ICT security measures etc. * go forward from paper based books to e-book readers * Computer hardware being out of pick up * Computer software being out of date * Time to anage IT systems legislative * new legislation may create risks of non-compliance with the law, create new administrative burdens etc * Changes to child protection legislation * Raise the age of school leave age * Raise/ lower the age of starting school. Nursery/ kindergarten * Change to school opening hours * Changes to funding of charity based organisations * Health & refuge legislation Environmental * A new highway layout near the school may create new dangers for pupils etc * Waste disposal * Reduction of super C space availab le for activities * Changes to local bus routes * Using a world-shattering amounts of paper and photocopier toner to produce printed information.