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• Schools being privatized (like the NHS)

• A government initiative creates the risk that the school may fail to deliver the policy or be

diverted away from local priorities etc.

• Changes to the skills re!ired to be a teacher" t!tor 

• Changes to c!rric!l!m with short lead times

• #e!irement to be self managing

• #e!irement to be self financing

Economic

• Central or local government f!nding decisions may affect school" establishment finances

• Clos!re of a local ind!stry may affect f!nd raising plans etc.

• Ability of parents to raise f!nds for optional activities

• $he need to r!n breakfast" after schools cl!bs

• Ability to invest %savings" s!rpl!ses&

• Cost of providing reso!rces'

• Staff teaching s!pport

• *asics books" paper 

• $echnology sol!tions laptops etc

+ ,nterest rates

- Shortages of materials on national" international markets

/ver provision of school places in the area res!lting in competition from neighboringschools

0 $he risk of highly val!ed1 key staff moving on to more %!p and coming& schools"

academies

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• Comp!ter software being o!t of date

• $ime to manage ,$ systems

 

Legislative

•  New legislation may create risks of non6compliance with the law1 create new

administrative b!rdens etc

• Changes to child protection legislation

• #aise the age of school leaving age

• #aise" lower the age of starting school. N!rsery" kindergarten

• Change to school opening ho!rs

• Changes to f!nding of charity based organizations

• Health safety legislation

Environmental

• A new highway layo!t near the school may create new dangers for p!pils etc

• 8aste disposal9

• #ed!ction of green space available for activities

• Changes to local b!s ro!tes

• :sing significant amo!nts of paper and photocopier toner to prod!ce printed information.

•   Political factors are basically to what degree the government intervenes in the economy.

Specifically, political factors include areas such as tax policy, labor law, environmental law, trade

restrictions, tariffs, and political stability. Political factors may also include goods and services

which the government wants to provide or be provided (merit goods) and those that the

government does not want to be provided (demerit goods or merit bads). Furthermore,

governments have great influence on the health,education, and infrastructure of a nation.

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•   Economic factors include economic growth, interest rates, exchange rates and the inflation

rate. These factors have maor impacts on how businesses operate and ma!e decisions. For

example, interest rates affect a firm"s cost of capital and therefore to what extent a business

grows and expands. #xchange rates affect the costs of exporting goods and the supply and

price of imported goods in an economy.

•   Social factors include the cultural aspects and include health consciousness, population

growth rate, age distribution, career attitudes and emphasis on safety. Trends in social factors

affect the demand for a company"s products and how that company operates. For example, an

aging population may imply a smaller and less$willing wor!force (thus increasing the cost of

labor). Furthermore, companies may change various management strategies to adapt to these

social trends (such as recruiting older wor!ers).

•   Technological factors include technological aspects such as %&' activity, automation,

technology incentives and the rate of technological change. They can determinebarriers to entry,

minimum efficient production level and influence outsourcing decisions. Furthermore,

technological shifts can affect costs, uality, and lead to innovation.

#xpanding the analysis to P#ST# or P#ST# adds*

•   Legal factors include discrimination law, consumer law, antitrust law, employment law,

and health and safety law. These factors can affect how a company operates, its costs, and the

demand for its products.

•   Environmental factors include ecological and environmental aspects such as weather,

climate, and climate change, which may especially affect industries such as tourism, farming,

and insurance. Furthermore, growing awareness of the potential impacts of climate change is

affecting how companies operate and the products they offer, both creating new mar!ets and

diminishing or destroying existing ones.

+ther factors for the various offshoots include*

•   Demographic factors include gender, age, ethnicity, !nowledge of languages, disabilities,

mobility, home ownership, employment status, religious belief or practice, culture and tradition,

living standards and income level.

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•   Regulatory factors include acts of parliament and associated regulations, international and

national standards, local government by$laws, and mechanisms to monitor and ensure

compliance with these.