Unit 4: Development in Education and Training Report - WINWAY

This report, prepared by a student lecturer at WINWAY College, examines wider professional practice and development in education and training within the UK further education sector. It begins with a reflection on personal values in teaching, emphasizing ethics, intercultural communication, and effective planning. The report then conducts a PESTEL analysis of the education sector, evaluating political, economic, social, technological, environmental, and legal factors. Key findings highlight the challenges of privatization, economic pressures from student loans, and the impact of technology. The report also identifies and analyzes the roles of stakeholders in education, emphasizing the importance of teachers, students, and administrators. Furthermore, it discusses accountability, partnership, and the implementation of key policies and organizational requirements. The report concludes with a focus on quality assurance, self-assessment, continuous improvement, and their significance in maintaining high standards in education. The analysis draws on recent literature and practical understanding, providing insights into effective teaching practices and institutional development.

Running head: DEVELOPMENT IN EDUCATION
Development in Education
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Notes:

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Table of Contents
Task 1.2 Reflection on values..........................................................................................................3
Task 2.1 PESTEL............................................................................................................................4
Political environment...............................................................................................................5
Economic factors.....................................................................................................................6
Social factors...........................................................................................................................6
Technological factors...............................................................................................................6
Environmental factors..............................................................................................................7
Legal factors............................................................................................................................7
2.2 Findings.....................................................................................................................................7
Task 3.1 Role of Stakeholders.........................................................................................................8
3.2 Accountability........................................................................................................................9
3.3 Importance of partnership....................................................................................................10
3.4 Stakeholder accountability...................................................................................................11
Task 4.1 Key policies and practices..............................................................................................11
4.2 Organisational Requirements...............................................................................................12
Task 5.1 Importance of Quality.....................................................................................................14
5.2 Self-assessment and evaluation...........................................................................................15
Role of self-assessment..........................................................................................................15
5.3 Quality maintenance............................................................................................................16

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College learning program evaluation.....................................................................................16
5.4 Continuous Improvement....................................................................................................16
Findings.................................................................................................................................16
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................18

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Task 1.2 Reflection on values
While catering to operations as usual as a trainee business management teacher, I need to
ensure that I am maintaining a standard of professionalism throughout. Guiding students through
a course can be deemed to be challenging. However, I cannot let emotions get the better of me. I
should be able to realise that through my actions, I need to cater to the needs of learning of the
students associated to the institute that I am a part of along with the college management whom I
will be responsible to for my actions. The values that will coincide with my operations is
maintaining ethics, catering to the needs of intercultural communication and effectiveness in
operation by planning extensively and structuring the plan that will be carried out while in
operation. I should have the ability to understand what treatment is to be catered to while
operating as a teacher. I would need to protect the self-respect my peers and that of the students
while dealing with activities concerning the development of activities of the institution. This will
help in ensuring my sustainability of the institution that I am associated to.

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Task 2.1 PESTEL
The educational sector can be considered highly challenging especially in the modern era
where institutions are striving to provide the best level of education possible. The quality of
education that is provided by the institutions determines the level of effective that the institutions
have in terms of attracting students towards the institution (Bunyi 2013). Thus, it can be said that
the institutions must have ideas in planning and implementing strategies that help in catering to
the needs of the stakeholders associated with the organisation (Gaitas and Martins 2017). The
external environment that an organisation operates in determines the effectiveness of an
organisation in establishing policies that are associated with the development of the activities
that determines the sustainability of the company in the long run.
The nature of performance of a company is influenced by the external environment that
the company is operating in. Moreover, it can be said that the nature of performance of the
company in the short run determines the performance of the company in longer periods or in the
long run (Testa et al. 2014). A PESTEL analysis is carried out by organisations, regardless of the
nature of operations of the latter while they are planning to start a business or identify trends in
the external environment through which they would implement changes in the organisational
policies (Sohel, Rahman and Uddin 2014). Organisations or institutions must have ideas about
the external environment that they are operating in in order to gain effectiveness in operations
regardless of the filed that they are operating in. The external environment constitutes of various
factors that determines the sustainability of organisations operating in the same (West and
Bogers 2014). The factors that must be considered awhile evaluating the external environment
are the Political Factors, the Economic factors, the social factors, Technological factors, the

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environmental factors and the legal factors. The aim following section will critically evaluate the
external environment in terms of the educational policies that exist in the United Kingdom;
Political environment
The political environment or the political scenario is one of the most crucial aspects that
must be catered to effectively in order to gain acceptance from the part of the governing bodies
that exist in a place. In the United Kingdom, institutions are facing privatisation at rapid rates
(Dinham 2015). It has been perceived that organisations are looking to gain a private stature as
that supposedly gives them a better stature from an outer perspective. Furthermore, the
governing bodies of the UK have been found to be stating that the latter creates a risk that is
characterised by straying away from the benefits of the local. That is the reason behind receiving
a considerable amount of public funding in terms of education in the country which is being
constantly cut down every year. Apart from the latter, it has been identified that there are
changes in skill requisites that must be taken into consideration while they are operating in the
field of education. They have to be prepared for the changes in curriculum that are taking place
at rapid rates even if the lead times on the same are considered to be short (Taylor et al. 2015).
Seeking education in the UK can be deemed to be a challenging task where, the education
providers and also the student must have the ability to manage themselves along with their
educational careers most of which are self-financed (Skovdal and Campbell 2015). Furthermore,
it must be noted that approximately 20% of the students who are studying in the UK are from
foreign territories and the number rises even further to 40% when it comes to the post graduate
level (Lillyman and Bennett 2014). The same has been possible due to the attitudes of the
country towards immigration and his attitudes towards foreign students studying in the country.

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Economic factors
It has been found out that a considerable portion of the students studying in the UK have
ben opting for student loans many have not been able to pay off on time (Wilkins, Shams and
Huisman 2013). Since the amount of educational loans that are taken are is considered to be on
the higher side, the student debt is said to be rising. Furthermore, it has been witnessed that there
are various setbacks that are experience in the early days of employment. The latter coupled with
the lack of employment opportunities that are available in the country makes studying in the
United Kingdom an option that is unattractive in nature.
Social factors
There is a growing urge for education that is being witnessed which has drawn student
from various nationalities towards the country. Thus, education is a factor that has been
recognised as the reason behind the development of the goodwill that is associated with the
education industry of the UK (Jørgensen and Isaksson 2015). Furthermore, the students have
been found to be appreciating of debts. Thus, the debts are going up with the applicability of
student immigration. Regardless of the latter students are willing to pursue their educational
careers in the UK.
Technological factors
Innovation and technological development has been directly incorporated with eh
education systems in the United Kingdom. The education systems in the UK have augmented
learning apart from having facilities such online alternatives for classroom education. The
availability of online tracking facilities have been responsible for the development that has been
taking place in terms of education in the said province (Berg, Huijbens and Larsen 2016). The
latter has given the students the flexibility to gain effectiveness in education by tracking the

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progress of the educational program, by accessing online libraries for all resources and
assignment all in place.
Environmental factors
There are no direct implication that the environmental factors have on the education
system in the country. However, it has been found that there were various educational
institutional institutes in the country carrying out activities that aim at the sustainability of the
environment.
Legal factors
Right to equal opportunity is one of the prime laws that are present in the legal
framework of the country (Noguera, Hammond and Friedlaender 2015). Hence, there is equal
opportunity for employment and education in the country that makes the country suitable for
education in the country.
2.2 Findings
From the above analysis it is evident that there are certain advantages and disadvantages
that are posed to the education industry in the United Kingdom. While the education industry of
the UK is famed for the age old glory, it has become expensive to pursue education in the
country. The attitudes that the country has towards foreign students studying in the country has
been responsible for the development of attitudes of the students. There have been several
instances that are characterised by unpaid debts from the part of eth students that has led to a
considerable amount of load on the debt of the country as a whole even though the latter is a first
world country. The latter leads to hindrances that are faced by the country in terms of
development of the activities associated with the growth and development of the country’s GDP.

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The technology that has been employed by the company during operations in the education
industry has been due to the high degree of affiliation of the country with innovative practices.
The online tracking facility that are present affiliated with the learning programs of the students
give them an upper hand in terms of gaining education at paces that are deemed to be fast and in
contention with the high international standards. The quality of education that is being given out
from the country has been responsible for the rise in price that must be incurred by the students
in terms of gaining education in the country.
As a result of the latter I have to cater to the needs of equal opportunity and culminate my best
efforts towards the development of the educational careers of the students that I will be
responsible for. Furthermore, I need to ensure that I contribute by bets efforts in order to
incorporate the use of technology while I am working with educational institutes in terms of
development of the educational careers of the students.
Task 3.1 Role of Stakeholders
Regardless of the nature of operations of an organisation and the industry that they are
operating in, it is important to identify the stakeholders who are associated to the organisation
(Jolanta 2015). The stakeholder who are associated with the organisation are the individuals who
are viable in terms of operations of the industry. An organisation is the assimilations of
individuals who determine the sustainability of the business in the long run. The employees, the
customers, the management, the suppliers, the board of directors, the stakeholders, the
shareholders, the government bodies regardless of the stature whether local of not, the
community and the environment as a whole formulate the diverse groups of stakeholders
associated with the organisation.

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In terms of education the identification of stakeholders can be considered one of the most
important activities. Just as every other organisation, there are various stakeholder associated to
the education industry. Teachers or educational providers or education administrators or
coordinators are one of the most important stakeholders in education (Lewallen et al. 2015). The
latter is considered as one of the main stakeholders associated with the field of education as they
are in the one of the closest proximities with the students while the education is being provided.
The latter is responsible for the growth and development of the students, identify their personal
weaknesses and strengths and develop strategies through which the latter can be overcome. The
main aim of the education providers is to gain effectiveness in operations and hence it is the role
of the latter to incorporate the changes into the needs of the students. Furthermore, their role of
the providers of education providers is to collaborate with the parents if needed in order to gain
effectiveness in terms of the educational development of the students (Kruss et al. 2015).
Designing the suitable training methods, allocation of resources, development of study
curriculum and activities associated the development of the students is one of the main roles of
the latter. Hence, it can be said that one of the main roles in terms of education is that what is
associated with the education provider.
3.2 Accountability
The end user in the education are the students who are considered of the key groups of
stakeholders associated with the industry. Since, the students are the prime source where his
education will move towards, it can be said that they should be liable for the development or the
gap of development that has been encountered during the educational program. There should be
enthusiasm from the part of the students that determines the effectiveness of the learning
program that they are a part of. There are various students in the UK who works and pursue

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education simultaneously. The latter results in stress on the part of the students who are often
found to be having difficulties in maintaining balance between both the activities. Furthermore,
most of the educational programs offered in the country are self-financed which results in the
development of financial challenges for the students. The latter is seen to be effective in terms of
the education programs of the students who are from foreign countries.
3.3 Importance of partnership
The aforementioned stakeholder are the most important stakeholders when it comes to the
development of the students in terms of education that is being received by the latter through the
educational programs that they are a part of. Stakeholders such the parents, the institution and the
government policies also play a vital role in determination of the success of the students
associated with the educational programs of the students (Ceka and Murati 2016). Apart from the
education providers, the purest are the individuals who are closest to the educational
development of the students. The latter have improved understanding about the competencies of
the students and it can be the role of the latter to collaborate with the providers of education in
terms of gaining favourable outcomes from the part of the students who are associated with the
education sectors of the United Kingdom. Furthermore, the role of the government is to cater to
the needs of the student community as a whole and develop policies that help in the development
of the students both in terms of personal student development and improvement of the
educational standards of the country as a whole. The equal opportunities Act is one of the
examples that can help in proving the fact that the aim of the government of the country is to
create a pool of people who can be easily employed at any international and world class
institution (Grocke, Rossano and Tomasello 2015). Moreover, the one of the other key
stakeholders of the industry is technology. Even if the latter is not an entity, the role of the latter

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is to cope with the changes in time and give the students, the education providers, the parents and
all ten associated groups better understanding regarding the importance of the fact of the
continuous cycle of development that students and all associated groups of stakeholders must
cater to in order to gain success while operating in the educational industry that is deemed to be
challenging and changing at rapid rates.
3.4 Stakeholder accountability
It must be noted that even when the stakeholders have different role in the development
of education, their roles are inter related (Delprino 2013). The government sets thee atmosphere
and the environment of the educational institute that is capitalised on by the education providers
who then capitalise on the same with the help of which the student. The education providers
cater to the needs of development of the students with help from the part of the parents thus,
gaining a deep understand about the nature of the students which will help the former in terms of
development of the educational program aimed directly at the betterment of the students. The
role of the students would then be to give their best efforts in ensuring they will be able to gain
effectiveness in obtaining the knowledge about the course that they are associated. Hence, it is
imperative that success in this field needs collaboration from the said stakeholders which
determines sustainability in operations of all the aforementioned groups.
Task 4.1 Key policies and practices
In the modern educational system the number of students who are aiming to seek
education, is increasing and is coupled with high degree of expectations. The main aim of the
student community is to gain education so that they can preserve a better future for themselves.
The aim of the organisations is to provide the best educational experience that an institute can be
provide. Thus, there is considerable amount of stress from the part of the educational providers.