Strategic Management Report: Axpea Education Academy Analysis

This report examines the strategic management of Axpea Education Academy, focusing on its mission, vision, and strategic planning processes. It includes a summary of relevant literature on strategic planning in schools, highlighting the challenges and complexities of implementing such plans. The report provides a SWOT analysis of Axpea Education Academy, identifying its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Based on this analysis, the report offers recommendations for improving the school's strategic planning and overall performance, including suggestions for addressing weaknesses, capitalizing on opportunities, and mitigating threats. The report emphasizes the importance of continuous improvement, special provisions for students, and aligning the school's activities with its objectives. It also stresses the importance of professional development for teachers and the need for the school to adapt to changing educational trends.

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Executive Summary
This paper will highlight the strategic planning process which is to be adopted in Axpea
Education System. It will analyze the mission, vision and goals of Axpea Education Academy. A
systematic SWOT analysis of Axpea Education Academy will also be discussed in this paper. A
summary of a particular reading will also be carried out in this study. Various recommendations
of developing the strategic planning and processes of this school will be discussed in this
following paper.

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Contents
Summary of Strategic Planning in Schools: an oxymoron..............................................................3
Strategic plan of Axpea Education Academy..................................................................................4
Mission of Axpea Education Academy.......................................................................................4
Vision of Axpea Education Academy.........................................................................................5
Strategic planning of the Axpea Eduaction Academy.................................................................5
SWOT Analysis of Axpea Education Academy..........................................................................6
Strength....................................................................................................................................6
Weakness.................................................................................................................................7
Opportunity..............................................................................................................................7
Threat.......................................................................................................................................8
Recommendations for improvement of the Axpea Education Academy........................................8
Reference List................................................................................................................................12

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Summary of Strategic Planning in Schools: an oxymoron
This article highlights the new methods which must be adopted in the schools in this era.
It shows that the traditional methods which are followed in the school do not fulfill the needs of
the school. Several meetings and research are undertaken with the senior teachers and board
members to design the new structure and plans of the schools. The process of inspection has
encouraged the schools in extending their plans into a strategic framework. There are various
developments taking place in certain areas such as strategic development and direction of the
schools. Proper planning is vital and necessary and it is one of the major aspects of strategic
development of the schools which must be encouraged in the long run (Poirier & Newman,
2017).
Strategic planning is defined in various ways by different philosophers and scholars. The
annual strategic plan of the schools is one of the major operational plans undertaken by the
school authority. Scholars such as Mintzberg described strategic planning as oxymoron and it
can no longer be regarded as strategic planning. Strategic planning takes into consideration the
broader perspective of an organization and thus implements them accordingly in the
organizational plan. Strategic planning can be referred to as a rational as well as an incremental
planning process. It must also be identified whether the various outcomes of the strategic process
which may be medium term or long term is appropriate and suitable for the activities of the
school (Ololube et al., 2016).
The incremental and linear process of strategic planning involves certain problems and it
is not possible to implement them in practical terms. Strategic plan takes into consideration the
present problem rather than the future ones. The traditional view of strategic planning

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emphasizes in the strategic fit and the trimming ambitions which are available to fit the
resources. The other view highlights the problem of the leveraging resource which is vital in the
fulfillment of the unattainable goals. This view highlights the current demands and needs of the
education system. Boisot identifies the four main types of response such as emergent strategy,
strategic planning, strategic intent and intrapreneurship which are vital for the strategic planning
of the schools. The turbulence level in strategic planning is assumed to contribute less to the
organizational ability and it is very important to adapt to this turbulence. The constant change in
the education system over the past years gave rise to various issues of strategic planning of the
schools. The schools face various challenges from the local or central government and they must
adjust to them accordingly which is considered as a proactive to the organization. In certain
cases, it is seen that the schools do not understand the purpose or the intent and thus there is a lot
of confusion among them. Thus, it is vital for the schools to adapt to these long term plan and
thus adapt a particular strategy in achieving them. They must also develop operational target
setting in accordance with the new plan. Thus, it can be said that these models helps in solving
the complexities of planning which the schools has to follow.
Strategic plan of Axpea Education Academy
Strategic Plan helps in the decision making of the school to build a mission, vision and a
proper guiding principle. The aim of this plan is to secure the students personal development and
academic achievement.
Mission of Axpea Education Academy
The mission of Axpea Education Academy is to provide quality and perfect education to
the students. This includes developing critical thinking, making effective communication and
building varied relationship skills which are necessary to become an ideal human being. The

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school also helps the students to contribute, understand and succeed in this society, making the
world a better place to live in. Axpea Education Academy also ensures that the student will
develop the skills which are provided by a sound education system and the varied competencies
that are essential for the leadership and success of the economy. They also help in generating the
theoretical and the practical knowledge which helps the students to get a proper insight of the
world and thus improve themselves for the community (Albon, Iqbal & Pearson).
Vision of Axpea Education Academy
The vision of Axpea Education Academy is to provide proper education and training
which will help in building a prosperous economy and also improve the quality of life. The
school also helps in designing and driving the social approach in some of the recent issues such
as economic empowerment, urbanization, globalization, democracy, migration. The school is
considered as an important agent by the society which will help in the promotion of integral
characteristics and it does not discriminate any individual on the basis of caste, creed, race or
nationality for the betterment of the society. The school also aims to be the prominent leader in
the creative and intellectual creation for effective engagement which helps in fulfilling the
demands of the society. Axpea Education Academy also aims to be help the students to be
morally and psychologically sound, intellectually incompetent, develop harmonious and friendly
relationship, spiritually responsible and develop a sense of moral and noble values which will
help in the further development.
Strategic planning of the Axpea Education Academy
The strategic planning of Axpea Education Academy for the next two years are discussed
below:

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It will provide a wide choice of leadership in improving the learning, teaching and
assessment of the various educational outcomes. It will also help the professionals in the
recognition and significance of teaching learning process, leadership, scholarship,
research and technology. Sustain through a supportive and caring environment in the
school. It will also try to enhance enhances the commitment of the staff, students, faculty
in the social justice, diversity and democratic citizenship.
The school must adopt these principles and innovation to address the changing needs of
the society. The individuals must also grapple with the various problems which will help
them in their career. The school must also make special provision for the handicapped
student. There must be a co-ordination with the government and the local agencies. The
school must try to provide professional training courses for the teachers. The students
must orient in the academic experience to help the citizens in solving the problems and
contribute for the welfare of the society. It will also help in developing leadership in the
development of professional and collaborative relationship in the school, workplace and
the community as a whole. It will also try to fulfill the commitment of the students and
the staffs, faculty members of the school (Hu et al., 2017).
SWOT Analysis of Axpea Education Academy
Strength
The school will care for the safety and protection of their students. The enrolment rate of
the school is very good and it is showing a steady improvement. There will be a balance between
the student teacher ratio which helps in delivering proper education and care to the students. The
teachers will be available 24*7 in the library and they always support the students in their
learning outcomes. There will be a strong collaboration within the various departments of the
school (Johnson, 2015). The school will organize parents- teacher meeting on a monthly basis so

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that they can stay in touch with the students and understand their problems accordingly. There
will also be a provision for specialized computer labs with all the modern technologies are
available for the students.
Weakness
There will be a provision of specialized classroom for the handicapped and the physically
challenged students (Goetsch & Davis, 2014). There will be very limited opportunity for the
students to enhance their knowledge and skills. The school will not organize special teacher
training programmes so that the faculty members can adapt the latest teaching methods for the
betterment of the students. The school authority must co-ordinate with the various local and
governmental agencies for the funding of the school from time-to-time (Johnston & Bate, 2013).
Opportunity
There will be an opportunity for the faculty members to enhance their teaching skills. The
alumni of the schools will also donate for the development of the schools. The schools will offers
developmental classes to the parents. The school will also encourage participation of parents in
various courses. There is also a provision to bring changes in the learning environment (Wheelan
& Hunger, 2017). The school will provide training to the faculty members and the staffs to adopt
the latest technological methods for the teaching-learning process. There will be various
opportunities which are provided by the school authority to keep their faculties motivated. They
will also organize interschool competition and cultural programmes among the teachers and
students of various schools within the districts (Knight, 2014).
Threat
There is competition from the other school and Axpea has to make efforts to compete
with them. The rapid hike in the tuition fees of the students will be a threat for the school. The
changes in the policies of the school are mandatory according to the educational trend and

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pattern of that period. The teachers will not be provided with high quality professional
development courses and so they are threatened because they cannot use the modern methods
and techniques of teaching. The school will not take adequate initiative in the planning process
of the various programmes which are undertaken by other schools.
Recommendations for improvement of the Axpea Education Academy
The schools must adopt strategic planning process which is built on the basis of the
activities and objectives and thus help in achieving the goals of the school. The idea of constant
and continuous improvement of the in the activities and objectives of the school must have
positive impact on the students. The improvement in the activities of the school helps in
reducing the gap between the actual and the current potential (Johnsen, 2015). Attempts must be
made to reduce the gap between the actual and the potential level of performance of the school.
Moreover, the schools must draft the plan in such a way so that they can accomplish their tasks
accordingly. There must be special provision and facilities for the handicapped students.
Special classroom with latest technological methods must be used in the school so that it
becomes easier for them to learn. The tution fees of the students must not be raised
immediately. These improvements involve enhancing and upgrading the quality of education
within the framework of the school (Galliers & Leidner, 2014).
The improvement strategies that will help the schools in achieving the targets and goals
involve a deep understanding of the logical steps which the school follows. For example, if the
teachers undertake professional learning techniques in co-ordination with the learning and
teaching process of the school, it will help in the improvement of the learning outcomes of the
students (Martin, 2014). It is important for the teachers to understand this theory of what they

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are doing and trying to achieve. There must be a detailed action of the annual implementation
process of the schools. Efforts must be made to focus on the broad areas of development where
the school can improve, not primarily on the implementation of the programmes (Abdallah &
Langley, 2014). For examples, an improved strategy for managing the attendance of the students
must be developed. It is important to focus on the strategy rather than focusing on a particular
program because the strategic planning of the school must be flexible. It also allows the school to
be flexible and thus adapt new programs which reflects the broader and wider strategies. There
must also certain departmental initiatives or programs which will help the school in the
integration of the strategic plans because they contribute either directly or indirectly for
improving the outcomes of the students (Beach & Lindahl, 2015). The school must also try to
adapt to the latest technological methods.
There must be a provision for the students to participate in the various activities as they are
associated with improving the outcomes of the students. Thus, participating in these various
programs can be said to be incorporated as a strategic planning of the school. The advantage of
integrating all these plans in a single strategic plan of the school helps in removing the need for
arrangement of various initiatives and planning process of the schools. The various programs and
support for the children of the school will help in improving the outcomes of the school and thus
contribute for the improvement of the students learning and engagement process (Channon &
Jalland, 2016). The school review and the self-evaluation test will help in assisting the students
in improving their outcomes and performance. Efforts must be made for the collective
accountability which will help in assessing the performance and progress of the students. The
teachers must also wider their areas of practice and develop it in the school based on the
pedagogy of the model. There must also be improvement in the curriculum process and

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documentation so that it is aligned with the education system of that particular country. The
leadership capacity of the faculty members and the staffs must be in association with the various
professional models of leadership (Haines, 2016).
The students must also be supported through the engagement of the various collaborative
learning processes. It will also help in the creation of a comprehensive standard which is used in
the learning process and thus it will focus on the personal, social and physical aspects of
learning. The learning environment must be characterized in such a way so that it fulfills the
expectations and demands of the students. It is also vital to strengthen the culture and
performance of the school to support and develop various institutional practices in the school
(Dibrell, Craig & Neubaum, 2014). There must also be a proper provision for the engagement of
the students and thus participate in the various decision making processes. The students must
engage themselves in the engagement policies of the school to improve the management
practices. The school must also take initiatives in the development and effective implementation
of professional learning of the teachers and thus improve the pathways which are effective for
the students. The school must also take initiative in developing various secondary learning
options to fulfill the needs and aspirations of the students. Provisions must also be kept for
developing community partnerships with the local agencies and government (Wanyonyi, Ndiku
& Shiundu, 2015).
The strategic planning of the school must be co-ordinate with the help of a planning team
and various inputs from the parents, students and the faculty members. Engaging the students,
parents and the faculty members in the process of strategic planning is vital for the vision and the
shared ownership process for the strategic direction of the school. The schools also create
various sub-groups and share the responsibility of collecting various information for different

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aspects and processes of the school (Cassidy, 2016). The schools must also collaborate with the
other schools of the district. The employment network and the local learning processes will help
in providing assistance to develop the linkage and presenting a broader aspect. The approach
which is to be adopted by the schools in developing these strategic plans is motivated by various
characteristics and circumstances of the school. For example, the importance of existing plans in
the communication processes, various levels of expertise in the planning and execution of the
school may affect the various processes and techniques which are adopted by the school. Thus, it
can be said that one of the greatest challenge in the strategic planning of the school is to develop
long term objectives (Papke-Shields & Boyer-Wright, 2017).