ABSTRACT
Change in schools comes from both the inside and the outside. It can be the result of the educational vision of a new headteacher or the new political dogma of a government.
Demographic changes outside a school’s control such as falling birth rate can lead to its complete reorganisation. Competition from a new school in the area can affect the quality and quantity of pupil intake. Every era of education has new school initiatives – there are always three or four major initiatives in the field of vision at any one time. Underlying all these incremental initiatives are slow transformational changes in the society in which we live, impacting on schools. The education system links to the changing employment market and this is an increasingly technologically based enterprise culture in which job security is minimal and flexible skills are vital. This puts pressure on the curriculum to change and adapt.
