The newly appointed headteacher of a secondary school, which has overspent its budget in the last year or two, finds herself, in her first term, facing an issue concerning the provision of school meals. Currently these are provided by the county education authority through their catering services company, the contract being renewed annually. A member of that company who is leaving to set up her own catering company urges the headteacher to make a contract with her instead of the county, suggesting the school could save money on this.

Some staff members agree with this, others want to stick with the status quo. Some parents, alerted by a national debate about school meals, want more nutritious meals as long as they don't cost more. Students say: 'We like burgers and chips.' The school governors are discussing this issue; the Chairman, himself Managing Director of a catering company, is urging the headteacher to be entrepreneurial and to take on responsibility for the provision of school meals, believing this could be profitable for the school.

Choose 2 of the 6 prompts and explain thier connection/role in the above case. (5 Marks)

Resource deploymentOperational processPlanning procedureOrganizational structureEnvironmental conditionsMechanisms for monitoring and controlling resource deployment