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The article presents the author's views on the British government's White Paper which includes the plan to transform all schools into academies by 2022. The plan is reportedly a large structural change in the educational system's history, however it has overshadowed the paper's wider strategic shift. Also examined is the lack of support for headteachers which is creating uncertainty among them.

The article focuses on the significance of the white paper on further education in fulfilling the government's commitment to extend free tuition for A-level courses in Great Britain. The white paper also gives local authorities the lead strategic role over 14-19 learning. Such debates make a lot more sense when viewed through the prism of the different needs of young people and adults. Finally, the author pointed out the country has been an outlier on international comparisons of the content and structure.

The article focuses on the school reforms which aim to assist low-performing schools with large numbers of pupils and reinforce social segregation in Great Britain. According to Prime Minister Tony Blair, the overriding priority of the white paper and 14-19 reform is the expansion of high-performing General Certificate of Secondary Education schools with school sixth forms offering A-levels so that more young people can go to university.

Examines the structural element of the White Paper titled `Excellence in Schools,' proposed to the Parliament in Great Britain. Position on the role of the Department for Education and Employment in school organization; Debate over the maintenance of schools through grants; Classification of schools according to funding received from government or other sources.