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The article provides recommendations on how teachers should spend their summer holidays. They include: do something energetic, even if it means getting up early for a jog and then spending the rest of the day lying on the beach, do something original, go camping and spend time outside and consider vacationing in Britain.

The article reflects that current examination system have lost its objectives in stimulating students at school in Great Britain. The General Certificate of Secondary Education and the A-level examinations have failed to test and asses the vocational skills of students in which it must be reviewed. Likewise, the author stressed that these tests failed to distinguish the most intellects from the very well trained as it is breaking apart.

The article focuses on the achievements made in education sector during the primeministership of Tony Blair in Great Britain. The primary and secondary education sector are in better position than they were in 1997. The fresh ideas for improvement have been adopted from abroad, particularly from the United States and from independent sectors. The improvement is drawn mainly from specialist schools. These schools have made a real and material difference to the lives of hundreds of thousands of pupils. The change is brought through the Specialist Schools and Academics Trust, founded in 1987. The trust helped to establish the first 15 city technology colleges which are the forerunners of today's academies.

The article reflects on the views of the National Union of Teachers on the proposed law that promotes the establish trust and independent schools in Great Britain. It comments that the proposed law would not be advantageous to schools and would ruin the relationship of schools with local communities through the local education authority.

The article discusses on the prevalence of parents choosing the schools for their children in Great Britain. It reflects on the government's proposal to provide choice adviser for students because it may lead to an unrealistic advice. It comments on the parents' preference of taking their children to the nearest local school without considering the social background of the school.

The article informs that the lack of dialogue and real relationship between the independent and state sectors is the biggest wastage opportunity currently in the British education system. Tony Blair, prime minister of Great Britain, had promised to build a world class education system. Blair's dream was that state schooling would improve so much that independent sector would wither on the vine. Some of the best state schools are better than some independents and the quality of teaching is also very good in state schools.

The article discusses the effort of British Prime Minister Tony Blair to encourage state schools to become more independent in 2006. It emphasizes the opposition by local governments and teaching unions to the move. The concerns of the unions over the move are cited. It also states a reason for the low morale and empty spaces among headteachers.

Argues that means-testing parents for education fees would bring state schools back from the brink in Great Britain. Government's efforts to address the quality of the nation's education; Lack of funding in state education.

Letters to the editor are presented in response to previous articles from "Times Educational Supplement" (TES) including "Charity Is Their Duty, Not an Optional Extra," by Lord Adonis, published in the November 2, 2012 issue, "Because They're Worth It," published in the November 2, 2012 issue, and several articles on an inquiry by Great Britain's Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) into General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) grades.