The debate over whether class size matters for teaching and learning is one of the most enduring, and aggressive, in education research. Teachers often insist that small classes benefit their work. But many experts argue that evidence from research shows class size has little impact on pupil outcomes, so does not matter, and this dominant view has…

Teachers (n=122) from 5 secondary comprehensive schools in England and Wales were interviewed to find out how a teacher seeks a career within a school, what teachers perceive occurring within the school, and how this relates to the rapid and substantial structural change that is occurring in secondary schools. Data were organized using a…