ABSTRACT
In this chapter there is an investigation of the major changes teachers experienced in the decade before the Reform Act and which altered their schools and the work they did in the classrooms. These included the demands of reorganization and the development of schemes of pastoral care for pupils with personal and family problems. Staff were also under pressure to use new and more rigorous methods for appraisal of their work and to maintain high professional standards in the face of reduced financial support in schools.
