Interferences in the class: teachers’ dynamic and perceptions

Abstract Instances of school institutions directly intervene on the public schools (state and municipal) in the city of São Paulo. There is a “dynamic of interferences”: a set of frequent and direct interventions in the class, normally connected to the enactment of educational policies. This accumulation of projects in the schools lead to constant interruptions in teachers’ work. We have researched its consequences on teachers and school education, based on the analysis of official texts and teachers’ statements. We have found that, though such policies are supported by a discourse of quality in education, according to the teachers the dynamic of interferences hinders teachers’ work and, possibly, school education.