Title on application form (teacher)

[Hellodarknessmyfriend]

I'm married but use Ms.
What do I put re title and marital status on application forms for a teaching role?

Title -Ms
Marital status - Married

Not sure why it's more complicated than that

@obsessedwithfreshbread People are still unfortunately making judgements.

Who cares what they think

Why do they even ask marital status? Our school forms don’t.

But it’s not a trick question…

Put whatever you want. In this day and age I don’t think people make judgements about Ms/Mrs.

Or do you think the applications are getting rejected because you put Ms?

Ignore them! It is nobody else's business

Although you will be probably called 'Miss' by the kids!

@dementedpixie Potentially, yes. I'm in a primary school of around 80 other women and all the married ones are called Mrs. I'm constantly asked by kids and staff alike why I'm Ms if I'm married.

@obsessedwithfreshbread I'm fine with that.

Good teaching opportunity.

Judgements about what?

@RitaIncognita I have to tread carefully though so as not to offend.

Who on earth is offended by you using Ms?

And do teaching applications really ask marital status? Smells fishy….

Maybe tell them that men don't display their marital status using their title so you are also choosing not to display yours through your title even though you are married

@WindowViper It's been on all application forms so far.
I've been told by some I am being disrespectful to my husband and also that I'm "challenging" the choices of 99.9% of married women.

Where are you teaching, the Surrendered Wives Academy? In a 1950s timeslip?

Did you keep your surname or change it to your husband's? You arent challenging anyone, you are making your own choice without judging what others choose to do.

@Hellodarknessmyfriend "People are still unfortunately making judgements."

What sort of judgements?

@dementedpixie We both db'd.

@JurassicClark Well I'm the only married Ms of around 80 others.

Honestly? I teach using ms maiden name. Never once had it questioned...

@margotsdevil Primary? That gives me hope 🙏

OP are you in the UK? You can’t ask marital status on a UK application form because it’s a protected characteristic.

https://www.gov.uk/employer-preventing-discrimination/recruitment#:~:text=You%20must%20not%20ask%20candidates,or%20plan%20to%20have%20children

@ExperiencedTeacher Yes. It's most definitely been on.

I think people assume I'm divorced. None of my business what they think. It bothers me not. I have been married for a long time by the way.