School advertising my job with extra TLR and title

[Soletdown]

I would appreciate anyones advice about this, as I am feeling really let down and hurt. I’ve been at my current job for 4 years but have been teaching for over 20. I applied for the job as it had plans to become a specialist college in my subject and I saw it as a career progression. I’ve done four years and in that time, I’ve had no CPD. Despite there being a Subject Director, I’ve revamped all the schemes of work, overhauled the way they teach the GCSE (which was all wrong!) Ive run numerous extracurricular clubs (and grown the numbers hugely). I’ve overseen trainee teachers, organised external staff. When the HoD was off for the last half of the summer term, I ran the department, all the clubs, put on events, you name it. During that time, not one member of SLT even bothered to check in and see how I was doing. Whenever our department puts on an event, the headteacher only thanks the HoD making no reference to all my work or that of anyone else in the department. My HoD often claims my work as his own.

So, I’ve had enough of being exploited for no reward and no career opportunity. I’ve given in my notice to leave at the end of the year and this was all done amicably. My job was advertised twice but no one applied.

So today, my job is being readvertised - this time as an Assistant HoD and with a TLR. I feel like this is a total kick in the face. If I hadn’t resigned, they wouldn’t have offered any of this to me in September, I’d have been continuing to work myself into the ground. I assume it’s above board to advertise my job with a higher salary but it feels such a let down. And the job spec is exactly what I do so it’s not as if the new assistant HoD would be doing anything over and above what I’m already doing. I was just never recognised for it… I don’t suppose there’s anything I can do about this, except see out the last term and move onwards and upwards, but I am so sad!

Nothing you can do about it and it is above board. They can make a structural change when someone leaves. Surprise them by applying? It actually isn't ‘your job’ that has been advertised. It is another role that they have slotted into the structure.

I can really understand why you're upset. E
What do you think they'd say if you expressed an interest in applying, or do you have another job to go to? You may be best off leaving for pastures new, or alternatively this could be a great opportunity. However, given they didn't try to persuade you to stay with a promotion opportunity (did they know that's what you wanted?), I suspect your best bet is to leave. I'm sorry OP.

Thank you for your replies! I kind of suspected that it was all above board to advertise the job like this, but it feels really unfair when I have easily been “assisting” the head of department all this time - and in several instances, doing his job! The reason they’ve upped the advert is because they couldn’t get anyone to apply when it was just a subject teacher… also the advert makes some wild claims about the standard of the department which really aren’t true..!

I certainly won’t be applying for my job as in any case, I’d already decided I’d had enough of having my work credited to someone else and I need a new challenge. I know I’m better than this job and I need to look up and out for somewhere where people appreciate what I do! Thank you again for your replies xx

Onwards and upwards, and good riddance! I think this is a common feature of school, current staff aren't valued, and then they can't recruit, so have to pull the stops out to get staff. Hopefully you can work it to your advantage elsewhere, if your school can't recruit to fill your position, it's likely other schools can't too, so use that as an opportunity to find a better position. I've seen lots of adverts for subject teachers, but with possible responsibility "for the right candidate", so I'd see if you can work that to your advantage!