Private School Maternity Pay

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Hi there,

Just wondering whether anyone works in an independent school and knows what their maternity policy is?

I’ve seen a job I’m interested in, but we are likely to have a third child in 2-3 years so I want to ensure it’s a safe move. I’ve emailed them under an alias email to see if I can have a copy.

I don’t want to ask at interview for obvious reasons even though I should be able to and know it won’t affect things. It’s an SLT post.

thank you!

I got six weeks full pay, 12 weeks half pay then statutory until 9 months. Last 3 months nothing. I'd worked there 5 years at the time.

I got statutory - 6 weeks at 90% and then statutory maternity pay up to 9 months. It was not great and had been raised many times by female members of staff. Unfortunately the male bursars didn't care!

I've been off work since I was 7 weeks and will stay off until the end of the pregnancy - on full pay. (My pregnancy is considered high risk and the decision has been made by our company physician, who I had an appointment with as soon as I informed my school about the pregnancy.) Once the baby is here, I get 6 weeks full pay, ...then I can choose between 12 months on 60% pay or 24 months on 30% pay in addition to a part time position. So it would top up my part time pay. We also get approximately £200/month in child benefit.
I work at an independent school abroad.