Currently on a fixed term contract (maternity cover) at a school. Was told right up to my miscarriage, literally daily, how amazing I am and how the head was going to do anything to keep me on. Stupidly(?) told the head about my miscarriage because I needed (2 days off for) surgery. They immediately changed and stopped mentioning anything about keeping me on.
Today another member of staff told me that the school were advertising for a permanent member of staff. This was the first I knew of it. Didn’t even know the teacher on maternity leave wasn’t coming back. It’s advertised as a full-time position, whereas I’m part-time and would want this to continue, so that’s how they will wriggle out of keeping me on :-(.
It is literally non-prenancy-but-might-be discrimination, but obviously no proof as all promises were verbal.
Not even sure why I’m posting this, maybe just to rant. Has anyone else ever experienced it? My current plan is to send the head an email but any other advice welcome.
Side note: When I was pregnant with my DS at a different school pretty much the same thing happened (will never take a fixed term contract again!) with the head offering the permanent job to my male partner teacher without telling me then saying ‘but you’re pregnant?!’ And ‘now you’ve really complicated things’ when I told him I wanted to apply!