Teachers pension

[MyM2006]

Having recently moved in with my girlfriend she has asked me to have a look over her finances to make sure everything is OK and ive noticed an issue with her teachers pension, she works at an academy.

She started at her current job about 13 years ago on a temp basis, at the time she opted out of the teachers pension scheme. She then went on to full time about a year later at the same school and the new contract as far as I understood it should have opted her back in to the teachers pension. Looking at the pension history it's showing as break in service from when she started the new contract and then randomly about 12 months ago it started showing her opted in and shes now making contributions. Her contract hasnt changed, she hasn't made any contributions during the break in service period, she never opted out of the pension with her new contract and also didnt opt back in recently, she has queried it with HR but they have updated it to show her as opted out over this period although she never chose to be.
Anyone had any experience with trying to sort out a missing period of pension or is this going to be written off?

[MyM2006]

Thanks, have passed this on to her

[MyM2006]

bobmcgod said:

Making a post now to help remind me to ask my wife later on after my night shift about this. She works for teachers pensions.

Just wondering if your wife had anything different to add? Thanks