Employers are technically not allowed to ask your date of birth (afaik).
Also, an employer can no longer ask a person to leave when they reach retirement age as it's discriminatory if that person wishes to continue.
I think the problem the OP is going to have is maintaining her pension contributions, getting the balance she would like and maintaining her pay levels.
I don't think she realises quite how hard it is now to find alternative work commensurate with your experience and qualifications if you're older.
You're competing with younger, more malleable and impressionable people who have been used to poorer terms and conditions than you.
As a teacher, the OP may be able to make additional pension contributions if that's what she wants?
There are other options as you get older too - perhaps equity release, downsizing, moving area. becoming a TA?
Many of my teacher friends have already retired and loving it. Without the costs of working they have found themselves financially better off than they hoped.
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