Telling work!

So I told my head of department yesterday morning, and he was great! Congratulated me and reassured me that my exam classes would be gone by the time I go on maternity leave, and that he know some teachers not working that want to do a maternity cover :) Made me so chuffed! Then he wished me luck telling the Head - oh dear that doesn't sound good! I've got an appointment during a non-contact period tomorrow, so I hope it goes OK!
Just typing and watching some pretty good fireworks outside the window... a little late for Hallowe'en but very cool nonetheless.
It's also really nice having an ally in the department, he called through my room today, just to see if I'd spoken to the head yet, sort of a little aside comment, which felt pretty good... next step will be being able to talk about it in the staffroom!