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Very much agree with this. And if the final paragraph is what has actually happened, then that would have been a disciplinary matter as gross misconduct, I would imagine, and so there would have to be a right of appeal.

The Union thing was just that they should have been able to take up the case if needed. But it seems to me very, very strange that this has only come to light after an initial 3 month period, then maternity leave than three months in to the new contract, which must be approaching up to a year...

How long has she been at the current school that has dismissed her? In my experience (as a school governor in the past) teachers would not be taken on and the position confirmed until the references had been cleared. Is it a state school or a private school? Is she a member of a union?