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Applying to start a PGCE next academic year and have already got Bangor with its joint outdoor Ed and english (being my undergraduate subject) as my first choice for obvious climbing reasons!
However, have space for three more and, with the chance of rejection, where has anybody else studied for their PGCE?

Extra points for climbing hot spots.

Thanks for your time,
Matt

In reply to Matt Maynard:
Unless you are really, REALLY sure that you want to be a teacher, don't.

In reply to Mark Harding: Thanks for that insightful post. Anyone else got anything useful to add?

In reply to Matt Maynard:
I trained at Exeter-lots of good climbing nearby and a very friendly uni club. Course was okay too!

In reply to Matt Maynard:

English is a proper noun, it starts with a capital letter.

I favour laziness over ignorance as an explanation.

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lowerSharpnose

In reply to Matt Maynard:
Sheffield University (and I think Hallam) have a PGCE English course. be warned though, the uni one is heavily over subscribed, and you need to interview well, and have lots of experience working with children to get a place.

In reply to Matt Maynard:
do a GTP course. means that you'll actually have experience of kids and schools at the end rather than being able to write theoretical essays about them.
you get paid a proper salary too. which saves sponging, and helps all round when you're working into the wee small hours.

In reply to Lizzie:
I'd say both have their pluses and minuses. Understanding some of the theory behind why children behave like they do can make you a better teacher. Yes the GTTP course is paid (but so is PGCE now), but if you end up with a school sponsored one the school can basically treat you as a member of staff, so the extra free time you're meant to get as you're learning the job can disappear. I know a few people who left because they just couldn't cope with this.


To the OP- definitely look in to it though.