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Girls you are making me think I *am* to old and you are all too polite to tell me..........

Of course you aren't too old. A PGCE is one year, and given that you will probably work until you are 65, you have 27 years of working life left which is plenty. Go for it!

Hi Lazyeye - I work at a University and deal with admissions onto teacher training courses. You're definitely not too old - we have applicants in their 50s! Whether you are mad....well I couldn't comment! The Teacher Training Agency has a good website which might help www.useyourheadteach.gov.uk.

Thanks everyone. I've got lots of time to think about it anyway, but do fancy it, but thought I was cracking on a bit. If I teach IT its a way of combining something I already know about (in theory) with something new.

We had a lade doing her QTS and she is in her 40s. Have you thought about juts doing QTS because that way you get paid more about £13000 I think. It is designed for "older" people well over 25. You work in school rather than going to uni for half the time. You should look at your LEAs website and the TTA website they have more information about it. At the ned of the day it gives you the same qualification as a PGCE with more money to live off while you train. Just a thought - although you might like the thought of going back to uni with all that drinking!!!

When I trained, there were loads of people in their 30's and 40's. Go for it! Primary or secondary?

You are not too old at all for it. Good luck!

The best teacher I ever had trained in his 40s (or so someone told me). If he hadn't, I don't think I'd have been as academically successful as I was and the same goes for dozens of other people who went to my school.

Go for it!

I know two teachers - forties and fifties doing pgce, another in 30's doing GTP oprogram - so no never too old....

go for it..